A Wake Up Story!

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I found this video while doing some catching up this afternoon and it really could not have come at a better time.

I say this because I’m hoping  to write a post about toxins soon.  A recent shopping trip left me feeling frustrated about all the toxic products in our lives!!!

Funny, how the law of attraction works 

Help spread the word!

Infected Lappy

The lappy is infected.

I will return with more eco fabulous updates over the weekend…. hopefully!!!

Have a lovely week.

I’ll be enjoying some unplugged time

{Meatless Monday} Feeding “Baby, C”

Happy Meatless Monday!

Okay, so the last time I did a post on {Meatless Monday} I mentioned Baby C’s diet.  Clark was exclusively breastfed up until 6 1/2 months when we introduced solids. My plan was to wait it out an entire year; but he began to show signs early on. I firmly believe it has a lot to do with having a bigger brother (2yr.old) around.

In any case, since learning about the raw foods diet the hub and I knew we wanted to introduce Clark to raw from the get go. A couple months ago we purchased the Sun-Sational Raw Baby Food ebook by Melissa Gilbert and made a few simple recipes for ourselves then tested a couple on Clark. He absolutely loves GREEN smoothies.

First Foods

Veggies! One veggie per week to test for allergic reactions. His first food was lightly steamed butternut squash, carrots, zucchini, peas, sweet potato, green beans, spinach, red chard etc.

After going through the gamut of veggies we let him try fruit. Once we rotated the weekly cycle of fruits we introduced green smoothies.

I plan to keep him mostly breast for now. He eats about twice a day…sometimes only once depending on how busy our day is. When he turns one, I will introduce nuts & grains and he will get more to eat. He’s had a little bit of grains  but not much (he naturally gets really fussy if he can’t have what were eating).  So, I’ve allowed a little table food but no dairy and no meat (and of course, no sugar!). We skipped the rice cereal all together this time too. I’ve read that it makes for a starchy eater. Rice cereal was Tristan’s first food and I was reluctant but being a first time mom I went ahead and honestly; he’s as starchy as they come.

Long Term

I discussed veganism with the peditircian last week for Clark’s 9 month appt. and his only concern was B-12. He mentioned he sees a lot of B-12 deficiencies in vegetarian/vegan kids. I was surprised he didn’t say more. I’m actually happy he did not. Makes me believe he’s not against it. We asked all the questions we needed to and feel comfortable with the decision of raising a veggie baby.

As far as a family we plan to remain meatless also. We are slowly weaning ourselves from meat and have not purchased any for a month! Most of January was meatless with a few exceptions (we still had meat in fridge…but that is no longer the case). We actually have eaten a mostly vegan/raw diet but have included some dairy. Overtime we will eventually kick meat and dairy to the curb for good.

Clark’s Favorite

Summertime Delight

from the book Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko

6 peaches (seeds taken out)

2 handfuls of spinach

2 cups of filtered water (we have reverse osmosis)

Blend and enjoy!

I freeze any of the leftovers in the So Easy Baby Food Trays.

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He also loves  “Chocolate Milk” …

adapted from my local health food store

(juicer required)

- Handful of Red Leaf Lettuce

- 3 carrots cut in half

You can also add in a sliver of ginger if you like… we often do!

Yum!

I recently made him flax banana crackers (from ebook) but my husband is concerned about allowing him to eat whole flax seeds because he heard they can get caught up in the colon.

Can any of my raw food friends chime in on this?

And- if any of you mom’s know of any great online resources for raising vegan/raw children- do tell!

Would love to hear your thoughts!!

Our New Toy Box!

On Friday, the eco tot and I took a mandarin orange box and his 2009 Disney calendar and set to work!

We grabbed out the decoupage glue and and stuck on his favorite images. It was fun!

Now we have a  functional toy box AND it’s light enough for Baby C to pick up and play with!

Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!

Is Your Purse Toxic?

Happy Friday!!

Yes, that’s my purse above and yes, is your purse toxic?

Your favorite accessory may be toxic and should know why!

In about a minute’s time, my friend Jennifer Taggart, The Smart Mama, will tell you what to watch out for.

I couldn’t get the video to come up but you can view here!

Jennifer recently wrote the book Smart Mama’s Green Guide: Simple Steps to Reduce Your Child’s Toxic Chemical Exposure.

In her book she provides great tips and tricks to help kick those pesky toxins to the curb & live easily without them!

Her website is also filled with tons of information on her latest investigations concerning toxic products on the market and the 411 on toxic chemicals.

So, back to the question, is your purse toxic?

(In case you were wondering, my purse is made from hemp and the other two accessories are made of cotton.) 

P.S. Thank you, Lisa for tipping me off about this !

Vlog: A Refillable Mug for Tea Drinkers!

Bringing a vlog at ya today… it’s all I had time for… and it’s something I’ve been saving for a rainy day (except, today the skies are clear for the first time in a week!)

I’ve written about Mighty Leaf tea in the past and just LOVE their tea (not being paid to say this- I promise!). The brew cup is great and I even take it with me to my local coffee shop!

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La Mama Naturale’s, 10 Ways to Staying Sane!

Hello there dear reader!

How are ya?

Ever feel overwhelmed, overworked, tired, not enough energy? I often feel the same way.

In order for me to go about my day I have a ritual a tend to follow to keep my spirits lifted, to bring my mind back into focus and generally to feel great! A ritual you say? Well, maybe not a ritual exactly but more like a regime.

Each day, I try to maintain a good healthy mind and attitude but sometimes everyday life side swipes me and I forget my focus and loose track. To help myself stay on path, feel good and have energy there are a few things I must do throughout my day and on a weekly or monthly basis.

You know, pampering yourself in your own home. Spending time nourishing your body and reconnecting your positive energy is important for your health and overall mama wellness!

Okay, so what’s this natural mama to do one a day to day/week to week basis?

I’ll tell ya…

but quickly because both boys are sleeping! Shh!

1. Rescue Remedy: Both for children and adults; when you feel like you want to pull your hair out- your heart is racing- you want to scream… well, drop 4 of these on your tongue and you are on your way to being rescued from stress!
2. Cacao Nibs: My very own chocolate crack! If you haven’t discovered these … please do!
3. Tangerine essential oil: Yes, you’ll often find me sniffing it from a hankerchief  every moment I start feeling negative energy. I carry it with me in my purse, diaper bag, suitcase… etc. Tangerine essential oil is “cheering!”
4. Gratitude rock: it’s amethyst; I carry it with me in my pocket each and every day and at times pull it out to remember what I’m grateful for.
5. Herbal Infusions: I try to make herbal infusions every night! I have Stinging Nettles and Red Clover pictured.
6. Earth Mama Angel Baby, Happy Foot Soak: every mama needs a foot soak on the daily or weekly -nuf’ said. P.S. recently found out about Happy Mama Spray!
7. Soaptopia, Relief Fund: I don’t take a bath every night but when I do I like to enjoy them. I add in the Relief Fund and it’s all about Soaptopia takin’ me away!
8. Placenta pills: packed with tons of nourishment… I’m almost out and when they’re out they’re out! But, they do provide me with an extra boost and I save them for rainy days!
9. Silica #12: I take these homeopathic tablets for stretch mark relief! Vanity, vanity…
10. Jack LaLanne Juicer: Anytime I juice (fruits and veggies), I get a serious dose of energy! Sooo good!

Obviously, there’s more to mama wellness then these 10 things but this is what keeps me going, sane and well.

For my mind, body & spirit.

okay, well, that’s all I have time for.

What  do you to stay sane? How do you make time for yourself throughout the day?

*@#%^ & Fricker fracker… Meatless Monday Fail!!

I just wrote a pretty darn lengthy post for {Meatless Monday} and it was erased by Word Press (it could have been user error & why does it always gotta be the ones that are good!). I’m not sure what happened but all I know is I was adding in the photo as a last step… and a few things started to slow… some finger fumbling went on and what do you know… I lost the entire post. GRAVY! just gravy!

I want to kick, scream and throw a fit!

I don’t have time to rewrite a post since it’s already 4pm but I promise to have a post up tomorrow.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

I’m glad we have new tires… we ended up going to the Farmer’s Market instead of the Go Green Expo. Which made me one happy mama because we now have pink lady apples and mandarin oranges to snack on. Plus, fresh mint for tea and other produce we’ll be using for some bangin’ raw vegan grub this week. Tonight, were making a raw celery soup and a veggie brown rice stir fry! Yum.

I’ve got another post in the works for tomorrow… so stay tuned…

On our way out!

The sun is out today!!! Hope it lasts…
We’re headed to the Go Green Expo!
Will return with the eco scoop.
Hope you have a marvy weekend!

Update: Okay, so I don’t normally post where I’ll be but I figured something is better than nothing and BAM…

We had a change of heart! The sun is shining … it’s the first weekend Tyler is home-home (which means so side jobs for a little while, hopefully!!). We want to get an early start on our garden this year so we figured today was as a good day to enforce our agenda!

So, we set out to find soil and we did… I’ll post pics later and give a full scoop then!