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Forget the Bleach: How to Use the Sun to Whiten Your Whites

June 16, 2011

Although I generally try to avoid buying white clothing for myself or my young children (because they look good for approximately one day until someone spills blueberry smoothie or spaghetti sauce on them), sometimes white is unavoidable. We've been given white items here and there, I fell in love with a white maternity shirt once, [...]

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Cutting Down on Sugar: 21 Ways to Eat Less Sugar

September 27, 2010

We've all agreed that we tend to eat too much sugar, that we crave it, and that we want to learn to eat less of it (or even none at all- don't miss tomorrow's post!).
So here's the really challenging part... how do we do that, practically speaking?
There is a lot of information out there about [...]

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Real Food Makeover- The Anderson Family, Pt 2

April 19, 2010
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This is a continuation of last week's makeover for the Anderson family.
This week I want to share a sample menu plan. It won't look quite as specific as the menu plan for the W family, because mom Andi is already a regular menu planner and has certain meals/themes that she uses each week, so instead [...]

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Breaking the Habit with Coffee Alternatives

November 30, 2009
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Image by ali edwards
My love affair with coffee began at the tender age of 13. I started making myself a small mug after my Dad had his cup first thing in the morning. Soon I graduated to Iced Frappuccinos and Tim Horton's English Toffee coffees with my high school friends (I know the Americans out [...]

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