Sep 28, 2015 | Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Kelly Hines The same thing happens every weekday at my house – my kids burst through the door after school, pushing each other out of the way to get to the almighty SNACK CABINET. No matter how much lunch I pack, they are always starving when they get home....
Sep 12, 2015 | Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Debbie Wilkins Baisden Today we are going to discuss how to choose healthy fats. We talk about them a lot, but it can be really confusing what’s healthy and what’s not. I am a child of the 80’s and my mom was on a “fat free” kick for...
Aug 29, 2015 | Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Emily Saunders It is important to eat healthy starches- but at the right times and in the right amounts. First of all let’s define starch. Many women ask, “What the heck is starch and how is it different than sugar?” Some women...
Jul 17, 2015 | Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Kate HorneyLet’s face it, as busy moms, we have a lot on our metaphorical “plates.” From diapers to dishes, laundry to little league – busy moms need all the help we can get when it comes to balancing hunger, managing cravings, and giving us...
Jul 1, 2015 | Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Lisa Doss Getting our kids to eat healthy is a challenge for every parent! Junk food is readily available and sometimes, it seems easier to just give in to their wants. And admit it — sometimes you want that cookie as much as they do! TMOM is...
May 16, 2015 | Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Katie Moosbrugger Discovering which food my kids loved as babies was always so much fun for me. These days – not so much. It seems the older they get, the picker they become. So for today’s blog, I’m reverting back to the good ol’ baby days...
Feb 14, 2015 | Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Emily Saunders Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about love … loving yourself! It’s been one and half months since the new year began and I’m already seeing fewer and fewer health and fitness related ads...
Oct 10, 2014 | Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Restaurants
By Guest Blogger Ginny Whan, Triad McDonald’s owner/operator and mom Did you know that breakfast is one of the easiest ways to encourage a healthy lifestyle in your family? Just like any family, it’s easy for mine to forgo breakfast in order to get everyone out...
Sep 16, 2014 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Restaurants
By Jackie King, Triad-area McDonalds owner/operator and mom School is back in session and for lots of families that means running little ones between school, practices, and homework. All of the activity means that it may be harder to eat wholesome meals, but it’s not...
Sep 9, 2014 | Food & Nutrition, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Megan Cosgrove How many times a day, or a week, have you tried to get your kids to drink more water? Struggle no longer! New Tum-E Yummies Kids Water Enhancers make water flavorful and fun while providing essential vitamins without the calories. The...
Aug 12, 2014 | Desserteries & Coffee Houses, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Restaurants
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Have you heard the news? Midtown Cafe & Dessertery has just become even better. Right inside the doors of this well-known, favorite restaurant, you will now find “Midtown Market.” It is stocked with your favorite...
Jul 15, 2014 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Restaurants
By Karen Gainey, McDonald’s Owner/Operator in the Triad It’s easy to get off track with our eating habits during the summer. Trips to the pool, baseball games, family vacation and summer camps all make it easier for families to choose convenient over healthy....
Jul 12, 2014 | Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Guest Blogger Emily Lyons Is there a night-time battle at your house? A battle over veggies? “You can have ice cream if you eat your broccoli!” It’s so frustrating to see our children eating chips, goldfish, peanut butter crackers and chicken...
Jun 23, 2014 | Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Guest Blogger Debbie Wilkins There is a magical food out there that is easy to miss. It’s like a superhero of the produce department. And this amazing food item can change your body in amazing ways. What is it? What is it? It’s the mighty lemon. There are so...
Mar 15, 2014 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition, Recreation
By Emily Saunders Time is an issue for Moms… period! No matter how much planning we do or how much we multi-task there is never enough time in the day to check everything off of the list. Because of this just the thought of implementing healthier habits- starting an...
Feb 19, 2014 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Kate Horney Toddlers have tiny hands. They have tiny feet, and they have tiny tummies. When it comes to healthy nutrition for toddlers, I’ve seen many moms completely forget the fact that their little one has a small stomach. In an effort not to “ruin their...
Jan 31, 2014 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Cindy Silver, Registered Dietitian Do you adore homemade meals? Of course, you do. After all, they’re comforting, tasty and nutritious — especially when the ingredients are simple and fresh. Somehow, even though most of us give thumbs up to homemade meals, we...
Jan 24, 2014 | -, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Recreation
By Laura Buxenbaum With New Years just behind us, many of us are still renewing our commitment to a healthy lifestyle. This year attack the age-old lose weight and eat healthier pledge from a different perspective and make it a family resolution. Every parent knows,...
Jan 1, 2014 | -, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, From the Doctor, Health, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Melanie A. Cole, MEd, EdD, NCC, and Barb Andresen, RD, LDN The best gift you can give your children in teaching them about their bodies is to role model and to teach respect; respect for themselves, their bodies, as well as respect for others. This respect comes...
Dec 26, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition
By Emily Saunders, ME Certified Nutrition and Fat Loss Coach and co-founder of Momsanity We live in a calorie counting, scale happy, diet crazed, low fat, gluten free, vitamin fortified world yet everywhere we turn the statistics keep getting worse….Americans are...
Dec 18, 2013 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health, Nutrition
By Rebecca Rugh-Webb, School Psychologist Working as a school psychologist for the last eight years and having my own small children I have come to observe that children today seem to be struggling with a variety of health and behavioral concerns to a significant...
Nov 20, 2013 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition
By Julia Chandler A strange thing happened tonight. I sat down, glass of Cabernet in hand, and watched the evening news. Alone. To start, I am usually running a carpool or making dinner, and I never see the evening news, much less know what current events are going on...
Oct 21, 2013 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Kate Horney As a hormonal nutrition consultant AND an exclusively breast-feeding momma, I can attest to the fact that Breast-feeding nutrition can be confusing… even for the experts. How much should you eat? What should you avoid? How might your diet affect your...
Oct 7, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Cindy Silver, Registered Dietitian Fruits and vegetables are gaining popularity in the kitchen of today’s busy families for very good reasons. In a nutshell, fruits and veggies are quick, easy, nutritious, delicious, versatile and affordable. Have you made the leap...
Sep 5, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Humor, Moms & Dads, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Rachel Hoeing We are two weeks into the school year and I have already had numerous friends telling me that they are worn out on the lunchbox packing duty. We know there are plenty of ways to make it easier like preparing the night before, preparing a week in...
Aug 15, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition
By Cindy Silver, Registered Dietitian Do your kids love sugary foods and snacks? Do they go nuts for drinks that pack in the sugar? Do they expect a sweet cookie, cupcake or ice cream for dessert day-after-day? I will guess the answer for 80% of you is a loud, yes!...
Aug 9, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition
By Eric Welder Struggling with getting your kids to eat vegetables? Can’t seem to get your baby to try any of the green baby food without making an “ick” face? Have a tween who thinks ketchup is a vegetable? I’m here to help, and I’ve got...
Jul 6, 2013 | -, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Groceries & Couponing, Nutrition
By Civey Conway, cancer survivor Last May, I profiled Civey as a Mom on the Move to celebrate her defeat over Stage IV lung cancer. A little over a year ago, she was given six months to two years to live. She endured just four chemotherapy treatments, and then chose...
May 6, 2013 | -, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Megan Crisci Have you ever been attending a social gathering revolving around children, such as a birthday party or school Christmas party and witnessed what some might categorize as a “helicopter” or “overprotective” mom meticulously monitoring every tiny piece of...
Mar 3, 2013 | -, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, From the Doctor, Health, Nutrition
By Dara Garner-Edwards, MSW, LCSW, Family Counselor, Brenner Children’s Hospital Despite how perfect your child is to you, she might develop concerns about weight at some point—particularly in her tween and teen years. And while you can’t control the messages...
