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Inside Motherhood

Archive for the ‘Healthy choices’ Category

August 27th, 2007

School lunches

With school looming over my head - T-minus three days, she starts on Thursday! - I’m gearing up for a new life of making lunches in the evening for her to take to school the next day.
My daughter is a huge fan of peanut butter and jam sandwiches, but the school is a nut-free zone […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

August 6th, 2007

Bedtime routines

Our bedtime routine is really simple here in my home, but it’s still pretty important and I try to follow it as much as possible. When we’ve had to deviate from the routine, either because we’re out or someone is sick, I find it especially important to get it back on track as soon […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

July 31st, 2007

Kids and obesity

I confess that I watch a few reality tv shows. I never got into Shaq’s Big Challenge though. I never even flipped it on once and only knew the very basics about it because of the commercials for it.
Tonight I got stuck watching it because the remote in the bedroom is broken and […]

By Sherry -- 3 comments

July 19th, 2007

Getting moving

There are so many things that get harder to do once you have kids. Things you took for granted like peeing in solitude and eating an entire meal while it was still hot. Another thing I’ve noticed is exercise.
I’m not a huge exercise fiend anyway, I’m actually kind of physically lazy. But […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

February 5th, 2007

School morning muffins

I dropped my kid off for his first morning of before care at school, and he hardly noticed I was on my way out the door. The aide stopped me: was it ok if he had a snack? She rattled the box at me. Little Debby Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches filled with some sort of marshmallow […]

By Christina -- 0 comments

January 27th, 2007

Did you eat your alphabet today?

 
Kate over at Babylune has done it again. She has issued a challenge to us all to eat healthy by sampling our way through the alphabet’s fruits and vegetables.
  
She has some great ideas on how to turn this into an exciting learning opportunity for your kids, too. Veggie charts! Food pyramids! And perhaps a reduction […]

By Christina -- 2 comments