Parent Earth

Check out this cool web site, Parent Earth- a video site devoted to raising families around healthy food. I got totally sucked into it this afternoon. Videos range in topics from raising a healthy vegetarian baby, to dealing with picky eaters, to nutrition in pregnancy. Very, very, cool.

I especially thought the video on cooking together with kids for Thanksgiving was timely: In it, regular adult holiday foods are easily made into baby food for the little one. We talk about this so much in our workshops. Enjoy!

Food for Thought Friday

Usually on Fridays, we'll post one of the following:

• Alternatives to usual storebought brand name baby, toddler, or kid food including recipes (also to be posted on labelo.us)
• Restaurant reviews on family friendliness
• Food for thought (links to related topics that we've found over the week).

This week, I found an article that puts into perspective why we're doing the work we do at Mish+Mash. You may have heard of The School Lunch Project, about Mrs. Q, a teacher who ate school lunch every day and lived to blog about it. A guest blogger shared a thought provoking post about how young poor eating can start, and how inequities in schools tend to feed this spiraling problem.

Also amusing was the following post from Yummy Mummy, a woman who took it upon herself to teach preschoolers to cook beyond the usual cheese and crackers. Nicole and I hope to teach lunchbox classes to kiddos as our business progresses, so I found this both interesting and humorous as we look ahead to the future and I look back on my teaching days. It's pretty inspirational for our own cooking with kids in our own kitchens, I've gotta say.

Happy Friday (belated)! We look forward to sharing more with you next week. Remember to watch out for us Wednesday on 9 News at 4 PM!

Delish Kids' Recipes

You may have noticed our break in posting. We've been busy this week gearing up for our in home socials, answering questions on Moms Like Me, and just plain chasing our toddlers around. Nicole has been busily reworking our web site (changes coming soon!) and we're excited about Mish+Mash's revisions. We hope you'll like the changes.

This work is interesting, rewarding, and challenging, but it takes so much time to work towards success. We know this, and are enjoying the journey, even if Nicole does stay up a little too late while I get up a little too early to keep Mish+Mash up to speed. Any time you want to drop us a line letting us know how our work is benefiting your family, please do--- it keeps us going in these beginning stages.

My husband forwarded this link from Delish on to me yesterday (what a guy, searching for recipes for this Mish Mash Mama!) and I thought it was worth sharing after our work on Moms Like Me. There were several moms with real questions about their own standbys (lasagna, chicken nuggets, etc) who knew that they weren't quite filling the nutritional needs of their kids. Oh, how we understand the need to make food, make it fast, and feel good about putting it on the table.

I love how these frequently loved kid recipes from Delish include surprise ingredients: oven fried zucchini sticks, pizza sauce with pumpkin puree, chocolate chip cookies made with tahini, strawberry cream cheese sandwiches, or almond crusted chicken. All yummy, and all worth trying, especially if you're in a rut and your kids love these foods anyway. We don't always promote hiding healthy ingredients, but if you're looking for healthier alternatives, hiding might just be the ticket for your kiddo.

Got A Question?

We are completely honored to have been contacted by Denver Moms Like Me to participate in a live all day Q & A. Simply click on Moms Like Me and find us under the heading "Ask the Experts". You can begin posting questions now and they will all be answered between 8 am and 8 pm on Wednesday July 21st.

My Food Blog Addiction!

I have some pretty serious addictions to food related and design related blogs so I thought I'd share a couple of my favorites. Tastespotting is a site full of amazing recipes that are submitted by different food bloggers, chefs, and foodies. They recently ran a feature on another one of my fav's - Dash and Bella which is written by a mom of two beautiful children who cooks amazing meals for her family incorporating both her children into the whole process. I love the recipes and the stories that go with them. She is also a photographer so there are some lovely pictures to go along with all her yummy creations. I can't wait until Sofia is old enough to help me in the kitchen! xo Nicole