by JoniS | Oct 1, 2024 | Family Health, Nutritional Tidbits, Pregnancy, Whole Foods, Women's Health
Personal Story I had morning sickness. No! I had an all-day sickness! I lost weight and was concerned that my body wasn’t going to have enough nutrition to help my unborn child develop well. I had to choose nutrient dense foods and eat them in small amounts throughout...
by JoniS | Sep 1, 2024 | Family Health, Health Education, Men's Health, Newborn, Nutritional Tidbits, Pregnancy, Whole Foods, Women's Health
Personal Story I love to be literate! I work hard to carve out time to read and strive to understand the things I read. I especially focus on reading books and articles about health, even though I love good fiction. What is Health Literacy? Healthy People 2030,...
by JoniS | Oct 1, 2023 | Nutritional Tidbits, Whole Foods
Personal Story I love a good smoothie! For many years, I made smoothies for my children as a summer breakfast on Thursdays. They ate a freshly baked homemade whole grain muffin to provide them with energy for a busy day of work and play. Recently, I have been adding...
by JoniS | Oct 1, 2021 | Whole Foods
Children need whole food snacks that are delicious to eat to build a healthier body. Parents can spend a few minutes learning about good snacks, purchase, and prep those good foods so they are available to the children. Then all they must do is watch their children...
by JoniS | Sep 8, 2020 | Whole Foods
What is the paleo diet? The paleo diet is sometimes called the “caveman” diet. It is based on foods people could get by gathering and hunting in a time period before farming. It is a high protein, moderate fat diet. People on the paleo diet eat plants and animals,...
by JoniS | Feb 11, 2020 | Whole Foods
My husband and I have launched five children from our nest. I wish I knew then what I know now about what they needed to know to successfully feed themselves after they flew off. While I gave my children many opportunities to bake, cook, and even plan an occasional...