nutrition
The Smoothie Project Brings Easy and Colorful Nutrition to Families
Who doesn't love a smoothie? When it comes to getting an easy, nutritious breakfast served in a flash, the smoothie has been a blessing to this working mama. What I hadn't thought about is how smoothies can solve more than the "what's for breakfast?" question. Foodie mom, ...read more
5 Healthy Snacks to Keep You Satisfied This Holiday Season
The holiday season is here. It's a time of year known for larger meals, shorter days, colder weather, and, well, a little more stress on the buttons of your pants. Even the kids fall victim to the dreaded winter-time munchies, snacking on everything in sight. Fortunately, there ...read more
How to Get More Fruits and Veggies in Finicky Eaters
Many children in the United States go days without eating a single vegetable, according to a recent survey! Kids may be picky eaters, often turning their noses up at the steamed broccoli you put on their dinner plates. But eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables is critical ...read more
How to Get All the Necessary Nutrients on a Plant-Based Diet
You want to eat better, feel better, and do better... Maybe you're even contemplating a plant-based diet, but you don't know where to even begin. Well, there are key foods should we eat daily to achieve recommended nutrients, vitamins, minerals on a meat-free regimen. There are ...read more
5 Tips for a Healthier, More Balanced Holiday Season
The hustle, bustle and holly-jolly manic merriment of the season has officially begun. The grownups (and kids!) are overbooked, overtired, and over-sugared. Time to take a deep cleansing breath, slow down, and be more mindful in your everyday eating and daily activities. Here ...read more
5 Tips for a Better Breakfast During the School Week
There's no doubt about it. School morning are manic to say the least, and sitting down to a wholesome, nutritious, and relaxing breakfast is not exactly doable every day of the week. More often that not, the morning meal feels rushed and panicky. It's not exactly the ideal way ...read more
Healthy and Simple Sandwiches, Salads and Snacks
Preparing and packing school lunches is a pain point for most moms. I know I’m not particularly keen on this monotonous Monday through Friday to do. Alas, it comes with the territory; and my son has adamantly sworn off cafeteria lunches “foreverrrrr—so I don’t really have a ...read more
Keeping My Little Ones Healthy, Happy, Calm, and Cool This Summer
Compensation was provided by Go & Grow by Similac® via Mode Media. I’m pretty sure my babies belong in Alaska. Or, maybe, Maine. Better yet, somewhere that’s just really temperate and mild with constant breezes and minimal moisture. One thing is for sure: They do not belong in ...read more
A Perfect Bottle in Seconds With BabyNes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwizIpEOPM As you'll see in this video, someone really loves her "baba." I could barely get Baby P to sit still on my lap when she saw me prepare a formula bottle with the help of BabyNes. (And by "prepare," I mean push a button.) It's that ...read more
BabyNes: A Better (and Easier!) Way to Bottle-Feed Baby
I wasn’t home when my brand-new BabyNes machine was delivered to my front door... And, so, I was a bit confused when my husband texted me the following message: “Your ‘Baby Keurig’ has arrived.” Well, it turns out my husband’s reaction is a fairly standard one. Many people do, ...read more
Introducing Gerber BabyNes: Formula That Evolves With Your Growing Child
To say that the choice to stop breastfeeding was a difficult one would be a vast understatement. I tortured myself with my own uncertainty. I cringed every time someone asked me if I was still nursing. I rationalized, and I compensated, and I made excuses, and judged myself like ...read more
6 Veggies to Sneak Into Your Kids' Smoothies
June is National Fruit & Veggie Month! Time to celebrate all those juicy peaches, fragrant tomatoes and sweet corn we've already been seeing at our local farmer's market. While some of these fruits and veggies might be welcome cast members on your kids' plates, others might be ...read more
MOMTRENDS VIRTUAL BOOK CHAT WITH JOEL HARPER
TWITTER BOOK CHAT Tuesday, April 21st10am PST / 1pm ESTHashtags: #MTBookChat#MindYourBodyHosts: @momtrends @JoelHarperFit @JenniferVido Come join us for our monthly Twitter party celebrating authors and our love of reading! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 21st from 1-2pm ...read more
Healthy Snacking with NatureBox Home Delivery
I found a great delivery snack service. NatureBox is a monthly service that delivers an assortment of healthy and delicious snack foods to your door. I tested out the service. Check out what you get: Each box has five snacks. Each snack has about 20 servings. The best part is ...read more
Google Helpouts - Expert Answers, Anywhere, Anytime, About Anything
Google Helpouts. Have you heard of them? This isn't just a Google Hangout you do with your friends or colleagues. This is a HELPout that provides a one-on-one video chat to hundreds of experts on hundreds of topics, all over the world, at all hours of the day, right onto your ...read more
JUICE PLUS+ ® Get the facts from doctors
Earlier this month we introduced you to Juice Plus+ ® products (click here http://www.momtrends.com/2014/04/juice-boost-your-vitamins/) now we're going to talk about some of the doctors who work with Juice Plus+ ® to develop products that just might be the health boost your ...read more
Juice Plus+ ® Boost Your Vitamins
Juice Plus+ ® sponsored me to talk to you all about junk food. I'm game. Here's how I see it. You're busy. You've got kids. You've got to feed the kids. They want junk. It's easy to give them junk. It's cheap to give them junk. Junk let's you off the hook for a minute. But oh, ...read more
Book Club Picks: The Skinny on New Diet Books
With the New Year comes a slew of diet books claiming to help you drop the weight. Savvy moms know making a change in how you approach your overall health is the best way to slim your figure. If you are looking to alter your diet, start by using fresh, local ingredients in your ...read more
Good For You Ice Cream
Did you know Mr. Momtrends and I were slightly addicted to ice cream. It's our not so dirty little secret that we eat it 5+ times a week after the kids are in bed. We tend to favor Stonyfield FroYo--which is our concession to the fact that we are 40+ and very health conscious. ...read more
10-Minute Trainer by BeachBody... It Works!
Tony Horton, you've gotta love him. He's handsome, funny like a goofy school boy and most importantly, he's a smart fitness pro who knows how to motivate you with the body to prove that he's walking the walk! The reason why the 10-Minute Trainer works is because it's not just ...read more
The Simple Truth: Meditate Your Way to the Body/Life You Love
Happy March! How are your New Year's resolution going? Dropped by the wayside you say? Too much other stuff going on- too many people besides yourself to take care of? Tell me about it. What if I told you that by taking 10 minutes out of your day to do a simple, enjoyable thing- ...read more
Pumpkin Nutrition Facts
Chances are you've been digging into pumpkins this week. Now that the brilliant colors of fall are in bloom, it's time to celebrate the pumpkin. Pumpkin and its seeds provide many important nutrients, on top of loads of fun for family and friends. So let's talk up this glorious ...read more