by Stacey
Ahem. I, um, found the post I lost. (See below) I’m no techno wizard. This we know. Here it is…
To be a vegetarian or not to be a vegetarian? That has been an ongoing question throughout my adult life. On the wagon, off the wagon, hanging onto the back of the wagon with a […]

by Stacey
Grrrr. I just lost a long post I was writing on the topic of this article in Newsweek.
It’s about eating mostly a vegetarian diet, but allowing yourself to eat meat on occasion.
Grrrr. I’m mad I lost the post.
Here’s the gist of what I wrote: I used to be a vegetarian. Then I got pregnant […]

by Stacey
Picky eaters can be a pain for parents, especially because we think we should be ensuring that our kids eat a healthy diet. According to this article in the NY Times, parents make some common mistakes when it comes kids’s nutrition.
“Fussiness about food is a normal part of a child’s development. Young children are […]

by Stacey
Parents of picky eaters may be tempted to hide veggies in their kids’ food, but some experts say this approach to healthy eating may actually backfire. According to this article in the LA Times, the problem is that kids fail to learn good eating habits when the veggies are hidden.
Some nutritionists and public health […]

by Stacey
I’m not sure I totally buy this, but according to this article from Science Daily, mothers who eat high-energy foods, that is lots of calories, at the time of conception are more likely to have boys than girls.
New research by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child’s sex […]

by Stacey
Well, I’m back! I just spent a week in Cabo San Lucas Mexico with my family and my parents. Much fun. It was beautiful and sunny and we ate lots of yummy Mexican food.
I thought I’d return with a post about this thoughtful article in last week’s New Yorker magazine about eco-consumption. It’s an […]

by Stacey
My Fussbucket partner Kristin recently watched Al Gore’s movie on global warming called “An Inconvenient Truth.” Since then this whole business about the frightening state of the environment has been bugging her. Makes me think they were on to something with the title of the movie.
She’s decided she wants to start a Green Parenting […]

by Stacey
Even if you’re not a parent, you know that sugar makes kids hyper. Right? Well, maybe not. According to this article in the LA Times, it’s a matter of debate among nutrition researchers.
Experts disagree about whether the sugar high and sugar crash truly exist. Many say the evidence contradicts such stories. “There is no […]

by Stacey
Parents of kids who are picky eaters can stop worrying if they’re to blame. According to this NY Times article, picky eating is more a matter of genetics than parenting style.
For parents who worry that their children will never eat anything but chocolate milk, Gummi vitamins and the occasional grape, a new study offers […]

by Stacey
Sometimes scientists wonder, what’s the point of Grandma? She’s past her childbearing years. What’s she really got to offer? I just learned this by reading this post on the NY Times health blog.
Are grandmothers an evolutionary necessity? The contributions of older women to society have long been debated by anthropologists. In the animal […]