Posts by savithny

Yeah, I searched this one up and down and sideways a few years ago. WHO does not actually provide rankings in the cited article. I went back to 1980 and found an article that named the options but did not numerically rank in the way...

Quote: Originally Posted by amber3902  The only reason I keep talking about my weight is to explain that my eating habits are probably not the best because I've never had to think about what I eat.  And you are right...

There's a big misconception among many people that thin=healthy, and I see it playing out in a number of ways.  Some of them do show up in your post.   I'm just going to throw them out here:   Since...

We used a breadmaker for years and made great bread that didn't taste like acetone -- both white and wheat.   We really only stopped when DH got a copy of the "Artisan Bread in 5" book, and has been hand-baking ever since (though...

Yet another patronizing "I suppose if you can't give your baby the absolute best, you need to tell yourself it's okay to make yourself feel better" response about pumped milk. It's a wonder anyone bothers to pump at this point, given...

Even when I was home on leave and didn't "have" to get up, I got up with DH.   I nursed the baby until while DH showered, got baby full and content, even if not asleep, handed him off to DH, and hopped in the shower.  ...

My husband and I split shifts when #1 was an infant.  I worked half-time, until noon, while DS stayed home with Daddy.      Daddy fed him bottles.   Of breastmilk.   Neither of my kids ever had a drop...

also check the National Center for Home Food Preservation website.   They are funded by the USDA to disseminate accurate, comprehensible information about canning, freezing, and other food preservation...

I'm nt sure. The salting step is really important because it keeps non beneficial bacteria out until the lactobacillus can do their work and make things acidic enough that other things can't grow. F

I’m a pretty good cook, I mostly enjoy it.  I do it because I have to, but if I have to do it, I might as well make good, nutritious meals, right?   My mother is a competent home cook, a product of 1950s home-ec classes...