Healthier Halloween candy for our kids – is it realistic? I’m always struggling to strike that balance between wanting my daughter to participate and share in all the memory-making collective traditions that our society values, and trying to do what’s best for her. Today’s favorites (Snickers, Kit Kats, Twix etc.) are a chemical cocktail of synthetics, toxic… Read More
Homemade (Healthier) Sports Drink Recipe
A few days ago Cora had a high fever, and someone suggested I give her some Pedialyte. Apparently, it’s the go to, pediatrician-recommended solution for dehydration in children. Although she didn’t end up needing anything, it send me down the rabbit hole on this and other “thirst quenchers”. It became clear that most of them contain a dose… Read More