Feeding my babies is always such a delight in the early months. After all, the only thing they eat is Mama’s milk But, eventually it’s time for solids.
None of my little ones have seemed too enthused over solid foods at first (you would never guess this from the way my big [...]
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Low milk supply seems surprisingly common in modern societies. There is heated debate about whether this was so in more traditional societies – I haven’t seen any answer convincing enough to allow me to weigh in on any side of the issue.
(Note: please allow me to clarify that “seems” means that it [...]
Our food challenge is done! I’m actually really pleased – it was a great learning experience for me. The health effects for everyone were very nice and the challenge was definitely worth it.
Now that we’re done I can say that we’ll stick with the traditional foods style of eating. Not 100% because that’s just hard [...]
Wow, we are in the home stretch of our food challenge. And what a challenge. Hah!
We did have a point this weekend where I had to give in and allow the use of corn tortillas from the store. I had no other grains or beans ready to go, everyone was hungry, and my family is [...]
I’m pleased to say I do not feel completely burned out this week like I did last week. Two things helped a lot – both things I considered in my last update.
Getting more efficient
First, soaking everything for the week at once then putting it in the fridge was a lifesaver. It really helped me because [...]
The 30-day “traditional foods” food challenge is still going well in that we’re all on course (well, Scott ate one hard candy, but we won’t hold it against him… he also had me buy tortilla chips and salsa – but he hasn’t eaten any yet.)
I have been having major cravings too, to be fair. [...]
In my home I am constantly thinking about food. Part of this is because I’m usually pregnant or nursing and therefore hungry. Part of it is because my entire family has an insatiable appetite. Bottomless pits. All of them.
And I want to feed them well. I have been working on [...]
