Should you go gluten free? The answer is maybe. Remember when Snack Wells came out back in the 90s? My college roommates and I ate them by the box because they said “fat free.” If they are fat free, they must be good for you, right? Loaded with sugar and artificial ingredients, they were anything but. The gluten free craze is similar. People see “Certified GF” on a box or bag and assume it means the product inside must be healthy. The fact is, for the average person with no t

From an outsider’s perspective, it should be easy for a stay-at-home mom or dad to lose weight and stay fit. Anyone who has never done the stay at home drill pictures hours of leisure time, which can easily be filled with exercise, organic food shopping and healthy meal preparation. Drop the kids at school, run to Whole Foods. Put the baby down for a nap, jump on the elliptical machine. Those of us who have stayed home while raising children know it is nothing like this. It i

You’ve taken your kids for their flu shots, you’ve stocked up on antibacterial soap and you’ve instructed your children to cough in their sleeve, to not share any drinks and to run for the hills when someone sneezes. But, is the food they are eating also helping to prevent the illnesses so prevalent at this time of year? Providing your family with foods known to boost the immune system will go a long way toward fighting off cold and flu causing germs. You can find healthy foo

Let me just say … YAY!!! Finally, I have an opportunity to roll my soapbox out into the open. I have been complaining about snacks since I was a new mom in NYC. I’d feed Madelyn a good breakfast and take her to Central Park. There, I’d end up hanging out with other new moms who were also trying to figure out this parenting thing as they went along. The minute a toddler whined or complained, a buffet of healthy snacks would magically appear. From the depths of designer diaper