by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
I have one of those toddlers who insists on feeding himself with a spoon or fork. He also refuses to wear a bib. Put those two together and it’s a brutal combination. Too bad I didn’t pull out the Boon Benders from my cupboard a little sooner. These...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
After spending much of each day feeding this hungry new baby of mine, sometimes I forget to feed myself. Yes, I know new mamas need to take care of themselves too, but there aren’t many three-course meals to be prepared one-handed. To keep from wasting away...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
With various reports re-emphasizing BPA leaching from plastic bottles, we’re consistently tracking down safe alternatives that are still practical. Because let me be honest, there’s no way I’m handing my toddler a glass bottle. So, if you’re...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
The first time I gave my daughter some yogurt, she projectile vomited all over the seat of our brand-new car. One of my first thoughts after learning about her allergy to milk was, “no double cheese pizza, chocolate chip ice cream, donuts, lasagna,...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
It’s clear that everyone’s going green this year. But some retailers seem to be jumping on a trend, while others actually seem to be living their values. In the latter category, the very impressive Zia & Tia. This shop was started by parents and...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
Every so often, I have occasion to visit friends with a couple of young kids of different ages, and I’m stumped about what little gift will appease them both. Then I stumbled upon the Kids Mini Cupcake Kit at Pink Olive Boutique and I thought, Yes! Yes! What a...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
The baby may be bor (and yes, he’s wonderful, thank you!) but thanks to breastfeeding, I’m still taking care to reach for nutritious food. Well, most of the time anyway. The rest of the time: Peanut M-n-Ms. So lately I’ve been motivating myself to...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
So if you asked me what I most certainly do not want (or need) for Valentine’s Day, you know, other than a pair of red leather chaps, it would have to be a 100 billion calorie box of chocolates. But the organic artisan chocolates from Lilliebelle Farms...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
There have been times when I’ve finished feeding my son and without thinking, licked the spoon. Blech. But since being introduced to Jack’s Harvest, I actually have to stop myself from eating more than just the remnants. Created by two Atlanta-based...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
The next time I show up at a friend’s holiday gathering with a delightful, home-baked pie…wait, let me start again. The next time I show up at a friend’s holiday gathering with a delightful pie procured from the fabulous local bakery, I will not do...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Food + Recipes
Confession: I used to think nipple confusion was a myth invented by lactivists to keep kids on the boob. And then my second girl came along and, holy sleepless night, Batman, she would not take a bottle, no way no how.I asked – no, begged – friends,...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
While we’re busy paring down the plastic in our kids’ toy boxes these days–whoops–totally forgot about the plastic in the kitchen drawers. If you’re looking for some greener feeding options for your baby or toddler, there’s a...
