Book review on becoming a big sister!

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We received this adorable book as a gift from my hubby’s Aunt. It arrived at the perfect time! I was entering my 7 month of pregnancy 🤰 and my almost 3 year old who’s now officially 3(!!) was still patting my belly saying, “baby puppy”. Which is totally adorable but I didn’t want her to freak out when she meets her sibling and it’s not a puppy 🐶.

This book, “Hello in There”, illustrates very clearly a baby in mommy’s belly and baby gets big on each page while big sister is on the outside waiting for baby to be born and thinking about all the fun they’ll have when they can finally play together.

My daughter really seems to understand there’s a baby in my belly 😊 and she seems pretty excited about it and says baby wahhh. She thinks all babies do is cry 😂

Page with baby in mommy’s belly and baby gets bigger on each subsequent page.

Big sister waiting for baby and subsequent pages show big sister doing activities like playing dress up and saying she can’t wait to play with baby.

This is a great book for a big sister to be. I haven’t checked to see if there’s a big brother version of the book. I highly recommend this book 📖 it explains very clearly what’s going on, my daughter really grasped what’s going on!

Brown Rice Cous Cous Salad {gluten free, dairy free}

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No grain cooks faster than cous cous, but this grain comes from wheat. I recently found out about brown rice cous cous from Vitacost.com and I’m hooked! It’s gluten free because it’s made from roasted brown rice, and the flavor is nutty and satisfying. You can cook the brown rice then toss remaining ingredients in the pot to makes this a beautiful one-pot meal.

 

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Review: Healthy and Incredible Eats At Green Bar & Kitchen

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I recently went to Green Bar & Kitchen for the first time to meet up with a group of health coaches who also attended Integrative Nutrition. We enjoyed some amazing eats and discussed positive ways to help others through clean eating and healthy living.

Here we are with GBK co-owner and fellow health coach, Elena Pezzo. Feeling happy and healthy after eating delicious and healthy food.

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What is Lurking in Your Sweet Drinks?

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My husband came home last night from work with these in hand. Arizona Southern Style Sweet Tea and Yellow Gatorade. I asked, so what’s this? He should know better. Leftovers from a lunch at work. I snapped photos then dumped the contents.

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Snack on this – eatKeenwa Krunch

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When I saw eatKeenwa on Instagram @eatKeenwa, I knew I had to try them. The looked so yummy and wholesome.

I was able to get my hands on samples of Walnut Date Agave and Cinnamon Banana Strawberry. Thanks eat Keenwa!

Disclosure of material connection: eatKeenwa.com provided me with this product to review. All opinions expressed here are completely my own.

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eatKeenwa is a great snack for on the go. It’s chewy, crunchy, and satisfying! A serving is 6 nuggets that fits in your hand. Even two servings (or two handfuls) is a reasonable sized snack to keep you going. You’ll want to chew these well to savor the flavor. My favorite is the Cinnamon Banana Strawberry with chunks of dried banana and dried strawberries. The Walnut Date Agave is really tasty too with the delicious taste of walnut complimented by the dates and quinoa.

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All varieties are non-GMO, gluten free, high fiber with 5grams per serving, low sodium, soy free and dairy free. It’s a winner in my book!

Check these out asap! You can find them at a variety of retail stores in the Northeast. Find out where exactly by going here: http://eatkeenwa.com/pages/stores

Order directly from http://eatkeenwa.com/ if you cannot find locally. I’m traveling in a few weeks and these will be in my snack bag.

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Get your hands on some of these today!

What is your favorite snack for on the go or to stash at your desk at the office?