by Christine Strain Ohhh my aching hips… Pregnancy is an exciting time of new experiences and anticipation.  You spend your days feeling your baby move inside you, imagining a new addition to your family, planning for your birth, and reveling in your newly expanded body. However, with that expansion can come some discomforts, or sometimes downright pains. I’m [...]

Tags: comfort, morning sickness, pregnancy, prenatal
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Whole grains are part of most prenatal diet recommendations.  Most of the time, whole grains seem to equal whole wheat, but many people are allergic or sensitive to wheat, or just don’t feel good when they eat it.  There’s more and more evidence floating around that wheat may actually not be good for us at [...]

Tags: gluten free, whole grains
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I got this recipe from my sister-in-law when we visited her in Florida last week.  It’s so good, you could really believe you bought it from a restaurant.  This is my favorite soup of all time so I was really excited to find an easy, fast recipe that tastes authentic. If you don’t have an [...]

Tags: coconut soup, thai, tom kah gai
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Michelle Frank over on the ICAN of Atlanta message board posted this cauliflower recipe awhile back.  I finally got around to trying it the other night, and it was a huge hit!  I think my 4 year old ate about half of it all by herself.  This is definitely going to be a regular dish [...]

Tags: popcorn cauliflower
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I don’t like oatmeal, really.  But it is a simple and fast breakfast that sticks with you all the way to lunch time.  I was exploring a website about the Paleo diet and I found this recipe.  I tried it, and I actually liked it.  I’d rather eat this than oatmeal, and it has more [...]

Tags: almond butter, apple sauce, oatmeal, paleo
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I went to a Pampered Chef event recently and this was the main dish the consultant made (I know I talk about Pampered Chef a lot – I’m not a consultant, really.  I just have lots of their stuff).  It’s a three-cheese garden veggie pizza and it is so good! Click here for the recipe [...]

Tags: pampered chef, veggie pizza
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My awesome sister Valerie (who runs Best Fit Pet Sit in Lawrenceville) saw this recipe and thought I might be interested.  Boy, was she right!  It was incredibly easy and if I’d paid for this at a restaurant, I’d have left full and happy.  Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup light Coconut Milk 1/2 cup natural Peanut [...]

Tags: coconut chicken, peanut sauce, Thai food
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I love making a whole chicken for my family.  The kids love the drumsticks; my husband likes the dark meat; I like the chicken breast.  Normally I’d just buy boneless, skinless breasts, but a whole chicken is not only more economical, it makes everyone happy.  I’ve baked chickens in stone baking dishes in both the [...]

Tags: baked chicken, crock pot, rotisserie
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A recent meta-analysis of childbirth studies has suggested that the likelihood of having a cesarean can be reduced by the simple act of getting a second opinion.  There are many diagnoses made during pregnancy that may or may not be evidence-based.  Anytime you’re faced with a diagnosis that seems to complicate your pregnancy or require [...]

Tags: c-section, cesarean, second opinion
Filed under: Education, Pregnancy and Birth

Yes, we’re back with Bon Appetit again!  I can’t wait to make these.  They’re more time-consuming than the past few recipes for frozen treats, but the stripes will make my kids very happy.  They’ll feel like they’re eating one of those awful rainbow pops with all the dyes and corn syrup, but really they’ll be [...]

Tags: blueberries, bon appetit, popsicles, strawberries
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