I’m cleaning out my office and giving away these four brand new cookbooks (I have two copies of Katie Chin’s Everyday Chinese Cookbook). These cookbooks address a specific audience: kids who want to learn to cook, anyone jumpstarting a diet and exercise plan, and those wanting to cook Chinese food. If any of these cookbooks…
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Fitness, sports and health topics for parents and kids including boxing, kickboxing, yoga, nutrition and more.
McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal® is Our Favorite Breakfast
Picky Kid Pix and I are a big fans of McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal®, made from 100 percent whole grain Irish oats, so we were both thrilled when The Motherhood asked me to cover it. I like to make it for breakfast when she has a morning soccer game because it fuels her up and is…
Boxing Fitness GIVEAWAY: The 30 Day Boxer’s Diet and BOXYGEN
I’m in that perimenopause phase of life that has some unpleasant symptoms: Loss of bone. With declining estrogen levels, you start to lose bone more quickly than you replace it, increasing your risk of osteoporosis — a disease that causes fragile bones. Changing cholesterol levels. Declining estrogen levels may lead to unfavorable changes in your blood…
Staying Alive: Heart Attack and Living Forever?
Yoga is just as good as aerobics, cycling and walking for cutting the risk of heart disease. The Daily Telegraph Every minute, one person in the U.S. is diagnosed with heart failure – nearly 6MM Americans total. My friend had a heart attack last week. Luckily, he self-diagnosed himself correctly when the heart attack occurred and went to…
Easiest DIY Gift Ideas Ever!
Today, Jeanette and I are making gifts! It’s the perfect combination of frugality and thoughtfulness as it says, “I made this for YOU!” My gift ideas below are for dogs with homemade Peanut Butter Banana Dog Biscuits. I created this recipe to use up leftover “about to go bad” ingredients. My dog seems to love…
Visiting Plymouth for Aunt Jemima® Griddle Melts™
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Aunt Jemima®. The opinions and text are all mine. My kids like a hot breakfast but I rarely wake up in time to cook for them before school. On the weekends, before their soccer games, it can also be a mad scramble to get…
Allergy Friendly Frozen Treats: Perfectly Free® Desserts
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Incredible Innovations®. The opinions and text are all mine. Does your child have food allergies or do you know someone who does? I know moms who bake special cupcakes and treats to pack for their child when they go to birthday parties. It takes…