Note from Mommypotamus: Hey guys, I'm sorting through what needs to go to the house and what needs to go to storage for our next big adventure! While I'm packing, Dawn from Small Footprint Family has agreed to share her fabulous recipe for cultured apricot fruit leather - thank you Dawn! Apricots Are Always . . . The earliest stone fruit to come [...] Continue Reading
Archives for May 2013
Grain-Free Cheese Cracker Recipe
When we first started switching to healthier foods, letting go of crunchy snacks was tough. Sometimes you just want a cracker! Plus, liver pâté goes over better with the kids when there are some crackers as a vessel! Luckily there is an amazing, grain-free cheese cracker recipe that fits the bill! How to Make Grain-Free Crackers Grain-free [...] Continue Reading
DIY Natural Gentle Bar Soap
Baby spit up, diaper blowouts, and other stinky messes call for soap. Not just any soap though. My family loves this pure coconut oil soap and our homemade shampoo bars, but newborn skin calls for an extra gentle touch. This homemade baby soap is specially formulated delicate skin, but it's also great for the whole family. Superfatted [...] Continue Reading
BPA-Free Products Can Still Contain Toxic Bisphenol
So, you're probably normal. When your sweet babe began placing every sort of toy inside her mouth EXCEPT the toys you bought for that specific purpose, you probably didn't go online and price the XRF machines so that you could scan random objects for lead. Even if it was your first baby, that would be just nuts. Ahem. Fortunately, we [...] Continue Reading
How I Reversed My Daughter’s Tooth Decay
I felt the sting every time she smiled at a stranger and they looked at me wonderingly. I wanted to explain that I wasn’t negligent . . . that my daughter had never even had a processed food, but truth is I agreed with their disapproving looks. How could I let this happen and not do anything about it? I'm talking, of course, about my daughter's [...] Continue Reading
How To Choose A Midwife
I Don't Know About You . . . But there was never a point in my life where I said to myself, "Gee, I think I'd like one of my best friends in the world to have a rubber-gloved, front row seat while I push my baby out." And yet, that's exactly what happened. My good friend Dr. Cindy attended Katie's birth as my chiropractor, then Micah's as my [...] Continue Reading