Food For Kids Health

Online Classes: Cooking Real Food, Meal Plans, Health, and Special Diets

Annika Rockwell — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:49:41 +0000

Are you looking to expand your knowledge? Here are some of my favorite online classes on various topics related to holistic health, nutrition, cooking, and meal preparation. I know them well, and highly recommend them! At very least, sign up for their newsletters and checkout their blogs.

Fertility, Pregnancy, and Post-Partum

Nutrition For Pregnancy
Fertility, Pre-Conception, and Pregnancy Nutrition Class with Julie Matthews, Certified Nutrition Consultant (CNC). Julie is an autism expert and teaches a comprehensive online class on pregnancy nutrition. Get your free Mp3 download: 7 Nutrition Secrets Your OB Won’t Tell You That Will Affect Your Pregnancy and Baby.

Healthy Baby Code
Discover the absolutely essential steps you should take before, during, and after pregnancy to set the stage for fertility and lifelong health for your baby. The Healthy Baby Code by Chris Kresser MS, LAc

FOOD, COOKING and MEAL PLANNING

Learn How to Cook Real Food – by NourishedKitchen.com
Transform Your Cooking and Your Health with Real Food: Videos, Recipes, and Tutorials. Save time and money while feeding your family better. Learn to prepare wholesome, traditional foods easily with this online course: Learn How to Cook Real Food

Learning the basics about “Real Foods” by Kelly the Kitchen Kop
This 12 part online video class will teach you how to healthy, delicious, and simple “Real Food” for your family. She’ll teach you everything from how to read food labels to avoid unhealthy ingredients, what to buy at the grocery store or farmer’s market, to how to prepare it easily at home reducing your expenses on unhealthy packaged/processed foods. Learning the basics about “Real Foods”.

Reversing Food Allergies with Diet & Cooking by Cheeslave’s AnnMarie Michaels
Learn to cook foods that help reduce or eliminate your allergies including those to gluten, dairy, and other foods. By preparing these gut healing foods, you will repair your digestion, improve vitamin absorption, boost your immune system health, reduce inflammation, and improve: Fibromyalgia, arthritis, auto-immune health, fatigue, learning disabilities, hyperactivity/ADHD and Autism. Reversing Food Allergies

“Real Food” Menu Plans
Simple Dinners Meal Plans and Recipes
by Nourished Kitchen’s Jenny McGruthers.
3 Full Simple Dinner Menus Each Week, 1 Dessert of the Week,
1 Probiotic Fermented Food of the Week, 1 Soup of the Week

All whole foods, no refined or processed ingredients, Easy-to-follow Recipes
Simple to-do lists, Suitable for Gluten-/Grain/Dairy-/Soy-free and GAPS Diets
Most menus can be prepared in under 40 minutes. Check out Simple Dinners

Special Diets for Intestinal Health

Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) Intro Diet Protocol
The most effective way to heal the intestines in children and adults is by implementing Dr. Campbell-McBride’s GAPS diet for 30 days or more. It is grain free, rich in healing fats, and contains specific carbohydrate which heal the gut and immune system. You will find this easy to follow guide very helpful with 30 days of menus: GAPS Introductory Diet Meal Plans

AUTISM Nutrition

Cooking to Heal Learning Bundle for Autism Nutrition Support
These great learning tools by Julie Matthews, CNC includes two books and a DVD. Julie is THE autism nutrition expert. Her guide books will give you everything you know to start planning your special meals to help reverse the symptoms of autism!
Healthy Weight Loss Programs

The Diet Solution – Effective Permanent Healthy Fat Loss
Watch this video on proven effective fat-loss solutions by a “CHECK nutritionist” who is sharing the REAL reason your body is not letting you lose that extra body fat, and how to fix the problem: The Diet Solution

JJ Virgin’s Fast Track Weight Loss Program - 28 Days to Fit and Fabulous
http://jjvirgin.com/cmd.php?af=1045663

JJ Virgin’s Fit Club: 15 minute Home Workout Videos

http://www.jjvirgin.com/cmd.php?Clk=4330305

JJ’s Get Fit Fast Program
http://www.jjvirgin.com/cmd.php?Clk=4114612

Soaking grains and beans is critical for children’s digestion

Annika Rockwell — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:44:05 +0000

Are you feeding your young child grains or beans? If so, first you should know that there is a large amount of evidence showing that you should AVOID feeding you infant under the age of 12 months ANY grains or beans. They are incredibly hard for babies to digest and it puts a lot of stress on their digestive system, leading to gas, bloating, constipation, reflux, and damage to their intestinal tract.

Furthermore, you should avoid giving your child gluten containing grains (wheat, rye, barley, spelt) until at least age 24 months.

All that being said, when you do feed your children beans and grains, it’s critical that you prepare them correctly by soaking them overnight. This will help prevent malabsorption and indigestion by neutralizing the phytic acid and anti-nutrients found in grains and beans. In addition, this preparation will help prevent flatulence, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, digestive disorders, and osteoporosis (phytic acid blocks absorption of calcium and minerals into the bones).

Here are some resources on WHY and HOW to soak and prepare

How to soak and prepare your beans and grains and 5 top questions answered:
http://nourishedkitchen.com/soaking-grains-nuts-legumes/

Time and Temperature for Soaking Various Beans
http://www.traditional-foods.com/soaking-beans/

Handy Chart for your Kitchen: Soaking Beans and Grains (time, temperature, neutralizers, technique)
http://www.cookingforwell-being.com/Chart.html

Bone Broth: The Magical Ingredient for Your Infant’s Gastrointestinal concerns and Food Allergies

Annika Rockwell — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:01:03 +0000

www.redandhoney.com

Fresh homemade bone broth (aka. stock) is a magical food that you must keep in stock at all times in your freezer. I make a BIG batch of it every 2-3 weeks and freeze it to use through the weeks.

Bone broth contains important minerals in a form that is easy for the body to absorb. These minerals include calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, sulphur and trace minerals. Note, this is NOT the same as “chicken broth” which is nothing more than chicken flavored water with MSG.

Bone Broth is made from bones, pieces of meat or chicken, and purified water. It is boiled for several hours and then strained and cooled into a nutritious gelatinous form that aids in digestion of proteins. Bone broth even contains material from cartilage and tendons like chondroitin sulphates and glucosamine for joint pain relief.

Read more about the benefits of bone broth on the Weston A Price website and how adding it to your soups, sauces, and stews can improve your health. You can start feeding your baby bone broth as early as 3-4 months of age, and it can be used as a base for making a homemade hypoallergenic infant formula.

Bone Broth Benefits

Very healing and repairing to the GI tract
Helps heal the intestines to prevent and reduce food allergies
Helps protein and mineral absorption (great for kids who are dairy intolerant)
Helps immune system

Vitamins: Calcium, magnesium, boron, zinc, K2 in bone marrow, peptides (healing amino acids and natural antibiotics), cartilage, collagen, anti-infammatory substances, digestive and gut healing properties, omega-9s in skin and fat, iron, Vit B6, Vit B12, and Vit A in chicken liver.

“Peasant societies still make broth. It is a necessity in cultures that do not use milk because only stock made from bones and dairy products provides calcium in a form that the body can easily assimilate. It is also a necessity when meat is a luxury item, because gelatin in properly made broth helps the body use protein in an efficient way.”

Buying bone broth
If you want to buy some already made, look for it at an Amish farms like MillersOrganicFarm.com. They boil the pasture-raised beef bones for 36 hours, and chicken bones 24 hours. You can order it by phone and have it mailed to you. Order several month’s worth to store in your freezer.

Better yet, save money and make your own! Remember, it’s the most important foundational healing food to have in plentiful amounts in your freezer (or keeps in fridge for 7-10 days). It takes 15 minutes to get all the ingredients ready to toss in the poss, and then just simmer it and forget about it for 24 hours.

Resources for Making Chicken and Turkey Bone Broth

1) Video: Intro to Stocks and Bone Broths by Sarah Pope
http://www.westonaprice.org/beginner-videos/stocks-and-soups-video-by-sarah-pope

2) Article: Making Perpetual Bone Broth in Your Slow-Cooker by Jenny McGruthers
http://nourishedkitchen.com/perpetual-soup-the-easiest-bone-broth-youll-make/

3) Video: Making Chicken Bone Broth by AnnMarie Michaels
http://www.cheeseslave.com/menus/classes/?p=305#2

4) Video: The perfect simmer on your bone broth stock
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/video-the-perfect-simmer-on-your-stock

5) Article: How to get more natural gelatin in your chicken bone broth stock
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/the-wonders-of-gelatin-and-how-to-get-more-in-your-stock/

6) Video: Making Turkey Bone Broth from leftover turkey bones
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/how-to-make-soup-stock-from-leftover/

Making Fish stock and fish bone broth
1) Video: How to make Fish Stock and Fish Bone Broth
http://www.cheeseslave.com/menus/classes/?p=305#1

2) Article: Using Fish Stock for Physical Fitness
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/optimal-foods-for-physical-fitness-plus-3-recipes/

Videos: Making Beef Bone Stock
1) Video by AnnMarie Michaels
http://www.cheeseslave.com/menus/classes/?p=305#1

2) Videos by Monica Corrado
http://www.monkeysee.com/search?term=monica+corrado

Health benefits of eggs from pasture-raised hens

Annika Rockwell — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:31:27 +0000

When buying eggs to feed your infants and young children, it is critical to consider the health benefits and advantages of “pasture-raised eggs” (the GOLD standard) over “free-roaming” or “organic” eggs – and certainly over conventional (aka battery hens) grocery store eggs.

Yes, it is ABSOLUTELY worth it for you to find a source of great quality pastured eggs and to spend more money per dozen on these fantastic power-packed nutrient dense foods! Why?

Here are some great articles which summarize the research and provide resources on where to find a farm in your area or one who can ship them to you.

How to Buy Organic Eggs: Pastured vs. Free Range Eggs
Cheeseslave.com/how-to-buy-organic-eggs-pastured-vs-free-range-eggs

Mother Earth News: Eggs from hens raised on pasture are more nutritious than factory farms
http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs.aspx#ixzz1s2xdAfg3

Lexicon of Sustainability – The difference between “Pastured” eggs vs “Free-Range”
http://www.lexiconofsustainability.com/pop-up-art-shows/pastured/

FL: Cowart Ranch Florida Ranch with Pasture-raised chickens
http://www.cowartranch.com/Poultry.html

Miller’s Organic Farm in Bird-in-Hand, PA: Pasture-raised animals (fed NO soy)
www.MillersOrganicFarm.com

Miami, FL’s My Healthy Food Club
MyHealthyFoodClub.com sources pastured eggs from Miller’s Organic Farm

You can also check out the Eat Wild or Local Harvest websites to look for pastured eggs in your area.

Healthy Infant Feeding Chart and First Baby Foods

Nutritionist RS — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:26:05 +0000

First Baby Foods

The biggest area of confusion with moms is about first baby foods. There is no shortage of books on the topic, and Pediatricians even have their recommendations, but are those recommendations correct? Are they based on any scientific research? Unfortunately not!

Most 1st baby food recommendations in books and at the pediatrician include grains like cereal. This should NEVER be your baby’s first food as it’s very hard on their intestines to digest and causes inflammation in their fragile gastrointestinal tract. Wait until at least 1.5 years to introduce “baby cereals”, and make sure they are gluten free. (Dr. Tom O’Brian’s gluten research DVD series).

Read why cereals are a terrible first food for babies on Food Renegades article on Ditching the Infant Cereal. You should also read the Weston A. Price Foundation’s article on boxed cereal Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry.

So what foods SHOULD your baby be eating when ready to introduce them? This chart below summarizes some recommendations based on the findings of Dr. Weston A. Price and who did 10 years of research on different diets consumed by various people groups around the world to determine which ones created the healthiest and most disease free people and what they were feeding their children. (Dr. Price’s book: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration)

In addition, these recommendations take into consideration Dr. Natasha McBride-Campbell’s 25 years of clinical experience helping heal infants using the safest and most healing foods with the GAPS foods. (Books and video: GAPS Diet). See very bottom of page for additional resources, books, and great articles used to compile this summary chart.

Age	4-6 mos.	6-8 mos.	8-10 mos.	10-12 mos.
Development cues	Lose tongue thrust, better head control, opens mouth to spoon	Sit without support, better able to control food in mouth	Sit alone, hand to mouth feeding, pincer grasp	Hold cup, hold spoon, eat with better hand-eye-coordination
Texture	Watery-pureed	Pureed- lumpy	Lumpy-chopped	Chopped-finger foods
Priority nutrients	Zinc, Vitamins A, B complex, C, D, E, K, Omegas 3 & 6, Folate, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, Phosphorus, based on info from WAP nutrient chart for Breastmilk (Bm)/formula:*	Iron (meats, liver, egg yolks), B6, Niacin (eggs, turkey), Zinc, (meats and meat/fish stock) Vitamin E (butter or ghee, egg yolks, meats from pastured animals and poultry from pastured birds), calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and other trace minerals(eggs, meat, fish, and stocks made from meat/fish), Omegas 3 & 6 (butter or ghee, cod liver oil)	Iron, B6, Niacin, Zinc, Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, K, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, Omegas 3 & 6 (see sources from previous months)	Iron, B6, Niacin, Zinc, Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, K, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, Omegas 3 & 6 (see sources from previous months)
Breast milk (Bm) or home-made formula, milk-based: **	Priority over food, Bm up to 32 ounces, meats, poultry, organ meats, fish eggs, egg yolks, butter, ghee, animal fats, coconut oil, scrambled eggs, fruits like pureed apples and mashed bananas, cooked apricots, cherries, pureed and cooked meat, fish, and vegetable stock/soups, probiotic foods like kefir, yogurt, sour cream.	Priority over food, Bm 24-30 ounces daily (slight decreases may be seen), continue with meats, eggs, healthy fats like butter, ghee, animal fats (meat, chicken, turkey, pork), ghee, butter, coconut oil, organ meats, bone broths, pureed and lumpy vegetable, meat, and fish soup/stock, pureed/lumpy fruits, and foods w/probiotics such as cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir, and sour cream.	Gradual decline in Bm /home-made formula, 4-6 nursing sessions and 20-28 ounces. Some babies will drink more than others. Carry on with previous foods, but finely/chopped and lumpy, and start offering finger foods if your baby is ready.	Bm/, 3-4 feedings, 20-30 ounces daily. Carry on with previous foods, and also add to repertoire of finely/chopped and lumpy food, continue offering finger foods.

Foods to Introduce

Beverages	None except Bm/home-made formula	Milk and water, give baby sippy cup w/milk or water	Milk and water, give baby sippy cup w/milk or water	Milk and water, give baby sippy cup w/milk or water
Meat, Poultry, Fish	Pureed liver from beef and chicken, meat, fish, and vegetable stocks.	Pureed meats and stocks – chicken, turkey, beef, fish, fish eggs, and organ meats.	Mixed meats, fish, organ meats, and fish eggs, meat stocks.	Carry on with previous, continue to offer finger foods/chopped and lumpy or even pureed, as appropriate.
Fruits	Cooked and strained apple, cherries, apricot, nectarines, peaches, & plums, mashed raw banana & avocado	Avocado, melon, mangoes and papaya – mashed and given raw. Continue to cook peaches & apples, and also offer cooked apricots, pears, cherries & berries to break down the pectin, which can be very irritating to the digestive tract.	Same	Same, and continue offering finger foods, finely chopped.
Veggies	Vegetable soup puree made at home from carrots, leeks, squashes or zucchini, onions, garlic, broccoli and cauliflower w/a tsp. animal fat (beef, chicken, goose, duck, pork), or butter, ghee, or coconut oil.	Offer same as previous, and also start raw vegetable purees, start w/lettuce & peeled cucumber, then add one at a time to observe tolerance, use sensitivity test if unsure – potatoes & sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, carrots, celery, soft cabbage, etc. finely blended. Cauliflower, zucchini, winter squash, cooked or steamed and mixed with fats like butter, olive, or coconut oil.	Beets, spinach, kale, summer squash, broccoli, pureed and with healthy fats like butter or coconut oil, pureed or lumpy in creamed vegetable soups and home-made stews, made with bone broth.	Tomatoes, finely chopped lettuce, all others.
Meat alternatives	Egg yolks from pasture-raised hens – runny or soft-cooked (avoid egg whites until 1 year of age to avoid allergies)	Egg yolks from pasture-raised hens, scrambled eggs.	Soaked beans – black, kidney, garbanzo, etc. Soak in filtered water for at least 8 hours or overnight.	Whole eggs, thinly spread organic almond butter from soaked almonds.
Dairy	Raw only, full fat, especially fermented such as yogurt, kefir, and sour cream (if avoiding allergies)	Raw: butter or ghee, whole milk yogurt, kefir, cream, sour cream, butter milk, cream cheese.	Raw: milk, shredded cheese, cottage cheese. If child is premature or has other developmental delays, continue with Bm & wait until the age of 1 year to start straight raw milk.	Introduce straight, raw milk to baby at 12 mos. Continue to offer raw dairy foods as in previous months.
Foods to avoid	Sugar, corn syrup, agave, artificial sweeteners such as Splenda, saccharine, aspartame, and commerical formulas. Avoid grains until at least 12 mos. of age, avoid gluten until at least 24 mos.
Choking hazards	Food that is too thick or not strained/pureed/finely chopped, always supervise baby at meals!	Provide foods that are strained, pureed, or in chopped sizes that are safe: avoid whole berries and grapes, chunks of meat, cheese, fruits or vegetables, raw vegetables, popcorn, or nut butters (nut butters can be given around 10 mos of age and older). No chewing gum or hard candy.
Allergies	Wait 2-3 days after introducing a new food to determine allergies or reactions (rash, diarrhea, vomiting, breathing problems).
Grains, nuts and seeds	None.	None except thoroughly soaked brown rice in buttermilk or yogurt	None except thoroughly soaked brown rice in buttermilk or yogurt	No grains until age 24 mos., soaked in buttermilk, kefir, or yogurt, and cooked thoroughly. Nut butters made with crispy nuts (see Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon).
Healthy fats	Butter or ghee, meat, coconut oil, olive oil, or cold-pressed sunflower oil. Cod liver oil – 1/4 tsp. Use eye dropper. Oils can be added to home-made formula and meat can be given in the form of pureed liver in formula as well.	Butter or ghee, meats, fish, coconut oil, pureed avocadoes, olive oil, or cold-pressed sunflower oil (raw).Cod liver oil – 1/4 tsp.	Use eye dropper.As well as other fats from past months, increase CLO dose to 1/2 tsp. daily, can be mixed with water or fresh squeezed orange juice. Lard and tallow can be used for cooking meats and vegetables as well.	Continue to offer healthy fats from previous months. Introduce straight, raw milk as another source of healthy fats for baby. Continue with CLO dose at 1/2 tsp. daily in juice, water, yogurt, kefir, or straight.

Sample Day Menu

Baby’s first year	4-6 mos.	6-8 mos.	8-10 mos.	10-12 mos.
Breakfast	1-2 tsp. warm home-made meat stock and/or raw egg yolk before every BF or home-made formula session. Gradually add in probiotic foods (homemade whey or cultured vegetable juices) to meat stock mixture – 1/2 teaspoon and increase over time. Before introducing any new foods, use sensitivity test on inside of baby’s wrist before bed and wait until morning to see if a reaction occurs on skin.	Grated (can be frozen) organic liver added to egg yolks, Serve with a few bites of mashed avocado and 1-2 tsp. of strained, cooked vegetables.	1/4 -1/2 cup scrambled egg with raw butter or ghee, animal fat, or coconut oil. Serve with a few bites of avocado. Breast milk or home-made formula.	1/2 cup – 3/4 cup scrambled egg with shredded cheese with raw butter or ghee, coconut oil, or animal fat and 2 tbsp. home-made cottage cheese or 3 tbsp. of chopped, cooked zucchini. Bm or home-made formula.
Mid-morning	1-2 tsp. fresh-pressed vegetable juice mixed w/warm water. Start with pure carrot juice, & gradually add a dash of cabbage, celery, or lettuce to carrot. Bm or home-made formula.	2-3 tsp. Strained ripe raw apple w/out skin or banana and fresh-pressed vegetable juice with warm water.	Ripe finely chopped or plums, 1/4 – 1/2 cup fresh-pressed vegetable juice.	Ripe, finely chopped cherries or nectarines with fresh-pressed vegetable juice and warm water.
Lunch	1-2 tsp. warm home-made meat stock, Nursing or home-made formula. Add in probiotic foods gradually. Bm or home-made formula.	2-4 tsp. homemade yogurt or kefir with pureed meat and 1-2 tsp. of strained or finely chopped, cooked beets, in butter or ghee, coconut oil, or animal fat.	1/4 – 1/2 cup chopped, lumpy meat, yogurt or kefir, and finely chopped squash or zucchini with butter, ghee, coconut oil, or some type of animal fat.	1/2 – 3/4 cup finely chopped liver with 1/2 cup cooked green beans. Bm or home-made formula.
Mid-afternoon	1-2 tsp. fresh-pressed vegetable juice mixed w/warm water. Start with pure carrot juice, & gradually add a dash of cabbage, celery, or lettuce to carrot. Bm or home-made formula.	2-3 tsp. strained ripe raw apple w/out skin, banana, fresh-pressed vegetable juice with warm water.	2-3 tsp. ripe, finely chopped plums, papayas, or apricots and 1/4 – 1/2 cup fresh-pressed vegetable juice w/ lettuce, peeled cucumber, carrot, celery and soft cabbage.	1/2 cup of raw yogurt or cottage cheese, 2-3 tbsp. ripe banana, papaya, or apricots.
Dinner	1-2 tsp. warm home-made meat stock, Nursing or home-made formula. Add in probiotic foods gradually. Bm or home-made formula.	2 -3 tsp. pureed chicken with strained or finely chopped, cooked squash in butter, ghee, coconut oil, or animal fats.	1/4 – 1/2 cup chopped liver and raw or gently cooked egg yolks and 1/2 – 3/4 cup cooked and mashed/chopped sweet potatoes with butter, ghee, coconut oil, or some type of animal fat.	Finely chopped meat with cooked carrots and peas, butter or ghee, coconut oil, or animal fat, or olive oil. Bm or home-made formula.
Before bed	Bm or home-made formula.	Bm or home-made formula.	Bm or home-made formula.	Bm or home-made formula.

Feeding Information by Age, Daily Amounts, and Nutrients

Ages and food	Daily amounts	Nutrients needed	Feeding suggestions
0-2 mos. Breasmilk (Bm) or home-made formula, home-made meat or fish stock.	1-2 tsp. home-made meat or fish stock before every Bm/home-made formula feeding (25-40 ounces daily). 1-2 tsp. fresh pressed vegetable juices – start w/ carrots, then add cabbage, celery, lettuce. Add in a bite of avocado to vegetable puree and gradually increase amount. 1-3 tsp. of stewed apple puree if these are tolerated well, with generous amount of butter, ghee or coconut oil.	Vitamins A, B complex, C, D, E, K, B complex, Calcium, Iron, Zinc, Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium (Carlson’s Baby D Drops).	Do sensitivity test when adding new foods on baby’s wrist @ night just before bed and check in the morning for reaction.
2-4 mos. Bm or home-made formula, egg yolks, home-made meat stock and juiced vegetables, cod liver oil.	1-2 tbsp. home-made meat or fish stock before every Bm/home-made formula feeding (25-40 ounces daily). Egg yolks, fresh pressed vegetable juices, and 1-2 tbsp. probiotic food (home-made yogurt or kefir to home-made meat or fish stock).	Same.	Space out feeding of food to infant to every other feeding with Bm and home-made formula. Add in raw vegetables such as lettuce and peeled cucumber, pureed with vegetable juice or soups. Gradually add in carrots, celery, and soft cabbage.
4-6 mos. Bm or home-made formula, pureed meats, fish, liver, cod liver oil, vegetables, healthy fats, probiotic foods, cod liver oil.	27-45 ounces daily Bm/home-made formula. 2-3 tbsp. daily of meat, fish, egg, poultry, liver, pureed/lumpy vegetables, healthy fats (butter or ghee, coconut oil, animal fats), and and 2-3 tbsp. probiotic food (home-made yogurt or kefir to home-made meat or fish stock).	Same.	Start feeding with spoon.
6-8 mos. Bm or home-made formula, pureed meats, fish, liver, cod liver oil, vegetables, healthy fats, probiotic foods, cod liver oil.	27-45 ounces daily Bm/home-made formula. 1-3 tbsp. daily of meat, fish, scrambled egg/egg yolk, pureed meat/poultry/fish/liver, strained and cooked vegetables, healthy fats (butter, ghee, coconut oil, animal fats), and 1-3 tbsp. probiotic food (home-made yogurt or kefir to meat or fish stock). Make small, home-made pancakes with almond flour fried with butter, coconut oil, or ghee, or animal fats with strained squash (1-2 tsp.) and egg yolk.	Same.	Feed with spoon, advance to chunky-cut foods.
8-10 mos. Bm/home-made formula, chopped/lumpy meats, fish, liver, cod liver oil, egg yolks, vegetables, healthy fats, probiotic foods, cod liver oil.	6-8 ounces per feeding, Bm/home-made formula, 4-5 feedings daily. 3-4 tbsp. daily of meat, fish, egg, poultry, liver, chopped cooked vegetables, healthy fats (butter or ghee, coconut oil, animal fats), and 3-4 tbsp. probiotic food (home-made yogurt or kefir w/meat or fish stock).	Same plus iron.	Moves food from side-to-side in mouth, curves lips around cup, chews in rotary pattern.
10-12 mos. BreastMilk (Bm)/home-made formula, chopped/lumpy meats, fish, liver, cod liver oil, egg yolks, vegetables, healthy fats, probiotic foods, cod liver oil.	6-8 ounces per feeding, Bm/home-made formula, 4-5 feedings daily. 3-4 tbsp. daily of meat, fish, egg, poultry, liver, chopped cooked vegetables, healthy fats (butter or ghee, coconut oil, animal fats), and 3-4 tbsp. probiotic food (home-made yogurt or kefir w/meat or fish stock).	Same plus iron.Protein awareness increases. Introduce finger foods: well-steamed carrots, raw avocados, cubed potatoes, apricots, pears, dates. Cup drinking increases, interest in solids increases.	Do not give prior to one year: spinach, broccoli, turnips, or brussel sprouts. Do not give prior to 24 mos: wheat or other grains. Avoid processed foods, sugar, MSG, preservatives, artificial sweeteners.

Sample Day Foods

Sample day	2-4 mos.	4-6 mos.	6-8 mos.	8-10 mos.	10-12 mos.
Morning	Bm/home-made formula	Same.	Same.	Same.	Same.
Breakfast	1-2 tsp. home-made stock from meat/fish, 1-2 tsp. fresh pressed vegetable juice with egg yolk, Bm/home-made formula.	1-2 tbsp. beef w/scrambled egg/egg yolk, strained, cooked peas with butter, ghee, or coconut oil. Bm/home-made formula.	2-3 tbsp. pureed liver, mashed avocado, 2-3 tbsp. probiotic food (home-made yogurt or kefir added to meat or fish stock), Bm/home-made formula.	3-4 tbsp. pureed/lumpy sausage, egg yolks/scrambled eggs w/butter, ghee, or coconut oil, 3-4 tbsp. pureed/lumpy, 3-4 tbsp. probiotic food (sour cream, yogurt, kefir) Bm/home-made formula.	4-6 tbsp. chopped ham or other pork, scrambled egg with butter or ghee, 2-3. tbsp. probiotic food (yogurt or kefir), Bm/home-made formula.
Mid-morning	Same.	Same.	Same.	Same.	Same.
Lunch	1-2 tsp. home-made stock from meat/fish /liver, 1-2 tsp. fresh pressed vegetable juice, 1-2 tsp. probiotic food (yogurt or kefir), Bm/home-made formula.	1-2 tbsp. pureed fish with cooked squash and butter, ghee, or coconut oil, 1-2 tbsp probiotic food (yogurt or kefir), Bm.	2-3 tbsp. pureed/lumpy turkey, 2-3 tbsp. home-made cottage cheese, 2-3 tbsp. cooked, pureed spinach w/butter or ghee, breast milk, 2-3 tbsp probiotic food (yogurt, kefir, sour cream, buttermilk), BM.	3-4 tbsp. pureed/lumpy beef, 3-4 tbsp. 2-3 tbsp. home-made cottage cheese and 2-3 tbsp. mashed avocado or raw veggies – cucumber, Bm.	4-6 tbsp. lumpy/chopped chicken, 4-6 tbsp. cooked/lumpy squash with butter, ghee, or coconut oil, Bm.
Mid-afternoon	Bm/home-made formula.	1-2 tsp. pureed apple w/out skin, Bm/home-made formula.	1-3 tsp. pureed pear, Bm/home-made formula.	2-3 tsp. mashed or chopped banana, Bm/home-made formula.	3-5 tbsp. finely chopped, cooked apricots or cherries, Bm.
Dinner	1-2 tsp. home-made stock from meat/fish, 1-2 tsp. fresh-pressed vegetable juice, B 1-2 tsp. probiotic food (yogurt or kefir), Bm or home-made formula.	1-2 tbsp. pureed chicken w/strained green beans and ghee, butter, or coconut oil, 1-2 tbsp probiotic food (yogurt or kefir). Bm.	2-3 tbsp. pureed/lumpy beef, 2-3 tbsp. cooked carrots in butter or ghee, 2-3 tbsp. probiotic food (home-made yogurt or kefir added to meat or fish stock), Bm.	3-4 tbsp. pureed/lumpy lamb, pureed/lumpy, 3-4 tbsp. mashed sweet potato w/butter, ghee, or coconut oil, 3-4 tbsp. probiotic food (kefir, yogurt, sour cream), Bm.	4-6 tbsp. lumpy/chopped fish, 4-6 tbsp. cooked, lumpy/pureed broccoli with butter, ghee, or coconut oil, Bm.
Before bed	Bm/home-made formula.	Same.	Same.	Same.	Same.

**The Healthy Home Economist Milk-based formula; Hypoallergenic formula

*Children’s Health, Weston A. Price Foundation

Resources & Articles

Nourishing Our Children: Baby’s First Foods: When and What?
Weston A. Price Foundation: Sacred Foods for Exceptionally Healthy Children, and Nourishing a Growing Baby
Dr. Natasha McBride-Campbell: GAPS diet baby- Prevent intestinal problems, autism, ADHD, etc.
Healthy Home Economist: Video- Making Soft Egg yolk as Baby’s First Food
Cheeseslave: Starting solids at 4-6 months
Book: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston A. Price
Article: Why cereal should NOT be one of baby’s first foods
Raw milk resource page to find raw milk in your area: RealMilk

The Gift of Health from Beyond Organic

Annika Rockwell — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:44:48 +0000

www.Annika.MyBeyondOrganic.com

I recently discovered something really remarkable that I need to share with you. If you’ve been reading my newsletters over the years, you know that I rarely write about food. Now I have come across a food that you MUST know about, and here’s why…

Do you know anyone who can’t eat dairy because it makes them sick or they are lactose intolerant? I always feel really badly for those folks because I LOVE cheese and yogurt and I can’t imagine life without it!

A few years ago the challenges of dealing with dairy sensitivities became very personal. My husband developed lactose intolerance. The poor guy would suffer for days after having milk in his coffee or a small slice of his mom’s homemade cheesecake. [yes, we've had many talks about giving up coffee ]

And then I discovered that my baby (now toddler) has dairy sensitivities and allergies too. Those were some difficult days for all of us.

Can you imagine how thrilled I was to discover dairy foods for my husband, child, and nutrition

Amasai Cultured Dairy Beverage from 100% Greenfed A-2 cows

clients which did not cause them ANY allergies, skin rashes, gas, or discomfort due to lactose intolerance?!

Well, here’s the critical info that we discovered: There are very specific kinds of dairy which are unlikely to cause ANY symptoms to those who have dairy sensitivities or are lactose intolerant!

Here are the three critical things you want to look for in dairy products:

1) Must be raw or very low-temperature pasteurized
Raw dairy contains all its living enzymes and probiotics, so it is MUCH easier to digest since it partially digests itself. (quite simply – it contains lactase enzymes which break down lactose in the yogurt or milk before you drink it, and lactose intolerance is often no longer an issue!)

2) Must be 100% Grassfed (Greenfed)
Industrial (conventional) cows, even organic ones, are fed grains like corn, not grass which is what they are suppose to eat. The grains cause inflammation in the cow’s body and in turn this causes inflammation in YOUR body, resulting in allergies, congestion, ear infections in kids, etc.

3) Must be from A-2 Heirloom cows
The dairy cows in the US are primarily of the A-1 breed and the proteins in their milk contain a hard to digest and inflammatory Alpha Beta Casein. Yet in Europe, dairy cows are mostly of the A-2 breed and their milk does not contain this problematic protein. Goat milk is also A-2 milk, which is why it is more commonly recommended for the lactose intolerant.

So where can you find raw dairy products from organic A-2 cows that are 100% grassfed?

Beyond Organic! It’s a farm founded by a natural health expert, and New York Times Best Selling author, as well as my colleague… Jordan Rubin.

Jordan Rubin, Annika Rockwell

Who is Jordan Rubin and Beyond Organic?

Many of you may know Jordan Rubin, CEO of Garden of Life, and author of The Maker’s Diet. Jordan’s own personal health challenge sent him on a mission to discover great quality HEALTHY food. His realization that such healthy food was not readily available to the public led him to start his own organic farm and share his message of building a healthy lifestyle.

Jordan’s company, Garden of Life, was founded over a decade ago and has rapidly become one of the leading nutritional supplement companies in America. His goal is to “transform the health of the nation one life at a time.”

Beyond Organic Foods Include:

Raw Cheddar Cheese from 100% Greenfed Organic A2 cows

Amasai: Drinkable cultured dairy beverage with 30 strains and 100 billion probiotics. ($37.50 per six pack, or 20% off with “Preferred Customer” membership.)
Really Raw Cheese -Never heated past 101 degrees, from 100% greenfed A2 cows.
100% Greenfed Organic Beef (hamburger and hot dogs packed with CLA and omega-3s)
Certified Organic Dark Chocolate with probiotics and omega-3s (non-GMO)
SueroViv – natural whey sports drink with eletrolytes, aminos, antioxidants, probiotics.
Reign Infusions- The purest water in the country, BPA-free bottles, and infused with antioxidants.

How to Shop at Beyond Organic
Shop online and have them shipped right to your door! These foods are NOT available at the health food store.

1) Purchase foods (at retail prices) from my Beyond Organic distributor website:
Click here to start shopping (“Retail>Buy Now”)

2) OR, save money and Become a “Preferred Customer” of Beyond Organic for $19.95 per year, and receive a 20% discount on all Beyond Organic products.

These are some of the best quality foods and beverages I have found. My family has been enjoying their great taste and I have the added peace of mind knowing that I am providing yummy foods that are high in quality and rich in nutrients!

Organic Dark Chocolate with Probiotics, Omega-3s & Fiber

I needed to share this information because I know Beyond Organic foods and beverages can provide health benefits to you and your family too.

Hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we have

-Annika Rockwell, CN

My breastfed baby has bad gas and skin rashes. Is it the dairy and gluten I’m eating?

Annika Rockwell — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:40:34 +0000

Cultured Drinkable Yogurt from A-2 Cows

Q: My baby has had many issues such as rashes and gas, bad gas. We figured out the rashes were a gluten sensitivity in my breast milk since I gave up gluten and the rashes went away.

I am currently doing no dairy to see if that solves the gas problem (which the gas has gotten better after a week of no dairy). I consume both raw milk and raw cheese, but I also eat pasteurized yogurt and cheese as well.

My question is this – Is it really possible for a newborn to be allergic to raw milk products through breast milk? My midwife is saying yes due to the lactose which is present in all dairy.

A: Yes for sure, removing dairy (and gluten) is key in helping prevent your baby’s gas and skin rashes. I recommend you continue to remove it from your diet for at least 2-6 weeks and confirm it’s helping her gas. But there IS hope for consuming dairy again… read below.

I had the same issues as you with my baby! The dairy in my diet passed through my breastmilk and was causing Kira terrible gas and skin rashes. After suffering through a couple months without dairy, I discovered that goat cheese and goat milk were just fine and caused her to have no negative reaction after drinking my milk. I was thrilled!

Is it the Lactose in cow dairy causing the allergy?
No, it’s NOT the lactose in the milk causing the issue. Most people believe any problems with dairy are due to lactose, when in reality, it’s the A1 beta casein and your inability to digest it properly (its hard to digest!) and results in skin rashes and gas, among other symptoms.
Why are there so many dairy allergies these days?
Over the last 100 years, our breed of cows in the US have slowly changed from A2 to an inferior A1 breed which produces dairy which is much more difficult to digest. 90% of the cows in the US are this inferior genetic breed called A1 – and they contain A1 Beta Casein in the protein. In addition, these A1 cows are fed grains (often Genetically Modified grains- GMO), causing additional intestinal problems.

In Europe, most the cows are Heirloom cows – A2 breed – which have A2 Beta Casein in the protein – much easier to digest, and they have much fewer issues with dairy over there. Goat dairy contains primarily A2 beta casein – so that’s why it’s easier to digest.

Where can you get dairy from grassfed A2 cows?
The ONLY source I have found is from Jordan Rubin’s farm – Beyond Organic. The dairy is amazing. They ship it to your door in a cooler. It keeps for 2-3 months since it keeps “culturing” with probiotics as it ages. All his dairy is from 100% grassfed A2 cows on pasture.

Amasai – Cultured Yogurt by Beyond Organic
Has 30 types of probiotics and over 100 billion strains. It’s a liquid drinkable yogurt and it comes in 3 flavors. It tastes fantastic! And I’ve tested it on lactose intolerant individuals who can drink it just fine!

Raw Cheese from Beyond Organic – Harvarti and cheddar – never heated past cow’s body temp, so all the enzymes and probiotics are there to aid in digestion and assimilation of vitamins. This is the healthiest cheese in the word. High in Omega 3s and CLA. (Comes from 100% Greenfed organic cows (A2 breed)).

Aside from the Beyond Organic dairy products, you could also try RAW cultured dairy. Examples of cultured dairy include: homemade yogurt or kefir. I buy mine from an Amish farm or make it myself. But, do NOT buy pasteurized kefir or yogurt from the store. It’s NOT the same and it’s very hard to digest, so your baby will most likely react to your breastmilk.

If you choose to make your own yogurt or kefir, the milk you use to make it should ideally be RAW and from grassfed cows, or it will not have any of its enzymes and beneficial bacteria, thus much harder to digest, and more likely to cause your baby gas.

Food Allergies

Nutritionist PP — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:56:50 +0000

Q: My daughter is on a very special diet of no dairy and no eggs due to severe allergies. Is it safe for her to consume Beyond Organic’s Amasai cultured yogurt or Raw Cheese? Also, she really does not like meat but I’m interested in Beyond Organic’s Greenfed ground beef. How do I get her to eat it?

A: Food allergies and sensitivities in children can be complicated. I’d need to know more about your child’s health history and know about the testing and reactions she’s had to foods to better assess the situation.

However, one thing we know for sure… as we heal and repair the gut lining using specialized nutrition protocols, the allergies and sensitives diminish or can be reversed entirely. Jordan Rubin himself (owner of Beyond Organic) went through this and details his health story in his books.

The other thing that is important to know, is that the typical dairy out there on the market (including the organic dairy), is highly allergenic because it comes from A-1 dairy cows, plus the dairy is ultra-pasteurized, making it very hard to digest and even more allergenic.

Knowing all this, Jordan decided the cows on him farm would be exclusively A2 cows, and the cheese is not pasteurized. The Amasai is very low temperature pasteurized. All of this results in dairy that is much easier to digest and much less likely to cause allergic reactions. In brief, it’s the healthiest and safest dairy to consume. Not only does it contain more calcium, protein, good fats, and vitamins, but you absorb it much better since it’s digested well.

However, if your child has some severe food allergy issues, it means that some gut healing protocols have to be administered for at least a month before it is safe to start on the A2 dairy by Beyond Organic.

A book you may want to read on this topic of healing the intestines to reverse allergies is:
Gut and Psychology Syndrome | GAPS Diet Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride

And here is an online course on how to reverse food allergies:
Reversing Food Allergies — An Online Cooking Class

Both the book and the online course complement each other.

What’s also really interesting to note, is that kids who have food allergies often have food aversions or texture issues – but they get over them once their system gets healed. So its very likely that once you have healed your daughter’s GI tract, she will really enjoy beef and other foods she may currently dislike. I’ve seen it happen many times!

Good Snacks for Kids Under 12 months

Annika Rockwell — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:16:08 +0000

Q:I’m trying to replace Cheerios. Is puffed rice a good snack food for a 10 month old?

A: Nope, it’s really not ideal. Puffed rice and other puffed cereals are subject to extreme pressure and temperatures (extrusion) damaging the grain (rice, oats, wheat) significantly and it has some negative effect on endocrine system.Animal studies comparing 3 groupsshowed that when rats were fed puffed rice vs. water vs the cardboard box from the puffed rice, the animals being fed puffed rice died faster and with much more aggression than those fed the cardboard box (or water)! Crazy huh? Autopsy showed something about their endocrine system getting disrupted from the puffed rice.

If you must absolutely insist on buying a dry snack at the health food store for your infant 12 months or under, a better option for dry snack is something NOT puffed, is organic (thus no GMO), has no gluten, no corn syrup, no artificial colors, and no artificial flavors.

I always encourage moms to stick to “real food” snacks like fruits. Your infant should not be having more than 1-2 snacks per day. Instead, focus on sitting down for their meals.

I’m sorry to say that 99% of the boxed snacks targeted for infants and kids which are found in your regular grocery store are all total garbage . Just read the ingredients and you’ll see what I mean. They usually are some puffed grain product like rice, oats, or wheat (gluten), mixed with sugar or corn syrup, and often have artificial colors or flavors!

Those are snacks that do NOT nourish your baby. They are fake foods that cause inflammation in their intestines, dull their taste-buds, stress their endocrine system, and rob their body of hunger for real foods. Kids are happy to fill up on these nutrient depleted fake foods if you let them, and they won’t be very hungry for their real meal afterward.What you’ll find at the health food store isn’t much better. Health food store dry snacks for kids are “treats” not snacks. They contain sugar and are a packaged processed food, thus not ideal, but they are a healthy version of the conventional packaged foods since they are organic, sometimes gluten free, and do not contain GMOs or corn syrup.

Healthy “real food” snacks for infants under 12 months

Note: *always buy organic and/or pastured, grassfed products for your children. And always watch for reactions when introducing new foods.

DRY SNACKS

Coconut flakes (organic, unsweetened, very thin flakes)
Crispy Kale Chips (homemade ones melt in their mouth with a little crunch)
SeaSnax Seaweed sheets (can be cut into squares)
Dried Anchovies (loaded with minerals and iodine, naturally salty)

NON-DRY SNACKS AND FOODS

Liver Pate (on a spoon or finger - read benefits here)
Avocado cubes
Soft boiled egg eaten with spoon, or hard boiled egg
Salmon Egg Roe (little orange eggs)
Fruit (raw mashed fruits–banana, melon, mangoes, papaya, avocado)
Cooked fruit purees: organic apricot, peaches, pears, apples, cherries, berries
Cooked vegetables/puree: zucchini, squash, sweet potato, carrots, beets, (always add plenty of of butter, ghee, or coconut oil – 1/2 Tbsp)
SeaSnax seaweed snack sheets
Smoothie with coconut milk, fruit, a soft egg yolk, and Cod Liver Oil. (egg either raw or soft boiled 3 min)
Frozen fruit popsicle (homemade)
Pureed meats–lamb, turkey, beef, chicken, liver and fish
Soup broth–(homemade beef broth, chicken, lamb, fish bone broth) added to pureed meats and vegetables, or offered as a drink. (take an online cooking class for food allergies here)

Click here if you are looking for healthy snacks for your toddler who is over 12 months.

Healthy Snacks for Toddlers Over 12 Months

Annika Rockwell — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:53:15 +0000

Q: What are some healthy toddler snacks? My 14 month old is obsessed with Goldfish!

A: So happy to hear that you’re looking for healthy snack options! Those Goldfish are a total disaster for toddlers, especially those under 24 months. Yet our schools keep serving them to kids as if it were a super snack

Not only do Goldfish contain no nutritional value, but they also contain gluten which is very damaging and inflammatory to their intestinal tract. Kids under 12 months should never be given gluten foods (breads, cereals, or snacks made with wheat, barley, rye, etc).

Gluten experts like Dr. Tom O’Brian recommend avoiding gluten for the first 24 months of a child’s life to ensure a healthy and undamaged gut flora, and least chance of having gluten issues later in life. There is some shocking statistic from the research which says something like consuming gluten in the first 12 months of life leads to a 400% increase risk of gluten sensitivity or Celiac Disease later in life!

If the gluten wasn’t bad enough, Goldfish and other kids snacks, also contain artificial colors and flavors that trick their brain into thinking they are eating the tastiest food in the world. Once their taste buds and brain are negatively impacted by the high from these artificial flavors, it makes it hard for them to enjoy “real food” which you may try to serve them for lunch or dinner. And do you know what the MOST common topic I get contacted about is? How to get toddlers to not be such picky eaters. Not a surprise!

So, if Goldfish aren’t a great snack, what is?

Try homemade “REAL FOOD” snacks. These are not processed, boxed, or packaged. They are nutrient dense and will not damage their gut, or taint their tastebuds. They will nourish their brain and immune system.

Healthy snacks for kids over 12 months

Note: *Please buy organic and/or pastured, grassfed animal foods for your children. If not mentioned, my food recommendations always imply organic foods, or pastured (animals raised outdoors and free roaming on pesticide free grass), and never injected with hormones.

DRY SNACKS

Salmon Jerky Strips by Vital Choice (no nitrates)
SeaSnax Seaweed sheets (Olive oil and sea salt, no GMO oil. Can be cut into little squares)
Coconut flakes (organic, unsweetened, very thin flakes)
Crispy Kale Chips (homemade is much better than store bought)
Coconut tortilla wraps by ThePureWraps (gluten and grain free)
Parmesan Chips (homemade, gluten-free, grain-free)
Dried Fruit by Just Tomatoes, etc. (organic or conventional, order online)
Granola Bars and trail mix by JK Gourmet (grain-free, gluten-free, honey sweetened)
Goji Berries (may be a chocking hazard for kids under 3)
Dried Anchovies (loaded with minerals and iodine, naturally salty)
Caveman Cookies are a real treat! Made with nuts, honey and berries. Gluten-free and grain-free.

NON-DRY SNACKS

Fruit (cut up and varied through the week)
Full fat plain grassfed yogurt or kefir with mashed fruit or raw honey.
Hummus with cucumber or carrots for dipping
Mixed Nuts: Pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds (Kids must be given soaked nuts which are much easier to digest and soaking removes enzyme inhibitors and phytates which interfere with calcium absorption and can cause tummy aches. You can purchased healthy soaked nuts, or learn to make your own.
Almond or cashew butter (from soaked nuts) on apple slice.
Trail mix (using soaked and dried nuts, chocking hazard for kids under 2)
Hard or Soft boiled Egg: Hard boiled 7 min in boiling water, or soft boiled 3 min in boiling water. You can take the egg out of the shell and place it whole into a little container.
Mini sandwich made of gluten-free bread like PaleoBread (or sprouted bread), raw cheese, and organic turkey or grass-fed roast beef. (use plenty of butter on bread, or home-made mayonnaise for its fat sulable vitamins A, D, K2).
Chicken, cheese, avocado coconut tortilla wrap (gluten and grain free)
Sweet potato cakes (round slices baked or sauteed in coconut oil and pinch of sea salt)
Avocado cubes
Shrimp (from clean waters)
Beans or lentils (always soak your beans and grains before cooking)
Salmon Roe (Ikura)
FRESH juice (homemade in juicer – mix in 1 veggie with 1 fruit. (ie. apples with 1/4 red or green cabbage or celery). Dilute with water.
Raw cheese cubes and apple cubes mixed together.
Italian: Baby tomato, fresh mozzarella, & fresh basil.
Italian: Prosciutto and melon (cut into bite size pieces)
Fruit and cream (coconut cream or cultured yogurt – full fat and grassfed)
Homemade muffins (Coconut Blueberry, or Pumpkin/almond). If store bought, always buy gluten-free or grain-free).
Greek: Greek yogurt with walnuts and raw honey

Resources: Nourishing Snack Ideas for Kids

Jenny at NourishedKitchen.com on Healthy Treats for Kids
Sara at TheHealthyHomeEconomist.com has videos on Healthy Snacks for Kids
Jen at Weston A Price Foundation’s article on Nourishing a Growing Baby

Click here to read about healthy snacks for infants UNDER 12 months.