A Cascadian Farm® Organic Picnic
When we received a basket full of goodies from Cascadian Farm®, the Eco18 team immediately thought – picnic!! Well, lots of work and cold weather did not allow for us to have a…
Love And Your Heart Health
From infancy we learn to connect food with emotions. A baby associates the comforting smell and taste of milk with warmth, affection, soft caresses, gentle words and nurturing, cozy love. This multi-sensory emotional…
10 Tips to Eating Healthier
So, here we are again vowing to stop eating so much. The holidays are over and you have probably been avoiding the scales for at least the last two weeks. If you are…
Nutrition Quiz – Do You Know What You Are Eating And Why?
1. The Glycemic Index – What foods should you eat the most of? a) foods with a high glycemic number b) foods with a low glycemic number a) don’t know 2. What are…
Broiled Bananas: Bananas Never Tasted So Good
As my daughter gets older, it is getting harder and harder to pass off fruit as a “treat.” She’s onto me, and while she loves strawberries, cantaloupe and grapes, she no longer falls…
Foods To Cure A Sweet Tooth
Everyone gets a sweet tooth every now and then. It happens. But it’s how you handle the cravings that is the true test. It is so easy to adhere to a good diet…
Chicken Nuggets That Actually Contain Chicken
So, what kid doesn’t love chicken nuggets and chicken fingers? And for that matter, what grown up doesn’t like them as well? Let’s have a show of hands—who secretly hopes their little ones choose chicken…
Homemade Mac-n-Cheese
One of my daughter’s all-time favorites is homemade mac-n-cheese. This recipe was given to me by another mom, who swore by it. Once I made it for my own daughter, I understood why!…
Mac-n-Cheese You Can Feel Good About Serving Your Kids
Food. For the first six months or so of parenthood, this is the easy part of parenting. Fortunately for me and my daughter, mother nature gave me a very plentiful built-in supply, and…
