Hello healthy parents. Here is a Round II of healthy, nutritious and delicious bento box lunch ideas for the week. All vegetarian or vegan and school-safe. Most recipes are also included. Feel free to experiment with different fruit, veggies, snack and main combos. 1. Chickpeas …
-School Safe, Kid Friendly Is chocolate your Frienemy? If you know me, then you probably also know that it is my! It’s so delicious and is loaded with good antioxidants, polyphenols and feel-good magic; these are my friends. But it’s also addictive, got caffeine and …
Did you know that sprouted grains and legumes are a lot healthier for you than their non sprouted counterparts? Sprouted grains and legumes are more nutritious, less allergenic (if you have food sensitivities) and are more easily digested. They also contain less of the harmful …
–On being too immersed in motherhood You know when you have a full time office job and you take a week off to go on vacation … then you come back and have 300 emails to plow through and all the work to catch up …
In a separate post: “Breastfeeding Challenges – My Story”, ( https://mamaschronicles.com/breastfeeding-challenges-my-story/ ) I’ve shared my story on the challenges I have faced while breastfeeding my second child. In this post, I’m leaving my story behind and am focusing on the lessons learned and what has …
When I was happily pregnant with my second child, I was confident in my ability to sail through breastfeeding just like I did with my first child. Little did I know at the time that I would have to face so many challenges and set-backs, …
Want to make your own Almond Milk and (vegan) Feta too? Now you can. I have always been saving the nut pulp from my home-made almond milk but often times never got to use it and it went to waste …until now. Here is what …
Recently I was privileged to complete an online course with Dr. Shefali Tsabary on Conscious Parenting and I will never be the same again! She challenges the traditional parenting approach, the burdens of unconscious parenting, that have been passed from generation to generation and awakens …
It might seem not obvious, it might not even occur to you, but if you have had kids, have you ever wondered if you have also developed some unhealthy eating habits? If yes, read on. If not – you’re either a superstar, or you’re still …
It took me over two years, but yes, I finally did it – I finally lost my mummy tummy. And this is my story: Eight months after I had my second and last (for now) child I noticed that my tummy didn’t go back to …
A sweet holiday trick to get your children to read more! And in foreign language if desired.
Today, I got to experience two important parenting lessons: The Pause and Watching Your Feelings Rise and Fade while being in the state of non-reactivity. It was only after the experience that I gained conscious awareness of how beautiful and calm it feels to experience …
Last night I made a conscious decision to finish my parenting day as an “unconscious”, or “unaware”, parent. I’ve been on this eye-opening, thought provoking 3+ weeks Conscious Parenting Quest with Dr. Shefali Tsabary and learned a great deal what conscious parenting is about. But …
Our walk home from school today was quite something. The moment my 5 year old daughter, Chloe, got out of school, she started being demanding about a playdate. No hug, no simple “Hello mommy”. A playdate with a girl I’ve never heard her speak of. …
If there is one thing in my relationship with my five year old daughter Chloe that has been bugging me almost on a daily basis, that would be her procrastination. As probably any small child, she’s taking so (and I mean soooo!) much unbearably long …
Making healthy and delicious foods for kids seems to be not enough these days. You also have to package them, disguise them and, at times, do some major marketing to get them to eat. That is the case with my kids and some foods anyways. …
I devised this recipe for my older daughter since she refused to eat regular hummus. I still wanted her to eat legumes and chickpeas in particular. So I made this “mock-chocolate” looking hummus for her and it was a hit! Why mock-chocolate and not use …
Not in million years, would I have ever thought that putting eye contact lenses under pressure could cause a series of unfortunate events. It’s 8:15am. Both of my kids (3 and 5) are fed, dressed and ready for school. I am in the bathroom trying …
My entire family is sick with a flu right now. What keeps me going despite all the germs and sleepless nights? We’ve all heard about the health benefits of ginger and turmeric. Together they form a very powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial alley. But it’s a …
Tonight, I’m bracing myself for yet another sleepless night. I don’t know why, but in the last two weeks my girls have decided to take turns as to who could keep mommy awake the longest. We go through such phases now and then. Sometimes it’s …
