101 things to do with a slow cooker

Here is a great book that has tons of easy recipes. Most of them only require a few ingredients. Remember, you can always make a recipe healthy just by altering the ingredients a little bit. The crock pot is so nice because you can throw all the ingredients in and let it cook all day. I would die without mine!

Kids and Food

I am just starting solid foods with my little boy. I have been giving him rice cereal and Gerber veggies, and am starting fruits. I feel like I don't really know what I'm doing though. I was thinking of getting a Magic Bullet so I could blend my own foods. Do you guys think that makes a very big difference vs. the Gerber food? Also what about proteins? When is that supposed to be okay?

ALSO...I am going to read a book I am really excited about called H0w to Get Your Kid to eat but not too much. It was highly recommended by my new sister in law who is a dietitian and is supposed to be a great book. It deals with feeding children from infants to teenagers. It's about helping children develop a good relationship with food. I think this is a profound topic especially taking into account the high numbers of childhood obesity, eating disorders and overall unhealthy culture that our kids will be facing. We owe it to our children to help them live their best lives and to be healthy. I will let you know more once I read it!

Deceptively Delicious

Have any of you ever bought or read this book? I saw it on Oprah awhile back, but have not purchased it yet. Great way to get your kids eating more veggies a hidden way! I dont think we can ever get enought veggies in our diet! Great if you have a baby starting solids because you have to puree the vegetables for the recipes.

Eat Clean Diet

My most favorite book! It is hard core, and takes alot of discipline, but it is the right way our bodies should be fed. I dont really consider it a diet, just changing your lifestyle and how you eat. It is pretty hard at first, but give it a couple weeks and it gets easy. Remember, it takes about a month to build a habit! The best part for me is, I dont crave sweets while eating like this. You can pull it up online and look through some of the pages.

If you plan on doing this, try to shop at stores that have organic sections (makes shopping alot easier)

-Whole Foods
-Good Earth
-Smiths Market Place