Children are more connected to nature and animals than adults. Let’s teach kids about food, feed them as much organic food as we can and guide them in making smart decisions that work for them and us. Thanks for posting about this!

As a kid, I went to fourteen different schools, so I greatly appreciate the time, thought and thoroughness you put into this, Ellen. More than once, I came home from school to find out “surprise, we’re moving!” and half my toys packed! I once returned from a month-long visit to my grandparents house, only to discover after getting off the airplane that we’d actually moved three hours away from the home I thought I was coming home to. Most of our moves also occurred during the school year, too. Yikes.

Those are the horror stories… obviously, with this great list at hand, other families will have a much better experience! Thanks again!

In Janelle’s case, if she hasn’t been with baby Marina since birth, she might need a couple weeks to learn her baby’s habits, understand what’s normal, and observe normal fussiness (versus potential fussiness due to immunizations.) Hopefully the pediatrician explained possible common side effects of the immunizations too.

I didn’t get a seedy texture. I made two batches though, and the second batch came out smoother than the first because I “mistakenly” processed the quinoa before adding the butter.

Not quite a wheat cake, but a pretty good substitute.