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New Years Resolutions

With the new year upon us, it sends me straight to the kitchen to begin preparing some healthy meals for our children.  I cooked over 10 hours yesterday and have some great meals to introduce and of course, plenty of the favorites. 

During the holidays, I found myself starring into the cupboard one morning wondering what I was going to feed my 8 month old.  I had some arborio rice on the shelf, bananas that would other wise rot and apple sauce that i had defrosted the day before. With all those ingredients, I made him a delicious, creamy rice cereal ~ which he ate right up. Naturally that warms my heart to have a child who loves food!  I wish I could say the same for my 5 year old.

If you want the recipe for the rice cereal, you can find it under Infant & Kids recipes here on my blog.

Sick Children at home

I'm applying the old saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" and giving my 7 month old an organic apple a day.  I have three sick children at home, one just happens to be my husband.

After a very long weekend of snotty noses and hacking coughs, I couldn't wait to run out the door Tuesday to make my deliveries. Suddenly, a few hours in the car seemed like a gift.

I cannot emphasize the importance of feeding our children (and ourselves) healthy, live food.  Fortunately, after only 3 days of the above symptoms and no medication at all, the entire clan is well again. I attribute it to good eating habits and plenty of water and sleep. My baby ate lots of foods rich in Vitamin C and beta carotene (organic sweet potato, organic broccoli and organic fruit blends etc). For breakfast, my older son would eat scrambled eggs with broccoli and some sort of fresh organic fruit (apples, pears, grapefruits or frozen blueberries from the summer stash) also high in vitamin C.  Lunch and dinner would always include a protein & vegetable. 

One thing to remember when you or your children are congested: Eliminate all dairy. It helps with the congestion.

Stay well and eat well ~