Growing up green…

We’re expecting Child #3 within the next two weeks, and it got me thinking about this baby ‘growing up green’ – no it’s not a new reality show (although it could be ). One of our favorite green companies, Seventh Generation, has –>a great line of baby products. Yes, they’re a bit more expensive than the other stuff, but the payoff both for the environment and the little one’s health is worth it. The way I see it, if I don’t do something now, he or she won’t have much of a world to grow up in. By the way, on their site you can sign up for downloadable coupons. One of our other favorite places, Henry’s Farmers Market, our regular grocery store, has a great –>section on their website for expecting mothers and new parents including nutrition and diet tips for baby as they grow up.

From a nutrition/dietary perspective, we’ve got our other two children eating healthy and organic as much as possible. Any of you with little ones knows this isn’t always the easiest thing in the world given all the temptation kids have with candy, cereals, drinks, etc. and weaning them off junk food isn’t easy (that’s why we’re not even going there with our new one). For cereals, the kids love a couple from –>Cascadian Farms and some from –>Nature’s Path. Both of these companies have healthy organic alternatives to the usual sugary cereals. For a great snack try the new kid bars from Clif, their –>organic ZBar. My kids are devouring these; they’re much better than granola or snack bars that are loaded with sugar and additives. Given their popularity with my kids and the relative ease in which they took to them, I highly recommend them.

Based on the tough time we’ve had correcting our two young children’s diets, we’re being very conscious of how we start off the new one. The good thing is that, for at least a year, we won’t have to worry about it because there’s nothing better than mother’s milk – of course, that means Mom has to worry about her diet

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Blog stuff:

Seems like shampoo was on a couple of peoples’ minds, or is it that heads Vanessa ran out of her regular stuff and is trying something new. She gave a great website, –>Skin Deep, to check on your health and beauty products. If yours isn’t listed, you can also check the ingredients (the one I use rated very well).

Juice Bar reviewed the Miessence line of personal care products and gave them an emphatic thumbs up. Always good to hear about products that work well for others. I’m going to keep an eye for these.

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In yesterday’s post, I wrote about riding to work and getting out of the car for a day. Funny thing happened on the ride home…I didn’t go home. Instead I rode to the beach (I’m lucky in that I work 10 minutes from home and 10 from the beach ) and met up with my family. Played with the kids – building sand castles only; the water is still a bit cold, although they didn’t seem to mind – and then watched the sunset over the Pacific. Perfect way to decompress from a bad day at work!

Ride your bike!