LOVING IT: Green Love Natural Products
Sorry about the lack of post yesterday! Between flying back to Knysna, a sick Bubba, a detoxing Mama, and a visit to my brand new niece, I just didn’t find a second to sit in front of my laptop. Today, though, I want to share with you another new website that I recently came across. It’s called Greenlove and is a South African-based natural and organic online shop.
NATURAL PRODUCTS: Iron Supplements
Today’s post is going to super quick, because my darling Lily is sick. I just took her to the same Homeopath that I saw last week, who did a general check-up and then also looked at her saliva and blood under a microscope. Besides seeing the virus which is causing the sore throat, phlegm and sore ears, she picked up that she is mildly anaemic. Same as me. Because it’s quite usual for vegetarians, I need to focus more intensely on our iron intake, plus we both need to take a really good iron supplement. I thought I’d share her recommendations with you, in case there are other moms who are concerned about their kiddies’ iron levels. read more…
If you have a baby in disposable nappies in your home, your household waste doubles. In 2½years in disposable nappies a baby will have:
- used 325kg of plastic
- 20 trees worth of paper
- produced at least 1tonne of landfill space
Disposable nappies are pegged at the world’s 3rd biggest household waste contributors behind newspapers at No.1 and containers/packaging for food. Your household is no different… millions are thrown away annually in SA, 9 million a day in the UK and 20 billion a year in the US and Canada…they do not bio-degrade!
Most of us have heard the saying “You are what you eat”, hundreds of times over, but I wonder how many of us have actually allowed it to sink in. I, for one, know that I have not. I mean, my main meals are always pretty healthy, mostly my suppers, but the rest of my day usually consists of me grabbing something that’s quick and easy – cheese on toast, cereal and milk, leftover pizza from the night before, etc. I’ll make sure that Lily eats healthy meals and snacks, but somehow when it comes to me it’s more about the meal being easy, than the actual quality of the nutrients.
LOVING IT: Soule Mama
I stumbled across this wonderful mommy blog the other day, and am so pleased I did! It’s written by Amanda, a mom of five, based in Maine, USA. She’s into all things natural, and all things creative. Not only does Amanda write this blog, but she’s also written three books which look amazing! There’s The Rhythm of Family, The Creative Family and Handmade Home. I want them all!
TASTY TUESDAY: Raw Chocolate
Today’s recipe is the perfect treat for Valentines Day! It’s quick and simple to make, super healthy and beyond delicious. It also ties in nicely with my Rawlicious and Superfoods posts, because the main ingredients are raw, and Cacao is a superfood. To find out more about why Cacao is so good for you, take a look here.
NATURAL PRODUCTS: Superfoods
Tying in with my Rawlicious post last week, I wanted to tell you a little bit about the Soaring Free Superfoods brand. For those who don’t know much about them, Superfoods are “foods that are exceptionally high in vitamins, minerals and overall nutritional value. Eating superfoods helps to re-mineralise the body, minimizing the desire for snacking on sugar rich foods, helping the body get back on track with a healthy lifestyle”.
NATURAL LIVING: Bokashi
Two weeks ago, I spoke about composting using worm bins. While this is a great way of doing it, another way of creating compost is to use a product like Bokashi. It’s made up of wheat bran, purified and structured water, sugar cane blackstrap molasses, mineral rock salt, and specially developed probiotics. Besides using it to break down food waste, you can also feed it to your worms, and add it to your soil - it’ll improve its quality, and so produce happier, healthier plants.
THURSDAY’S THOUGHTS: Keeping it Real
Another Natural Mama wrote to me the other day, and in her email she mentioned something about me seeming to have it all “together”. I thought it was funny that she’d said that because I’ve been thinking this week about other moms who always seem to have it more “together” than me.
