I came across a great website this week, called kidoinfo. It is a site dedicated to being a resource for families in the Providence area. It lists all kinds of great information about what’s going on in the area for families, reviews and locations of parks and playgrounds, local and online resources and where to find deals.
As a transplant to Providence all the way from Massachusetts, this website has a wealth of information for parents and those still learning about what the city has to offer. This is where I’ll be coming for ideas on fun things to do with my daughter. I just hope there are sites like this for other cities around the country! If you have a family resource site you use for your city, let us know!
With the passing of Halloween, here at the office we’ve been getting the leftover goodies from the main author of this blog, Amy. We’ve got some really good ones too: Snickers, M&Ms, and Three Muskateers.
She’s brought in so much candy that I’ve taken some of it home for my wife, who’s got a serious sweet tooth. I love how my wife put it - Amy is one of those homeowners who give out the full size candy bars, not the little Halloween-sized snacks. How good is that?
This is what I find ironic: for someone who is so health and nutrition conscious as Amy is, how is it that she’s dishing out serious “contraband” to the neighborhood kids and her office co-workers? Could it be that Amy actually has a secret desire for the sweet sugary flavors of candy, but instead of personally indulging she pushes it off to others and vicariously satisfies her cravings through them? I want to know. Any psychologists in the house?
Also, I have a question for the healthy bot community - my wife is now pregnant and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about candy and sweets during pregnancy? I know that “how much sugar is too much” is debatable, but does pregnancy affect metabolism in such a way that would require a change in the consumption of sweets? Thanks!
Ugh- we have hit the doldrums in the meal and snack selections lately. At snack time the request is inevitably - raisins, meal time, it is pizza with olives. I am looking for ideas on how to freshen up the menu! So my prerequisites for this is they need to be healthy, quick and approved by my 23 month old. I am hitting the internet for some ideas and suggestions (please feel free to comment about your ideas!)
One place I went to was Whole Food Market website for kid friendly recipes. They have some pretty terrific ideas with an easy layout to find what your looking for. I think I am going to try the chicken dippers- my little toddler loves dipping, so I think it will be a hit.
Now - I know there is a little controversy over the similarities between the content and recipes in these two cookbooks, but they both have good ideas. The Sneaky Chef by Missy Chase Lapine and Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld
(Note: there are a bunch of cookbooks like these two- so I am not going to pass judgement on copyright infringement or who came first, see this article on infringement and quick judgement.)
