Food

Cooking with TVP

May 20, 2013
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We’re not vegetarians, but my family has been working towards cutting back on the amount of meat we consume. We started off with “Meatless Mondays” and now have vegetarian meals three or four times per week. My most recently experiment with meatless cooking involved textured vegetable protein (TVP). This is a meat substitute made from [...]

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The Mommy Files: Homemade Baby and Toddler Food

May 18, 2013
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I think I’ve mentioned before that L really loves those squeeze pouch foods. I got smart though and bought some reusable squeeze pouches. The problem? I needed some recipes to make the food to fill them with. And yes, I know I could do simple things like applesauce or pureed carrots, but she’s three. She’s eating more [...]

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Chinese Moms Risk Arrest for Buying Safe Formula Illegally

May 16, 2013
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When a baby is born, we have decisions to make including whether or not we will nurse or bottle feed. Those of us who choose bottle feeding take into account the expense, but most of the time we’re not thinking about whether or not the formula we buy is safe. Moms in China are not [...]

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Smart Shopping Lets You Snag Premium Products at Discount Prices

May 10, 2013
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Whether your family will only eat Skippy peanut butter or you insist on having DiGiorno frozen pizza before watching the big game on TV, developing a smart shopping strategy is the best way to get the products you want without breaking your budget. Check out online coupon databases such as the one organized by The [...]

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Feed Your Kids for Free!

May 3, 2013
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It can be pretty hard to go out to eat when you have a family. It isn’t just the process of getting everyone cleaned up and ready to go, or even getting them to agree on the same place. The cost of eating out is more than a lot of our budgets can handle – [...]

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Stir Fry Makes It Easy to Eat Well on a Budget

May 2, 2013
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After getting sick of eating soup and sandwiches for a cheap meal, my family has discovered the wonders of stir fry. Even if you hate to cook, this is one of the quickest and easiest dishes to make. What I love about stir fry is that it is so flexible. You can use vegetables from [...]

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The Mommy Files: The GMO Debate

April 27, 2013
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Driving through town today, I was listening to NPR. They were talking about the GMO debate and a new bill that’s set to be placed before the legislature here in Maine. A group here would like to see any food that has any GMO in it to be labeled. The farming industry is leery of such an [...]

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Homemade Popsicle Are a Fun and Frugal Treat

April 25, 2013
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My son loves popsicles, especially during the summer months. I used to just wait to buy them on sale or look for printable coupons, but now we’ve started making our own homemade popsicles on a regular basis. It saves me a little bit of money and is a fun kitchen project for my son. Our [...]

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The Mommy Files: Missing My Ice Cream Sandwiches

April 24, 2013
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Exactly eight weeks ago, I gave birth to a bouncing baby boy. A sweet, delicious little baby boy who’s a joy to be around, who sleeps like a dream, and who (blessedly) has chunky little thighs for me to squeeze. What he lacks however, is a tolerance for casein. Meaning I had to strip my diet of [...]

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