Check out this week’s Food News, Things I Crave, Green Your Eats, Tips, Tools & Techniques, and Weekly Roundtable. Plus, for a little while, I’ll follow the Weekly Roundtable with a quick update on my non-resolutions to, you know, keep me honest!
Just so you know, I’ll be in NEW ORLEANS (!!) all of next week visiting family, walking around, EATING! I’m hoping to post while gone, but I have no idea what’s in store for me, traveling with both kiddos for the first time. Check in with me, but forgive if I can’t keep up. No matter what, I’ll be back by the 1st. With lots of inspiration from gorgeous NOLA.
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I recently had the honor of interviewing renowned “green” pediatrician Dr. Alan Green for Our365.  I was over the moon when asked to do the interview—I’ve been a fan of Dr. Greene for some time now. I first discovered him while researching advisors for my baby food venture, ChowBaby. Though we never got to the point of approaching him, I continued to follow Dr. Greene closely. Not only does he offer a comparable wealth of info on parenting and child rearing as Dr. Sears and the like (with a more modern twist, if you ask me), but he is also one of the only pediatricians dealing head on with issues related to non-toxic living. As part of that, he takes an unprecedented interest in how parents feed their children. So much so that he wrote a book about it, his latest, Feeding Baby Green.

Dr. Greene is widely recognized as a champion for organic eating (as much as you’re able and can afford), but I love him most for his progressive (and non-American) approach to healthy feeding. From his unconventional idea of when to start solids, to his emphasis on feeding even first time eaters whatever the rest of the family is eating, to his ahead-of-his-time attitude about food allergies, Dr. Greene encourages feeding our children in a way that excites the palate and lays the foundation for healthy eating habits for life.

My conversation with Dr. Greene was beyond validating. I was, literally, quivering with excitement as he put into words more eloquent than mine a family food philosophy that I try to live by and share with you every week. Read the interview for more. And, if you’re interested, read his new book, Feeding Baby. I was not asked to promote the book here. I just read it and loved it. I think you might too, especially if you’re pregnant or a first time mom with a wee little one.

6 Questions for Dr. Alan Greene, by Stacie Billis (via Our365)

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Photo: Beverly Hsu, via Swiss Miss

Check out this week’s Food News, Things I Crave, Green Your Eats, Tips, Tools & Techniques, and Weekly Roundtable (a roundup of the most recent ChowMama posts). Plus, for a little while, I’ll follow the Weekly Roundtable with a quick update on my non-resolutions, you know, to keep me honest.
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Photo: Martha Stewart

Food News, Things I Crave, Green Your Eats, Tips, Tools & Techniques, and the Weekly Roundtable (a roundup of the most recent ChowMama posts).

I’m going to take next Thursday and Friday off, so no digest next week. This is the last one until after the holiday. So, before we dive in, in honor of Thanksgiving, I want to say THANK YOU for reading and supporting ChowMama. A long, strange and sometimes very challenging journey brought me to ChowMama—and I couldn’t be happier that it did. I’m excited to keep growing and, in an effort to give you the most valuable resource possible, I will share an exciting update come the new year.
Also, I’ve decided to skip “Things I Crave” this week. As much as this girl loves to shop (especially for food and cooking related items!), I wanted to find a small way to express my gratitude for the things that I have. I’m lucky, thankful and know that, when it comes down to it, I don’t need anything more than what I’ve already got. I hope you feel the same. Have a great holiday!
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Photo: Etsy-Love

It’s been an exciting week here at ChowCentral–our little cupcake finally came out of the oven! Little Oliver is settling in nicely. Along with his big brother, definitely my most scrumptious creation. Besides thanking me for bringing him a baby brother (and—ahem—asking why my belly is still big), Isaac keeps asking why his little brother can’t eat yogurt, toast, and all of his other favorite foods. Oh, Isaac… all in good time! Oliver, too, will be a ChowBaby one day.
Here’s a digest I was able to put together before Oliver arrived. This week’s Food News, Things I Crave, Green Your Eats, Tips, Tools & Techniques, and Weekly Roundtable (a roundup of the most recent ChowMama posts).
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Graphic: Next Generation Food

Food News, Things We Crave, Green Your Eats, Tips, Tools & Techniques, and the Weekly Roundtable (a roundup of our most recent posts). For those of you celebrating Rosh Hashanah, Happy New Year! The rest of you—have a great weekend, too!
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