Mango, Black Bean & Avocado Salad
A convenient, colourful, and well rounded salad made an appearance at our table tonight. It makes me so happy when something so simple turns out to be so satisfying – even better, my picky eater even enjoyed it.
Every mom’s dilemma
I couldn't sleep last night. There was too much excitement knowing that our amazing nanny was back, after visiting family for 5 weeks in Indonesia. Five weeks with a 2 year old, a newborn, and a new business was more than I could (or wanted to) handle alone. I...
No-Bake Sunflower Seed Balls
As much as I adore living in Canada, our summers are much too short. With only three months of solid summer weather, we are in our boots before we get our bathing suits on [sigh]. My husband and I try to squeeze the most out of the season, and this weekend we headed...
4 ways to boost your child’s appetite
I have always had a healthy appetite, so watching my daughter subsist on two blueberries was baffling and concerning. Despite eating 'solids' for over 18 months, I could only recall her requesting food a handful of times. But today something rare happened. ...
Expect this from your toddler
Our daughter, the selective eater, made history the other week. She ate sausage for the first time and enjoyed it. This was a big deal for a chipmunk - I mean a child - who was notorious for holding hard-to-chew foods in her mouth. I almost cried tears of joy as...
Is your child a “Picky Eater” or “Problem Eater”?
Let me just say that I don't love labelling our kids in any way, especially not as "picky eaters" (or other unspoken names I feel like throwing out when they drive me crazy!). Here's why: If they hear us call them "picky eaters", they may view themselves as "picky"...
Our first MAGIC Convention (and the 3 lessons learned)
It was mid-June and our short Canadian summer was about to make an appearance. It's no surprise that my husband and I anxiously agreed to an annual cottage weekend in the Muskokas (the Hamptons of the North) with close friends who we only see twice a year. A weekend...
Russell-Silver Syndrome: Why my “little one” is so little
As many of you may already know from reading my story, or from my "Holistic Solutions" Facebook group, motherhood rattled my world when our first daughter was diagnosed with both a congenital heart condition and a genetic mutation called Russell Silver Syndrome (RSS)....
My secret to surviving motherhood
During my first maternity leave I rarely ventured far from home. My first daughter (Sienna) despised the car seat. Whether it was 5 or 50 minutes, the drive would end with her screaming and mommy covered in vomit. So I opted to stay out of the car and close...
Zucchini Blueberry Bread (gluten-free)
Mom's come to me with a variety of questions, but if I could get a penny every time I heard this one, I'd be rich:) "What can I give my child as a healthy snack to go?" This post is dedicated to all those mom's out there who have, or will soon, reach out to me for...
