Organic Gluten-Free Dessert Recipe: No Bake Almond Butter Cookies

One of my favorite cookies when I was a child was no bake cookies, as my mom called them. I've only made them once before, but this weekend when the oven was occupied drying tomatoes and we were craving sweets, it was time for no bake cookies! I've updated the recipe … [Read more...]

Eco-Friendly Products: Color Klean Kanteen Wide Mouth Insulated Stainless Steel Drinking Bottles

On one of my early reviews of Klean Kanteen, I remember a commenter warning me about putting tea in these stainless steel bottles for my kids. Obviously, I didn't put boiling water in and then hand it to my child, but stainless steel does transfer heat and cold quickly. The … [Read more...]

Eco-Friendly Products: innobaby Keepin’ Fresh Stainless Cup

Editor's note: For awhile now, I have been publishing product reviews as a series called "5 'Green' Products". Now product reviews will be posted daily and then assembled into a round-up on the weekend. We'll see how the change goes! Keepin' Fresh Kids Stainless Drinking … [Read more...]

Improving School Food: If LA Unified Can Do It, Why Not Your District?

Los Angeles Unified is the second largest school district in the United States and has the greatest number of students in California. In 2009-2010, LAUSD educated 677,538 children, a number I can't comprehend. LA Unified has taken steps to improve school lunches! Fresh food … [Read more...]

5 “Eco-Friendly” Products: SnackTime Survival Kit, Aubrey Organics, Maple Landmark Wooden Vehicles, Ice Pop Joy, & HappySqueeze/HappyMorning

1. The SnackTime Survival Kit Is your child overweight or constantly bugging you for snacks? Then this product may be for you. The SnackTime Survival Kit gives children control over their own snack choices, and by keeping an eye on the clocks, they gain control over their own … [Read more...]