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Nurse & Nourish® Organic Whole Grains for Nursing Mamas Recipe

Nursing mothers makes approximately (4) 1/2 cup (118 mL) portions vegetarian gluten free You will need: 1 cup (193 g) Nurse & Nourish® Whole Grains 2 1/4 cups (532 mL) filtered water 1/4 tsp (1.2 g) sea salt Method: Add grains, water, salt to medium saucepan, stir. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, simmer for 45 minutes. Add water if needed. Remove from heat Allow to stand for 10 minutes, serve. Store remaining servings in refrigerator or freezer. Heat individual servings befor...

grow healthy® Food Program

Real Nourishment Using Nature’s Principles

Cooking homemade food for your child develops a lifelong taste for wholesome flavors and provides real nourishment to build a foundation for health. grow healthy® Food Program offers staples to be combined with fresh, organic produce for a comprehensive, balanced nutritional program for your child’s optimal healthy development.

1. What is the grow healthy® Food Program and how is it different from other baby foods?

The grow healthy® food program phi...

A Family Tradition of Nurturing Naturally

More than 40 years ago, I was introduced to a holistic way of understanding the world that has profoundly influenced how I live, how I eat, and how I have raised my children. Back then, words like organic, holistic,  locally grown, and eco-friendly were neither mainstream nor commonplace. Today, happily, parents have myriad choices for keeping their children healthy. Many of these choices embrace a nurturing view of parenting and a  harmonious, healthy, and environmentally responsible lifesty...

How to Organize Meals for Baby

As a parent, you understand the importance of your baby’s nutrition and how significant whole, natural ingredients are. Serving and storing can be messy and inconvenient, but with a little planning and dedication you can master the art of making homemade baby food & meal prep.

green sprouts® Fresh Baby Food Glass Cubes offer storage that is portioned to your baby’s needs, stack easily for organization, and is made of tempered glass for safety. Additionally, labels allow for easy tagging of co...

Natural Remedies to Soothe a Teething Baby

Teething is a major milestone in every child’s life, and can occur from 3 months to 2 years. The first teeth usually erupt before 7 months of age, but sometimes it can take as long as 18 months. If your baby shows signs of healthy growth, a late set of teeth is nothing to worry about.

As teeth push through your baby’s gums, he may experience discomfort in many forms. You may feel helpless during this time, and while there are many over-the-counter medications that ease pain, there are also sa...

Oral Health & Development

Oral Health & Development

Oral development is the change and maturation of teeth, language, and other oral portions of the body, which all influence each other. The way your baby’s mouth develops affects her speech and language; and conversely, feeding practices affect the way her mouth grows.

Your baby’s oral development begins at just 4 weeks gestation and continues through pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood. Her jaws, lips, teeth, head, and neck work together to form her oral developm...

Body Systems and Related Common Childhood Illnesses

As part of your baby’s physical development, she will suffer illnesses on occasion. There is nothing more worrisome for a parent than a sick child. However, by educating yourself about a few fundamentals of illness and treatment, you can contribute proactively to your child’s healing from the majority of sicknesses that come her way. In addition, when a condition or illness does warrant a visit to the doctor, your efforts at being informed make you a strong advocate for your child. You know w...

Your Baby’s Circulatory System

Your baby’s circulatory system moves blood throughout her body, carrying oxygen, nutrients, and gases to her organs and tissues. Before birth, the umbilical cord acts as your baby’s circulatory system; it gathers all she needs from her mother’s placenta and then removes waste.

When the umbilical cord is cut, your baby breathes her first few breaths of air, and that starts her independent circulation. From that moment on, with each heartbeat, her circulatory system carries blood from her heart...

Your Baby’s Muscular and Skeletal Systems

Your baby’s more than 200 bones and 600 muscles serve to support her, to protect her vital organs, and to allow her to move. When she is born, her bones are very flexible, with growing plates and cartilage. This cartilage is what actually expands and then hardens, or ossifies, into strong bone, allowing her to become taller and bigger.

Her bone growth will not be complete until she is about 20 years old. In addition to providing a frame for her skin, your baby’s bones store minerals, such as...

Your Baby’s Endocrine System

The endocrine system is a system of glands that secrete hormones to instruct the body’s cells about what do to and when to do it. The major glands of the endocrine system are the pituitary, pineal, hypothalamus, parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal, pancreas, ovaries, and testes. When each of these glands secretes a particular hormone, that hormone enters the bloodstream. Together, the glands secrete more than 20 major hormones that are responsible for mood, growth rate, metabolism, sexual function,...