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Gluten-Free at the Grocery Store

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Have you ever gone grocery shopping for gluten-free food before? There is a bit of a “learning curve” involved in doing this successfully. It helps if you learn about what kinds of foods are gluten-free before you ever step foot into the grocery store. After that, it is just a matter of knowing where to look. If you have to stay on a gluten-free diet, then the produce section of the grocery store is about to become your new best friend. Fruits and veggies are naturally gluten-free. This is because gluten is a protein that is found in wheat, and … Continue reading →

Making Baby Foods from Stored Foods

It is important to remember baby’s needs when planning for emergencies. There are a couple of different approaches you may choose to take in order to provide for baby when it is most critical. You may choose to store ready-to-eat baby foods, but you also may want to know how to make your own baby foods from other stored items. The ingredients for these foods generally store longer than the canned baby foods, and of course they are more versatile. Things like rice, wheat, and dehydrated vegetables can be used for making baby foods and in cooking meals for the … Continue reading →

The Let’s Talk Pregnancy Blog Top Ten: Prenatal Eating Tips

This quick list will help you to make sure you get optimum nutrition during your pregnancy with ease. As long as you remember these ten simple things, you should have no trouble maintaining a healthy pregnancy, barring any unforeseen complications such as preeclampsia, etc. Along with your prenatal supplements, there are certain things that your baby will need to get from you while in utero. You could even print out this list and tape it to your refrigerator for a quick reference before snacking. Without further ado, here are the top ten tips to prenatal eating: TEN: If you don’t … Continue reading →

Five Things to Consider When Storing Food for Young Children

When you plan food storage for your family, you need to take into consideration the needs of your children. If you have infants, toddlers or preschoolers you may want to take the nutritional needs and eating habits of children that are so young. Here are five areas that you should consider. 1) If you are planning on having a baby you may want to stock up on formula (at least enough for emergencies when you cannot nurse), baby food, diapers and wipes. While you can make your own baby food certain vegetables are not as safe to use, and so … Continue reading →

Things to Store with Wheat

Wheat has excellent nutritional value, a long shelf life and it comes in a wide variety of grains. If you choose to incorporate wheat into your food storage then you need to make sure that you eat it on a regular basis as a family. This will allow your family become used to the wheat and make the transition to your food storage easier. If you have chosen to include wheat in your food storage supplies you will need to make sure that you have additional items stored as well. 1) If you have chosen to store wheat you need … Continue reading →

Homemade Wheat Bread Part 3 – The Recipe

You might be thinking that this is too much work for a simple loaf of bread. But there are few things that smell better than a freshly baked loaf of bread. Imagine your self pulling a fragrant, perfectly rounded loaf of bread out of the oven; then cutting a thick slice and tasting the delicious whole wheat goodness. All the while knowing that you are improving your families’ health by adding whole grains to their diet. When you consider all this, the extra work is worth it. Whole Wheat Bread Recipe 3 cups lukewarm water 1 ½ Tablespoons yeast 1/3 … Continue reading →

Coupons for Butterball, Welch’s, Big G Cereals, and More!

I just got back from the grocery store. It was packed! Tons of people are doing their last minute grocery shopping before Thanksgiving Day. Before you run to the store to get “just a few things”, take a minute to check out these coupons from Coupons.com. Save some money as you are fighting through the chaos of the grocery store this week. If you use all of these coupons you will save a total of $13.05. That’s a nice amount of savings! Butterball has a coupon that will save you $3.00 on any Butterball whole turkey (fresh or frozen)when you … Continue reading →

Watch Out for Food Allergens at Thanksgiving

The traditional way to celebrate Thanksgiving is for a family to get together and have a huge meal. Parents of kids who have food allergies need to be very aware of the allergens that are in the foods that your child might be served at Thanksgiving dinner. Here are a few things to watch out for. Food allergies are serious. Thanksgiving is a holiday that is primarily celebrated by consuming a great quantity of traditional foods and desserts. If you aren’t careful, this could be a recipe for disaster! Here are some hidden allergens to watch out for on the … Continue reading →

Making Better Food Choices

I’m always looking for ways to make sure I have healthier things in the house for Hailey to eat. As a working single mother I’m not always home to make sure she makes good choices. The easiest way to make sure Hailey is eating things that are good for her when I’m not around is to make sure unhealthy items never make it into the house.   Packaged foods in general are rarely healthy, most contain too much salt, sugar or trans fats. Store bought cookies are high in calories and trans fats and loaded with sugar and preservatives. If … Continue reading →

Adventures of a Beginning Couponer Part 4

Today I took my couponing skills for a test drive to my local Shaws supermarket. When we arrived at the store, Dylan and I went to pick out his bagel. He likes to chew on a bagel or a piece of fruit while we shop, so I always ask him when we get to the store which one he wants. He had just finished an apple before we left for the store, so I was not surprised that he wanted the bagel. Bagel in hand, we went about picking up the items on my list. As I had mentioned yesterday, … Continue reading →