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Do you ever grow tired of your breakfast routine? If I'm honest, I have to say that breakfast hangs out on the "most boring meal of the day" shelf at our house quite a bit. And, when my kids constantly gravitate toward what's quick (and, consequently, not the healthiest choice), for breakfast, it becomes the one meal that I long to shake up the most. So, when a friend of mine turned me on to her super easy and healthy breakfast staple while our families vacationed together a

I will never forget flu season in our area a few years ago. As one of my neighbors described it, that winter was like living in an episode of the Walking Dead. Sickness hit everyone, and we never knew who was going to be next! I'm not trying to make light of the flu (particularly for our asthmatic kids, for whom it is particularly serious), but goodness, that description is just about right. It was everywhere. I'm 100% on board with any preventative trick or homeopathic remed

A few months ago, a friend of mine -and fellow food allergy mom - suggested that I look into a writing opportunity that she'd heard about. A mom-focused blog here in Atlanta was looking for contributing writers for 2018 and she wondered if they could use a "food allergy mom's" perspective. The idea intrigued me. When I looked into it, I discovered that this particular blog - Atlanta Area Mom's Blog (AAMB) - was written for and by local moms. The more I read about their missio

Regardless of your set of beliefs, religious or otherwise, I think it's safe to say that the holiday season is a period of reflection for a majority of people. It's a time when we gather around family and decorate our homes with symbols of love, peace and joy. We reflect on the year that's past and look forward to what's possible in the new year ahead. And, for many of us, we think about how we can do life better - how we can show kindness, forgive those around us and nurture

Happy New Year! If you are anything like me, you are trying to start fresh this month - particularly when it comes to clean eating. Yes, the holidays would not be the same without the amazing sweets and treats of the season, but most people spend the month of January looking for ways to infuse some all-natural goodness into their families' diets. If you're like me and trying to find some creative, yet wholesome, kid-pleasers to add to your healthy eating repertoire, let me i