Community, Help, and Encouragement for Active Parents
Sprouts are one of the most practical and easy ways to get power-packed fresh vegetables into your diet. In the cooler weather months when gardens aren’t producing, it’s hard to find quality produce. By growing sprouts in your kitchen, you are feeding your family a nutritionally dense food and saving a lot of money. Sprouting [...]
Making your own noodles at home is so easy, and they taste soooo good. Basic Egg Noodle Recipe One of my favorite things my mom used to make from scratch was egg noodles. They have few ingredients and are easy to make without needing fancy (and expensive) equipment. Simply take 4 eggs and 1/4c. cup [...]
Overview of Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids Mr. Buchanan surprised me in the beginning by using humor to get the point across that when you have children, you are not handicapped, but just put into a slower gear. Your activities change a bit for a season, but there are many ways to involve your children as [...]
Why Free-Range Eggs Are Nutritionally Better Chickens allowed to roam freely on farms are able to get a varied diet. Caged hens are subject to the same feed daily, much of which is genetically modified. Free-ranging chickens can eat bugs, grasses, and other plants which will give them a variety of nutrients. They are often [...]
I have to confess I have never been able to hula hoop in my life. I never even came close to keeping one up, so when I received my Tailspin Hoop in the mail, I was doubtful that I’d be able to do it. I was really impressed by the size of the weighted hoop, [...]
I began experimenting with making my own soap several years ago, firstly as something to sell at craft shows, secondly to save money. I began with melt-and-pour glycerin soaps. They were easy to do and looked nice, but people still wanted lye soaps, so I branched out. Supplies for Making Lye Soap There are a [...]
Women around the nation dream of that perfect machine to make their hours in the kitchen a little easier. A multi-purpose kitchen machine seems like the perfect solution, but which is the best? I’ve had both a Bosch Universal Plus and a KitchenAid 600 Pro. Let’s look at the pros and cons of each and [...]
Whether you are the sedentary type or very active, you can do something to encourage others in your community to become more active and lead a healthier lifestyle. Starting a walking/running club and/or a bicycle club can give people who wouldn’t ordinarily exercise a chance to get out and exercise with others. People tend to [...]
