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Food Stress. I’ve Lost My Appetite!

Cooking dinner in my house is about as stressful as putting together two pieces of flat-pack Ikea furniture with my husband, hungover, on a deadline, with the kids milling about. And the sad part is… I used to love to cook. We have four people and four different diets going at my house. I am […]...

April 14, 2014 7:39AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Halloween Candy Conundrum

Your kids are bouncing around with excitement. School activities are over-the-top Halloween focused. Back in the day At the risk of sounding like a real curmudgeon, I will say that nobody had costume parades, Halloween parties, or spooky extra treats in my 1960s elementary school days. Sure, we made pumpkin art projects that got pasted […]...

October 30, 2013 7:00AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Camp Food: What Do You Do When Your Child’s On A Special Diet?

Summertime and the livin’ is easy. You know that old Gershwin song? Summer brings a glorious freedom from certain rules and routines. Summer brings camps, camp food, new experiences, new friends, new ideas. This freedom can also create new worries. Parenting worries. When my boys were little, they had tummy troubles. Their problems were so […]...

July 3, 2013 10:44AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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