Food - 4/9 - Words of Williams

By Eric on August 1, 2012 38

What Ingredients Are in Infant Formula?

We are NOT nutritionists; in fact, we are very far from it. We’ve only recently started to make a conscious effort to make better food choices. So, when we started taking Rooney to the chiropractor/wellness coach for her neck issues, we were very surprised at his recommendation to switch formulas.

Because breastfeeding didn’t work out, we opted to feed Rooney Similac Sensitive as the “next best thing.” Rooney seemed to spit up more with Similac Advance, but did fine with the sensitive kind, so we continued with that for a couple months and then switched to Target’s Up and Up sensitive formula to save money. Dr. Tyler’s recommendation was to switch to Earth’s Best organic formula. We (OK, Kelsey) began to research the Similac formula ingredients vs. other brands.

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By Kelsey on July 31, 2012 25

Food Is Fuel

Having a kid has made me think twice about everything we do. Because I know she is watching, and it seems to matter more now.

One thing it has really made me question is what we’re putting into our bodies, especially because she is starting to eat baby food. So we’ve been making some lifestyle changes over here. (Remember how bad we used to eat and not even realize it? We’ve come SO far!)

Changes We’ve Made

We got a wellness coach. We made some changes on our own, but we know we need someone else to keep us accountable. He’s also our chiropractor, so we’ll be seeing him every week for a while, and then monthly after that.

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By Kelsey on April 12, 2012 14

Smoothie Love

For the past several months (since realizing we are nutritionally challenged) we have been kind of obsessed with making smoothies. We make them so often that we blew out the motor on our blender and had to get a new one. That one week we went without a blender was pure torture.

We’ve experimented with different fruits and recipes, and have found one that works best for us.

In Food

While we keep searching for Rooney’s owner manual, here is a lighter post that was written pre-baby for your enjoyment. Thank you for all your comments and emails regarding Kelsey’s baby blues. The healing begins as we are honest with ourselves, our families, our readers and our midwives. Things get better with each day, and we hope to be back to regular blogging sometime in the near future.

Frozen yogurt shops seem to be all the rage these days.

There are a handful of fro-yo franchises that entered our neck of the woods recently, two of which we have tried.

I looked it up, and Orange Leaf and Menchie’s opened within a few weeks of each other in West Des Moines last fall. (We’re a little late to the craze.) They are self-serve frozen yogurt shops with futuristic branding/decor and offer a new way for us to enjoy the tasty cold treat known to hipsters as “fro-yo.”

While we were waiting for Rooney to arrive, we made a conscious effort to make the most of our time left as a family of two. So when Kelsey’s parents visited a few weekends ago we checked out Orange Leaf for the first time. And then, when we had his and her haircuts last Thursday night, and Kels said that she was hungry, we decided to give Menchie’s a try. They really make for great date night spots!

By Kelsey on February 16, 2012 14

Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

Did you grow up on these in your school cafeteria? Don’t tell my mom, but I remember trading the rest of my meal with anyone who would oblige and sometimes ended up with three of these bars on my tray. I am a dessert girl, and these were my favorite!