It’s all about food and health this week, folks.
2010 Dietary Guidelines: Same Old $#@% — Fat Head. It’s been far too long since I linked to Fat Head, so here you go.
10 Foods You Should Be Eating — Forbes. Good stuff. And I love to see this information in a mainstream news magazine.
5 Ways to Simplify Feeding Your Children — I’m An Organizing Junkie. I like this article for the most part, although I disagree that juice has any nutritional value. We serve milk or water with meals; juice is an occasional treat. Even 100% juice drinks are empty calories and sugar. But I particularly like the points she makes in tips 1 and 2, and how structuring meal times and snack times helps kids learn to separate food from activities like watching TV, boredom and upset feelings.
Wean Yourself Off Processed Foods in 7 Easy Steps — USNews.com.
Saving Naturally — Stephanie of Keeper of the Home and Real Food On A Real Budget has started a new site dedicated to helping you eat well on a budget. This is her mission statement:
Here at Saving Naturally, we believe that living in a healthy and natural way is really, truly possible– for every family, on every budget. You’ll find daily posts with deals on bulk groceries, coupons relevant to a whole foods diet, frugal living tips, and all other manner of bargains that fit with your natural and organic lifestyle.
I’ve already added her site to my feed reader, and I’m sure you will want to do the same!
Reusable Grocery Bags Contaminated with E.Coli, Other Bacteria — UANews. Wash those reusable grocery bags, folks! They can harbor dangerous bacteria. I’m shocked at the findings of this report – not that E.Coli can be found in our grocery bags, but that so many people were oblivious to the fact. It seems like common sense to me. I’ve always washed mine periodically, but after reading this, I’ll be making it a more regular habit.
Hey JoLynne…this is in no way related to todays topic BUT I wanted to ask you to post about your bread making. I’ve found a butcher shop with fresh meats, etc. (goodbye slimey packaging with meat from the unknown!) and all of our veggies are from our local farmers market. I have more time on my hands now that I am just working part-time and I want to move to making my own bread. How often do you have to make bread ? (We are a family of 3) and what recipes have you found that your kids will eat ? Ive always refused to buy the white stuff and my daughters response was to just pretty much stop eating bread! Any storage and making tips you could pass along will be great.
Hey Susan. Congrats on going part-time! Hopefully you will enjoy that.
I make bread about once a week during the school year, 4 loaves at a time using the recipe here – http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2010/01/homemade-whole-wheat-sandwich-bread.html
(I rarely take the time to make the soaked version.)
It’s good and all the kids like it.
But sometimes I splurge and make the oatmeal bread on the back of the King Arthur Bread Flour bag, it is SO SO SO GOOD. I figure, even though I’m using white flour, it’s still so much healthier than anything in the grocery store.
Great links today!
I’m adding Fat Head to my reader – loved the article. Loved the Forbes article which I’m going to pass along to my readers. I noticed how the Food Pyramid got thrown out at the beginning of the article!
I hate to say this, but I never considered washing my reusable grocery bags. I’ll put them in the wash asap. Do you wash them in cold or warm? Do you wash them separately or with other stuff? Thanks!
I wash them in warm with my towels and such.
I’m so excited. I found a ranch that raises and sells grass fed, hormone free beef. We are going to order a package and see how it is.
OK, I know in the past I’ve “dissed” some of your posts on the dangers of processed foods. Now I am eating humble pie as my family and I are having to drastically alter the way that we eat so that my husband can go on a Modified Atkins Diet to try to treat his epilepsy. This suggestion comes from the doctors at Johns Hopkins, who are using this therapy more and more frequently in adults and children whose seizures are resistant to medication.
On top of that, he was speaking with a neighbor who is a pediatric neuropsychologist. My husband has seen several neuropsychs for adults, and he asked this doctor if he knew anything about seizures. The doctor said, “The first thing I do when I treat any child is to analyze and change their diet. I’ve seen dramatic results in children’s behaviors when they change their diets. Food affects our brains far more than we realize.”
So now our family is switching to full-fat, severely limited processed food diet. My husband and I will begin the Atkins DIet, with my husband eating 65% or more of his daily calories from fat. I look forward to sharing the results in a few months…not only to see how this effects our bloodwork (particularly cholesterol), but also to see if this can successfully treat his seizures.
Thank you for these helpful links!
Great links. I love kale – which the Forbes article raved about. I have t each morning in my smoothies and often for lunch as part of a raw wrap (I pretend it’s a tortilla… ).
Also, on the weaning link, I’ve found just taking time to notice how I feel after eating something has been huge in eating a cleaner diet. It may taste good for a few bites, but if I’m going to feel all bloated and blah for the rest of the afternoon, it’s usually not worth it. Hence the kale wraps.
Definitely great links! I’ll be checking out the site on eating healthy on a budget! Hope you’ve had a good week. I love the giveaway item too. What a great craft.
Eeeww about the reusable grocery bags! I have to admit: I’ve hesitated using the reusable kind for that very reason.
Instead, I just REUSE the disposable kind as trash bags around our house.
Yup, add me to the humble list of “never thought of washing my reusable grocery bags”. You know what else I just thought of? We toss those bags up onto our kitchen counters… possibly spreading disease to other foods or surfaces. Was it through you or someone else where I saw the link that the bottom of your purse is one of the filthiest places ever for bacteria & to *never* put your purse on the kitchen counter? I imagine those bags are just as filthy if not more! Washing my bags now!