In today’s guest post, Wendy shares 6 tips for building a healthy family, from how we eat to how we play together. We all want a healthy family. Yet having a healthy family does not just mean in good health, fit, and strong. Yes, that is part of it, but having a healthy family means […]
14 Family-Friendly Homemade Pizza Recipes (plus Sauce & Crust recipes!)
When I was growing up, we had pizzas every Friday night. It was an easy supper for Mom to make and it let us all get involved in the kitchen. Mom made the dough while my brothers and I grated cheese, chopped toppings, and then put it all together. We didn’t really have a pizza […]
Delicious Smoothie Recipes with Olympic Natural Yogurt
I’ve always been proud to live here in Western Canada. From the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, there is so much natural beauty here to explore. Growing up in a farming family and community, I admire the people who work the land. My grandfather’s dad homesteaded his farm in Alberta. While my dad was […]
Quick & Easy, HEALTHY Dinners with Seeds of Change
As a mom, one of my biggest tasks is getting supper on the table every night. There are days when I enjoy trying new recipes, making lasagnas and quiches from scratch, or putting together a fancy meal. There are more days when I resort to my favourite quick and easy meal ideas. The problem with […]
Sandwiches are Beautiful with Maple Lodge Farms
On Saturday, we joined Maple Lodge Farms, Erica Ehm from Yummy Mummy Club and several other Vancouver mom bloggers at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts to make sandwiches. That’s what I told the girls we were going to do: make sandwiches. They couldn’t wait to get there. All morning, they asked me when we […]
3 Tips to Begin Meal Planning
This post made me smile, because I can totally identify with Eleanor Bertin’s struggle to find a routine in cooking for a family. I’ve tried various methods of meal planning myself and, while I like the results, I haven’t kept up anything. I love Eleanor’s easy tips to begin meal planning and hope they are […]
Wise Company Delivers Delicious Emergency Meals
Living on the West Coast, we are constantly aware of possible earthquakes and tsunamis. The year Sunshine started kindergarten, her school underwent seismic upgrades and she did several earthquake drills (“Get under a table and hold the legs, Mommy!”). Before we moved to Victoria, my cousins faced a power outage there for one and a half […]
Wholly Guacamole and Beanitos Bean Chips Snack Review
Last week, I opened my door to find a case of Beanitos Bean Chips sitting there. I brought the box inside, opened it, and had to try a bag of chips right away. I thought I’d just have a couple and save the rest for my husband to sample… well, he didn’t get any out […]
6 Tips To Help You Lose Baby Weight After Giving Birth
“Hey, you look great!” “Wow, you don’t even look like you just had a baby!” I heard comments like that a lot after Jade’s birth. However, I didn’t feel great. I felt like I was still carrying extra weight, not from having a baby, but from before Jade’s birth. While everyone else complimented my figure, […]
"Mommy, Get Some Wholly Guacamole!"
“I want some guacamole!” Lily announces from her car seat. Her request takes me by surprise; it’s been a couple weeks since I bought guacamole and we’re nowhere near a grocery store. Sunshine takes up the refrain, though, adding that we should stop at the grocery store to get some “Wholly Guacamole.” I’m amazed that […]
