Sessa from Maine has questions about organic

I have tried to educate myself on how to read a label on food items and what
different terms mean.  I know there is a difference between the “all
natural” label, the one that claims to be organic, (but only a certain
percentage of the ingredients are), and the USDA Organic label.  It still
gets a little confusing.  Also, if one can’t afford to buy organic exclusively, then which products would you recommend buying organic if you had to choose?  I think you mentioned that when you talked about apples at one
point.  There is just so much info and marketing that consumers are inundated with, it can be overwhelming.  A little help would be greatly appreciated. Also, buying local versus organic…which comes first?

What do I do with beans? A Question from Kristin in MD

 

Rinsed after soaking all night- now to the rice cooker.

Chili- I actually used meat this time which I rarely do

Pasta with diced tomato, tofu and beans- I served broccoli on the side

Quick lunch for kids today with left over beans

  Currently, my family has little to no beans in our diet aside from the occasional baked beans in the summer or canned black beans which my children aren’t fans of.  I know that there are wonderful recipes out there in which beans are a main ingredient.  I just have this mental block about the long process of soaking beans before preparing a dish.  Please share any kid friendly, easy to prepare bean dishes that I can start with so that I can add the much needed bean back into our diets.  Thank you.

“Non-constipating foods” for babies from Bonny

Bonny, a mom from Alexandria, asks these questions about feeding her little one.

We have started solid foods in the past month and I’m committed to making most of what Madelyn eats, but have run into a few frustrations/questions.
-Why doesn’t anyone tell you that the majority of the suggested “first foods” are constipating to little ones?

“Son won’t eat meat” from a mom in Alexandria

Dear Nourishingmoms,

One nutritional concern is my son does not like to eat meat. It is so hard to get him to eat ANY meat. I might fool him and blend it in some things but he really does not like the stuff…

Any suggestions or ways that I can help to balance out his diet? He is a high energy kid and I think this has a lot to do with his blood sugar going up and down…

 

Mom from Alexandria