Gluten is a wheat protein that has gotten a lot of attention in the past few years. More and more people are discovering a gluten intolerance or finding out that gluten exasperates a condition that they have. Gluten also bloats the belly, giving people what is known as “gluten gut”. Many of these factors are making more people opt for a gluten-free lifestyle. It’s difficult to do when you’re unsure about what contains gluten. Everyone knows that bread and pasta contain gluten, but that’s not … [Read more...]
Have You Tried Smart Ones Oatmeal?
This post is brought to you by Smart Ones. Did you have breakfast this morning? I don't know how long it has been since I skipped breakfast. When I started Weight Watchers after the birth of my Little Man, I was once again taught the importance of a good breakfast. Now, I look forward to breakfast. Smart Ones now has a line of Smart Beginnings foods that you can enjoy for breakfast: Start your day right and help control hunger with a smart breakfast. The Smart Beginnings line of products … [Read more...]
Improve Your Frozen Meals
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Michelina's for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I will be honest. Some days life is so busy with two kids that I pull out a frozen meal. It is just easier. But frozen meals sometime need a little bit more to make them taste fresh. Michelina's is helping us moms out by giving us some great ideas to to Make It Your Michelina’s. 5 Ideas to Improve Your Frozen Meals Whole Wheat Dough Filled With Michelina's Sante Fe Style … [Read more...]
10 Summer Snack Ideas for Kids
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Lance. All opinions are 100% mine. I love summertime in Washington state. The days are long. We have lovely weather. Our family spends a lot of time together outdoors and we are home. During the summer we like to pack snacks with us when we are out and about. It saves money and enables us to eat more healthy. Here are 10 summer snack ideas that we love: Frozen Grapes Apple Slices All Fruit Juice Popsicles Carot … [Read more...]
10 Finger Foods for Baby
Thank you Nûby™ for sponsoring today's post. Now that he is 11 months old, my Little Man does not want to eat "baby" food any longer. He wants the same food we are eating. Usually he can eat all the things we have or at least part of our meals if I make them small enough. Here's a list of my Little Man's favorites. Finger Foods For Baby O-shaped toasted oat cereal Small pieces of lightly toasted bread with butter Small chunks very ripe peeled and pitted fruit (banana, mango, … [Read more...]
Points Plus Vegetarian Recipe
Tuesdays are the day I weigh in at my local Weight Watcher's meeting. I was worried this week since the last week and half I was on a Canoe Journey. Though I wasn't pigging out, I definitely was not counting my points while camping. Thankfully, at weigh in on Tuesday morning I had lost 3.4 pounds in two weeks. I was very happy indeed. So now I have lost a total of 11.6 lbs since June 12 when I began this weight loss journey. (Enough pounds lost this week to get my clapper - a plastic hand … [Read more...]
Do You Like Tomatoes?
This week I reviewed the CopyKids Eat Fruits and Vegetables DVD, and my daughter watched other children eating tomatoes. This really had an effect on her. We made bean burritos for lunch this week, and while I was cutting up tomatoes, my Princess asked to eat a piece plain! Now, she loves pico de gallo salsa that is chock full of tomatoes. She also likes tomatoes on her Subway sandwiches and veggie burgers, but she has never eaten a tomato alone. I gave her a small piece and she LOVED it! In … [Read more...]
