Month: February 2013

a blissful blizzard weekend and a random act of mom kindness

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Author’s note: I’ve decided to cancel 1veggiemom. Why?  Let’s face it, parenting is a huge part of who I am now and I was silly to think that I could work full time, be a mom, and have TWO blogs!  I’m moving the 1veggiemom posts here.  I’ll only add a maximum of one post over per day so that you are not bombarded with 1 veggie emails!  With every flake of snow that came down, we three got more and more excited as Nemo hit New England. Something about the promise of getting snowed in makes me feel like a child. No school! No work! Playtime! Sleeping in! Hot cocoa! What a lovely extended weekend it was. We woke up Saturday to a blanket (or a thick comforter, really) of untouched white. Then, the neighbors all started to peek out, wearing bulky coats and carrying shovels, chatting about the snow while trying to get snow blowers started up. I grew up in a rural location, so this idea of a neighborhood is something I don’t take for …

making baby food using dried apricot

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Apricots are so good for your baby. They contain Vitamin C and Vitamin A. They also have some iron and lots of fiber among other great nutrients. Did you know that your baby’s store of iron that he or she got from you while in the womb is depleted around 6 months? If you are giving your baby iron fortified formula, then you need not worry. If you are solely breastfeeding, you need to really pay attention to the amount of iron your baby gets from 6 months and on. Apricots also taste really good. I haven’t been able to get my hands on fresh apricots, so I’ve been using dried for baby food. Here is one important thing if you use dried apricots: make sure they do not contain sulfites. If they are bright orange, they likely do. Aim to find the brownish looking ones. I wanted to add a little extra veg in there, so I added spinach (plus spinach has iron). I also had three lovely organic apples that I wanted to …

good reads from this week

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Hello!  I haven’t had much time to write lately, so I’m pointing you to a few other great reads that I stumbled upon this past week.  I’m making it a point to take the time to read a few bits each day during lunch or my morning coffee. First, there are a few new posts up at my other site, 1veggie mom! A visual tour of my very favorite room, Anderson’s nursery, along with my suggestions for your baby registry.  HERE A few thoughts on the importance of a name and how Anderson’s name came to be.  HERE For you animal lovers and vegetarians If you don’t already know about Kris Karr, you should take a moment to visit her site.  She makes being a healthy vegan look very sexy.  I discovered an older post of hers via twitter that is meant to help you deal with friends and family if you are planning any big life changes (like going vegetarian or vegan for example, or giving up refined sugar, or quitting smoking, literally anything …