Comments on: Stop faking it! Eat frugalicious food!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:18:34 +0000

The “if you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it” rule doesn’t work for me. I’m a university student in the sciences so I have no problem saying the names of most additives, from dimethylpolysiloxane to butylated hydroxytoluene. ^_^ Instead, I have a rule where if it looks like it would fit in my organic chemistry text book, I don’t eat it!

By: Honour

Honour — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:34:37 +0000

Dear Meghan:
I specifically said, and meant, _less often_. Nothing guarantees a child won’t be autistic, just as nothing guarantees a child won’t have any other adverse condition. You’re quite right that it’s not a magic bullet, because there is no magic bullet.
However, I’m equally certain that breastfeeding, instead of exclusive-formula feeding, makes it easier for a baby to respond well to the various slings and arrows of infancy. Panacea is a demi-goddess, not a pill. That doesn’t mean that we should take unnecessary risks. In my opinion, formula for a baby with a living, healthy mother is an unnecessary risk.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:05:06 +0000

Honour:

Breastfeeding is absolutely the best food for babies and the standard against which formula should be measured. However, it’s not a magic bullet. My son was exclusively breastfed for eight months and continued to nurse another two-plus years. He also has autism and food allergies. The “conclusive evidence” linking formula and autism isn’t there. My kid with autism and my NT kid were both breastfed and neither ever had artificial baby milk. We just don’t know very much about autism.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:34:27 +0000

Thanks for all the great articles.

I go by 2 rules:

1. If you can’t pronounce anything in the ingredients list; it’s not real food.

2. If anything has more than 3 (or 4) ingredients, don’t buy it.

By: Honour Horne-Jaruk

Honour Horne-Jaruk — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:16:56 +0000

The dead worst crap food of all is infant formulas. (Warning: they’re still many light-years ahead of home-made formulas.) There is now conclusive evidence that breast-fed babies get diabetes and autism less often. They also have less colic, less allergies, less ear infections, and less constipation; not life-threatening, perhaps, but certainly miserable for Baby!
My ex-husband had massive, life-altering allergies. So did I. We decided to nurse our son exclusively for as long as possible, which turned out to be ten months (when he actually began seeking out solid food on his own, such as snatching it off my plate). He ended up with _no_ major allergies.
Don’t let the hospital give your babies formula at birth. (Yes, they really do that unless you specifically order them not to.) The stuff alters their stomach chemistry and makes them much less enthusiastic about trying to nurse from you, which means that your milk supply is reduced. Join La Leche League. If nursing is really hard, your doctor can prescribe a hormone-based treatment that helps immensely.
Don’t start your child’s life with crap food.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:01:09 +0000

@Shana I hear ya! Selling the goodness of real food can be a hard sell, especially when someone has been raised only eating the fake stuff. Why not get your friend to download a copy of my free ebook: The Insider’s Guide to Frugal Food and Fitness (http://www.squawkfox.com/ebook-frugalfoodfit/) — this might help a little.

By: Shana

Shana — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:50:38 +0000

I’ve been referring back to this post FOREVER! I’ve told all my bestest friends about it. I want my people to be eating like this! The kicker is, people tell me that it’s just “easier” and “cheaper” to buy Hamburger Helper, but it’s really not! I just did a blog post not long ago because one of my friends told me she couldn’t feed her and her two-year-old in a healthy manner because she didn’t know now! Real food is better for us and better for our wallets! They just don’t know it yet!

By: Deiene Russo

Deiene Russo — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:45:17 +0000

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By: fox

fox — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:45:45 +0000

Ryan: Feel free to “ramble” here. My “better half” actually calls my rambles “squawks,” so I’m all for getting the words out…especially when it comes to eating REAL food! OHHH, you must share your personal chef’s meals with us!