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Recipe Saturday!

Every Saturday I will share a new recipe that we love with you :]

Turkey Taco Pie

1 pound extra lean ground turkey
2 Tbsp. taco seasoning mix
2 Tbsp. cold water
8 oz light sour cream

2 Tbsp. salsa
2 ounces chopped black olives (1/2 a small can)
3/4 cup coarsely crushed baked tortilla chips
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

recipe directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Combine turkey, seasonings and water and press in the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Combine sour cream, salsa, black olives and tortilla chips in a medium bowl

and spread over the turkey crust. Sprinkle the cheese over the top and bake for 40 minutes.

Homeade Baby Food!

We have just started introducing baby food. I have decided to be the "naturalest(If that is a word" mom that I can be in whatever I do. So I decided to make my own baby food. Now the baby food maker that I drool over is the William Sonoma one but I do Not want to pay over 200 dollars for a baby food maker for my last child, therefore we invested in a semi expensive blender that had a puree button. The Cuisanart Smart Blend 600.
It has a liquify, chop, puree etc button


Today I used it and made green beans, bananas, and avocado.
For the green beans I steamed them and then added them to blender chopped them and then added water and puree them.
For the banana and avocado I just chopped it and added water and puree them .

Now to freeze them pour them in ice cube trays, each ice cube tray is one serving, and then wrap in plastic wrap. Once they are frozen store them in freezer bags, and serve within one month!

There you go. Homeade baby food :]

They now say that you can introduce strawberries freshly puree at 6 to 12 mths so here is a list of safe homeade baby foods:

green beans
yellow squash
butternut squash
sweet potatoes
sweet peas
carrots
blue berries
mango
nectarine
avocado
bananas
pears
strawberries
apples
peaches
plums
prunes
pumpkins
kiwi


I do not like baby cereals. I think they serve no purpose so instead of starting with a cereal start with bananas or avocado :]

Natural Milk Supplements

A friend of mine today when I told her I actually had nothing to write about told me I should talk about this and I thought it was a great idea!

So as breastfeeding moms know in the beginning you have so much milk its crazy! but normally your supply dies down. and sometimes it dies down to where you have hardly any milk. Instead of taking prescription meds there are a lot of natural PERFECTLY safe supplements you can take!
A great website is www.kellymom.com

You do not have to ask your dr about these because they are safe and natural for you and baby!

I take these as well and have for about 5 months.

Fenugreek
4 to 5 tablets, 3 times a day = 12 to 15 pills per day
These pills do not work if you take less then 6 a day (kellymom says so)
You know you are taking enough when you smell like maple syrup. ( & I mean every part of you smells)

Blessed Thistle
3 to 4 tablets, 3 times a day= 9 to 12 pills per day
( can be taken with fenugreek for better results)

More Milk Plus
follow directions on bottle,
this is a natural tablet that has a few natural supplements in one tablet
( can be taken with fenugreek and blessed thistle for better results)

You can also try a few teas that they make. They do not taste very good but they work
Earth Mama Milkmaid Tea
Mother's Milk Tea
Yogi Women's Nursing Support

Did you know?

DID YOU KNOW...disposable diapers contain traces of Dioxin, an extremely toxic byproduct of the paper-bleaching process. It is a carcinogenic chemical, listed by the EPA as the most toxic of all cancer-linked chemicals. It is banned in most countries, but not the US.

Cloth diapering is healthy for your baby and the environment :)

Article on Dioxin:

http://archive.greenpeace.org/toxics/reports/azd/azd.html

Cloth Diapering Lingo

CD – Cloth Diapers

AIO – All in One. There is no stuffing or snapping. This diaper is like a disposable in ease of use.

One Size – From birth(8ish lbs) to potty training.

Pockets – These diapers can come in a range of sizes, but they can also be stuffed with more or less depending on your baby’s need for absorbency.

Shells – Diaper usually snaps or lays on top of a diaper cover that is coordinated with it. Once wet (not soiled), the insert is put in the dirty diaper bin, while the cover can be reused several times.

Flats - Large, square pieces of cloth that are folded into a diaper and worn with a waterproof cover. These are the least expensive cloth diapering option.

Prefolds – Rectangular layers of absorbent fabric sewn together to make a diaper that needs to be pinned once put on. These diapers also need a waterproof cover.

Fitteds – A diaper that is premade to fit your baby. Usually one size, and needs a cover.

Covers – A waterproof “shell” contoured to babies that goes around a prefold or fitted diaper. These can be a one size or multiple size.

Aplix – Velcro

Snaps – Um. Snaps.

Inserts – Fabric made of cotton/hemp/terry/flannel/etc that is stuffed inside a pocket diaper for better absorbency.

Doublers – Like an insert, used for “doubling” up on the absorbency, usually at nighttime.

Wet Bag – Keeps the dirty diapers in, usually with a zipper and waterproof liner inside, patterned cover on the outside. Great for travel, comes in many different sizes.

Pail Liner – Used to line the inside of a trashcan to keep diapers until washing day.

One Size Diaper Comparing.

Here are 5 one size diapers.
top row is rumparooz, bumgenius, blueberry/swaddlebees
bottom row is minky blueberry and FLIP


First review is the Blue Rumparooz:
It is from 6.5 to 35 plus lbs.
I love this diaper. I do find the front to be a tad bulky but it is the only one size diaper my son could wear at a few weeks old because he was tiny. The soakers(inserts) that are included are great! This diaper gets used during the daytime for me. I have found to snap it in the middle setting to reduce the bulkyness. The colors are very vibrant too! Also can be used as a swim diaper if you use no inserts with it.


Next is the Green BumGenius 3.0
This is one of my favorites. I use this for our nighttime diaper. The absorbency is amazing. They now have a new 4.0 diaper out which I bought today and will be reviewing next week. Before the new 4.0 all Bumgenius diapers were velcro, as you can see mine are snaps. I found a lady who will convert them and they look brand new! I favor snaps over velcro for many reasons. BumGenius makes only pastel colors right now, This bright green and the Bright blue they had are not being made at the moment. But they do have 3 new very light pastel colors out. This diaper is from 8 to 35 lbs. I really cant say enough about this diaper!


Next is the Blueberry One Size Deluxe in Snaps. I absolutely love this diaper. It is SUPER trim which is hard to find in one size. The downside is this diaper doesnt start until 10-35 lbs. It comes in lots of cute colors and even comes in minky prints which I have included a picture of as well. The minky is adorable to but super bulky. Which is another downside. These diapers are super expensive but they have a clearance section that they randomly stock and you can get the diapers for about 15 dollars!



Minky:


Last is the Hybrid FLIP(made by Bum Genius)
These are great for on the go, they have a insert and then a diaper cover. they are from 7 to 35 lbs. You can even use the covers with fitted diapers or prefolds. The only part about these I do not like is if your baby poops it gets all over the cover and you have to end up washing the cover. Other then that its a great diaper.They are also super trim.


Here are all 5 diapers stacked on top of each other so you can see the thickness of them!