Frugality

With the economy worsening and the prices of almost everything rising, a lot of people are striking back by living more frugally. Whether you are scrimping to stay home with you little ones, or possibly someone in your home is temporarily out of work, or even if you’d just like to save some pennies to add to the collection plate to help others, you’ve come to the right place.  Read more...

Cooking For One

Cooking for one is both a joy and a challenge. It is a challenge to scale down recipes for four or nourish yourself well with take out food. A joy, because cooking can be a creative experience, and eating a well cooked meal can be a celebration for the senses. For me, cooking well for one is an act of valuing and taking care myself. There is no reason that you have to be at a crowded restaurant surrounded by people to enjoy a beautiful meal.  Read more...

On the Road to Better Eating

The Food Guide Pyramid visually emphasized which foods need to be consumed more often to enhance health and which foods should be limited. The big base of the Pyramid suggests, build your meals around a variety of grains (especially whole grain foods), fruits, and vegetables as the most important foods for healthy eating. Add a moderate amount of low – fat foods from the milk group and the meat and bean group, but really limit the foods you intake from the top of the Pyramid, which are oils and fats. Read more...

Feeding Picky Children

Feeding picky children can be frustrating. Getting food on the table that the whole family will eat is hard enough, but when you have a little one with a limited set of food preferences it can be especially challenging. Forcing kids to eat can set up a battle of wills and as a parent you know you have to pick your battles. There are several things you can do to improve the odds without getting into a contest of wills. Read more...