Our Family Celebration Brendon and I found out the gender of “Speedy Thiede” at our 20 week ultrasound, and then, we planned a silly string fight for the kids the next day to reveal it to them. The silly string would either be blue or pink coming out of the guns. I really like the silly string option because it gave the kids a fun activity and took some of the focus on any mixed emotions about the gender (my…
Talking Baby Nutrition I had such a great time chatting with Jessica during my interview on The Extraordinary Moms Podcast. We chat about meal prep strategies and the best foods for babies. Check it out here!
Most Nutrient Dense Foods for Babies and Children Check out my guest blog on Real Food RN’s blog about the top foods for babies & young children that are critical for their development. It was so fun to work with Kate on this! Getting kids real, NUTRIENT DENSE food is my absolute passion, and I wake up every day looking for more ideas to share with others to make it so our little ones can thrive AND enjoy delicious…
Navigating the Real World When Your Child Has a Food Sensitivity When we received Brynn’s food sensitivity test results, we were shocked at first that eggs were the culprit. But thankfully, she had such a positive attitude, and everyone was on board with eliminating eggs from her diet. On top of eliminating eggs from her homes, it is important to communicate to her school and family members that we would like her to avoid eggs. For school, I thought it was…
Special Baby Bear Bites Of all the recipes I have made thus far, this one has a special place in my heart. When my son’s daycare told me that I should switch from purees to finger foods once he got teeth, I honestly panicked a little. First of all, I had made batches of purees that I still had in my deep freezer, and how was I going to slip in all the sacred foods to his diet like with…
Baby Bear Bites Liver is so rich in nutrients. It is rich in vitamin A, choline, folate, vitamin C, and iron, Sometimes we make the mistake of thinking babies don’t need as much of certain nutrients because they are smaller, but kids need nutrient density EVEN MORE than adults because they are growing so much. However, not everyone is such a huge fan of the taste. I wanted to find ways to sneak in liver to Noah’s diet. I wanted…