Johnson & Johnson is under fire for its continued use of two carcinogenic ingredients in its baby washes and shampoos. On November 1st, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a report--"Baby's Tub Is Still Toxic"--which reveals that the J&J baby shampoo sold in the United States contains the formaldehyde-releasing chemical quaternium-15. Formaldehyde is listed as a known carcinogen by
These Delicious Brownies Just Happen to Be Gluten-Free
-By Suzanne ("Nana") What is it about cool weather and falling snow (!) that brings up cravings for warm cookies or brownies? In honor of the winter weather that's arrived in the Northeast before Halloween, I am making a batch of carob brownies…again. Since a bunch of you requested the recipe, I'll provide it below. Quinoa Instead of Wheat I'm loathe to advertise them as such, but these
My Two-Year-Old Doesn’t Sleep Through the Night
Felix is 25 months old and isn't sleeping through the night. And guess what? He never has. In fact, he’s never slept more than four hours without waking up to nurse. Most people don’t know this, because I’ve been in the closet about it for a long time. Here’s how it went: Felix Is 2 Weeks Old: People start asking me if my new baby is sleeping through the night. At this point, nighttime
Rediscovering Carob
-By Suzanne ("Nana") Ah, the joys of chocolate. I indulge more frequently now that chocolate (the dark kind, of course) has risen to health-food status. When I first discovered healthy eating (more than 35 years ago), chocolate was a major no-no, and carob was the chosen food for baking desserts. While carob and chocolate have very distinct flavors, I find that the former satisfies a craving
Sprouted Carrot Cake with Lemon Maple Icing
Felix turned two last week, and we opted for a small get-together with simple food. Daylon made lasagnas and salads, and his mom brought some appetizers and wine. My parents gave Fe an ice cream maker and whipped up some outrageous raw-milk maple vanilla ice cream. I was in charge of the cake, and played around with a few different recipes to come up with a sprouted carrot cake with lemon cream
Essential Eating in Action
-By Suzanne (AKA "Nana") Usually when I prepare for a vacation, I head to our local natural food store and stock up on good-for-you groceries that I know might be hard to find in an unfamiliar town. Okay…I also usually stop at a local brewery for a few six-packs of organic beer and the wine store for a couple of bottles of Sauvignon Blanc or Champagne. A Sober, Sprouted Vacation This year,
The No Poo Method Doesn’t Stink!
Anyone who knows me—or just knows this website—is well aware that I almost never claim that natural, healthy stuff works as well as conventional stuff. I bemoan the loss of Tide in my life, surreptitiously takes whiffs of Herbal Essence in Duane Reade, and fantasize about an alternate reality where I slip my hands into a big sink of foaming Dawn to wash dishes. Thus it was unsurprising that
Muffins Without the Muffin Top
-By Suzanne (AKA "Nana") Yum! Fresh bread and butter, homemade blueberry muffins, pancakes with warm maple syrup, cookies fresh from the oven! These are just a few of my favorite things (sorry, I am a Vermonter and Trapp Family/Sound of Music enthusiast). Baked goods are especially hard for me to resist with the cooler fall weather coming. Two of my top core values are maintaining my health
The Suzannegelist, Healthy Living Expert
I have great news! My amazing mother has decided to join me in this endeavor and beef up Gimme the Good Stuff. 8 Things You Need to Know About “The Suzannegelist” Raised in central Pennsylvania, Suzanne Weaver was a soda-drinking, cigarette-smoking lover of disco music and heavy eyeliner when she met my dad, a guitar-strumming surfer from Hawaii who favored communal living and outhouses
