I know. It’s been awhile since we have posted on Momma’s Choice. However, we are thinking about trying to start it up again!
We seemed to have gotten a little off course, so we would like to return to our original mission.
What moms want…and NEED.
Although I know many of you love just sharing your lives, we would like to clean up this blog and make it as USEFUL to you as possible.
How? Well, we would love any input or suggestions from you! Until that happens-at least until we see what works out, we want to share everything we find that we think you might LOVE.
What I thought I would start out with is favorite p.
Soooooo….what should we start with? I asked my son, Ben, and he suggested toilet paper! He was just trying to be funny, but I thought it was a good idea.
Sooooooo-
WHAT”s YOUR favorite toilet paper?
WebMD publishes so many good diet and healthy food tips that you will find it well worth your time to subscribe to their email list. This list is common sense for anyone that has tried very many diets, but like so many things, sometimes we just need to be reminded! When you want to lose weight and nothing seems to work, the advertisements for many of these fad diets are so appealing that it’s hard to resist. Except for the lucky few, losing weight takes TIME. More than 2 pounds of weight loss per week will usually pop right back on the minute you start eating normally again.
Did you know that the average Thanksgiving meal contains 4500 calories? We’ve always made the joke at calorie-laden holidays that it’s OK to indulge because we’ve ‘prayed away’ the calories, but when you’ve counted every calorie for over a year and lost 55 pounds – ounce by ounce – the joke seems to lose it’s humor. On top of it, I’m at that distressing place where my body has adjusted to the low calorie input and I still need to research how begin to eat ‘normally’ without gaining it all back overnight.
be a loyal fan of the infamous green bean casserole. Using the Allen Italian canned beans (or fresh would be extra nice), we add about 2 teaspoons of chicken broth flavoring and heat up the beans in their juice. Then, about 2 minutes before serving, I add 1-2 tablespoons of dried cranberries per 14 oz can of beans and cover while simmering. In the south, it’s very common to add a few tablespoons of oil to the beans while they’re cooking, but obviously I skip that ingredient. Personally I don’t notice a difference in the taste with or without the oil, but that’s just a personal preference, I’m sure.
Kid’s Holiday Recipe Notebook
Keeping Little Ones Busy
Teaching children to be thankful in our world that so much is taken for granted isn’t always easy. I guess I’m thankful for a national holiday to remind us to make it an issue! One of the most meaningful crafts that we received one year was done by my daughter’s three children. They made the ‘turkey with a traced hand’*(see link below for a how-to) for each guest expected at the table Thanksgiving Day. Then, mom, dad, and each child wrote one thing they appreciated about that family member (or friend). This grandma loved those so much they were prominently displayed for almost a year.
cute Thanksgiving clip art:
I love dried cranberries. I’ve worked very hard over the last 18 months to lose weight (total of 49 pounds so far!) and these are one of my not-so-guilty pleasures. They are a little concentrated in the calorie area, but I measure EVERYTHING! After reading that one of few organic foods that are 
garnish.