Archive for the “Healthy Living” category
The Nutritional Value of McDonald’s Oatmeal in Pictures
by Minivan Mama on March 28, 2011
This is the kind of thing that makes me crazy in the brain. Because there is some poor hurried mom out there buying this breakfast for their kid and thinking she is making some sort of healthy choice. *Thanks to (…)
Crunchy Mama’s Guide to Safe Sunscreen
by Crunchy Mama on July 15, 2010
Summer is in full swing and that summer sun is sta-rooong! Before you go slathering your pool rat with sunscreen, check out Crunchy Mama’s Guide to Safe Sunscreen. Well, ok, it’s actually from the Environmental Working Group. These guys are (…)
Spaghettio’s Recall
by Crunchy Mama on June 20, 2010
A whole bunch of Spaghettio’s have been recalled due to, get this- undercooked meat. Vomit. First of all, they should recall ALL Spaghettio’s. It’s not even food. It’s just a can of mashed up modified cheese product, disodium phosphate, high (…)
Suck It, Mosquitoes
by Minivan Mama on June 8, 2010
Gah I hate mosquitoes. HATE. I really can’t think of anything that I hate as much as I hate mosquitoes. Except ticks. And maybe Tyra Banks. K, I don’t hate Tyra but she really gets on my nerves. My brain (…)
Product Review: Eldertussin Elderberry Syrup
by Minivan Mama on May 12, 2010
A few weeks ago both my kids had crusty, yucky coughs, and since Strep and the Flu and the Bubonic Plague had been going around The Boy’s preschool, I decided to take the chilluns to the doctor’s office, even though (…)
Crunchy Mama’s Very Beany Vegetarian Chili
by Crunchy Mama on April 29, 2010
I do these system cleanses every now and then. Some are pretty intense. I did one where all I had for 2 weeks was one drink made with lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper and another drink that was (…)
Tip of the Day: Get Drunk to Get Skinny
by Working Mama on March 16, 2010
Ah, sweet validation! Finally- some good news about drinking alcohol. Recent reports from some seriously fancy schools, or hospitals, (whatever, I wasn’t really paying any attention past the part that is coming up) show that women who drink moderately during (…)
Disemboweling Bath Toys
by Minivan Mama on March 15, 2010
Yes, you read that right. I’ve been disemboweling bath toys. After that story on the DOOKIE that’s in your kid’s bath toys, I went a little crazy. I made sure The Huz had the kids safely downstairs and I HACKED (…)
7 Natural Ways to Prevent and Treat the Flu
by Crunchy Mama on March 13, 2010
Just when we all thought the flu season was behind us, a second wave appears to be making its way across the country. In fact, Minivan Mama called me last week to say that The Boy had come down with (…)
OMG There’s POOP in Your Kid’s Bath Toys
by Minivan Mama on March 3, 2010
So the Today show is doing a series of reports called Secret Filth Exposed. Topics include the germs on your kitchen sponges, stores found guilty of selling USED LINGERIE, and the presence of fecal matter in soft drink dispensers. FECAL (…)
