What To Feed Your Baby?

by Miraadditives, artificial colorsbaby food, baby health, FDA, toxic baby food, what to feed your baby, WHO

When to introduce baby food Infants first start out on a diet of breast milk (or baby formula) to provide necessary nutrients, vitamins, and natural antibodies. At five or six months old babies are usually ready to start having some semi-solid foods added to their diet. It’s around this age they stop showing the rooting or […]

Toxic Metals In Baby Food: Should Parents Be Worried?

by Miraadditives, artificial colors, ingredientsbaby food, health, toxic baby food, WHO

The recent headlines in the news about toxic metals in baby food, sometimes in high amounts, should demand answers. According to the World Health Organization, they consider the first 1,000 days to be critically important to long-term health and wellness because it’s in these critical years that optimal brain and immune system development are established. […]

The Healthy Sweet Potato

by Mirarecipes, vegetablesrecipe, sweet potato

Sweet potatoes (Lpomoea batatas) are a great addition to your diet. They are inexpensive and nutritious. Sweet potatoes offer superior benefits for your health plus they’re a great food to help with weight control efforts. Be aware that they can be commonly labeled as yams even though they are not the same.Health Benefits of Sweet […]

Realistic Food Budget Tips

by Miragrocery, habits, pantry, preparedness, preserving, storagebudget friendly food, food budget, food budget tips

With the rising cost of groceries many people are beginning to look more closely at their grocery budget. Unfortunately costs are probably going to continue for a while due to supply chain shortages and reduced resources. Although you want to save money on groceries this is not the time to revert to buying poor quality […]

Clean Eating On A Budget

by MiraUncategorizedbudget friendly food, clean eating

These days a lot more people are paying attention to what’s in what they eat. That’s a great choice because it means avoiding a lot of negative ingredients in your food. I’m talking things like artificial colors, artificial flavors, MSG, high fructose corn syrup, and a whole bunch of other ingredients that provide absolutely no […]

Stuffed Acorn Squash

by Mirarecipes, vegetablesacorn squash, recipe, stuffed

This acorn squash recipe is packed with protein. Deeply nourishing and filling this is an amazingly flavorful and healthy option for a side dish. The use of sage gives it a rich, aromatic flavor. Take advantage of the bounty of the season with this wonderful dish. Tip: Just like pumpkin seeds, you can season and […]

Autumnal Mash With Crispy Brussels Sprouts

by MiraFall, recipes, seasonal, sprouts, vegetablesbrussel sprouts, cauliflower, mash, recipe

This is a great side dish to add to any seasonal menu. Delicious and nourishing, it takes advantage of wonderful foods that are in season right now. Eating foods that are in season means they have more nutrition. Typically they’re also less expensive which is definitely a good thing.

Cinnamon Apple And Pear Sauce

by MiraUncategorizedapple, cinnamon, pear, recipe, sauce

Making apple or pear or apple and pear sauce when the fruits are in season is a delicious way to use these autumnal fruits. And the sauce is delicious as a condiment for roast meats, baking into muffins or snack breads, or even just as asnack.Because of the high pesticide load both apples and pears […]

How To Strip Your “Clean” Laundry

by MiraUncategorizedgreenfills, laundry

Time to strip the laundry!Several months ago a friend of mine told me about this apparently old-fashioned process called laundry stripping. It’s getting a lot of attention online but I confess I was pretty skeptical. After all, I wash all our clothes, towels, and bedding in the best non-toxic laundry products available. I know there are […]

Herbal Support To Boost Your Immune System

by Miradrinks, herbs and spices, immune system, ingredientsherbal medicine, herbal tea, immune system, tea

This blog post is edited from a conversation with my good friend and colleague Shelley Gawith, a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner in New Zealand who helps busy corporate people reduce stress in their lives. We had a great time talking about herbal strategies to boost your immune system in the winter. You can watch the video […]