Posts filed under ‘Recipes’
June Blog Giveaway Winner + Summer Recipe Ideas
…and the winner of our June blog giveaway is
AZBN Member Sarah Currier!
Sarah – who was auto-entered into the contest for being an AZBN member - receives a gift pack of the Boon Modern Feeding line.
Thank you to everyone who responded with your favorite summertime snacks. Looks like cherries and melons topped the list of yummy goodies to munch on during these months of summer heat.
Check out these fun, kid-friendly recipes for healthy snacks from Family Fun website:
Wanna share YOUR favorite recipes?
Recipes – Labor Cookie and Postpartum Depression Brew
Just for a fun, here’s a few recipes that were published in our Winter 2009 “Arizona Birth Connection” newsletter. Be on the lookout for our next newsletter, due to publish this Spring!
Labor Cookies
These cookies are purported to help labor start (always consult your care provider before considering any natural “induction” of labor).
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 t. baking soda
3/4 t. cinnamon
1 t. ground ginger
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
8 T. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. molasses
1/4 c. egg whites
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda and spices and set aside. Cream the butter and sugars together. Add the molasses to the creamed butter, then add the egg whites until combined. Add the dry ingredients slowly. Once incorporated, roll dough into 1 inch balls and place onto baking tray. Bake 8‐10 minutes. Once cool eat as many as you can possibly stomach, lay down for a nap and wait for labor to begin!
Herbal Wisdom: Postpartum Depression Brew
From “Wise Woman Herbal: Childbearing Year” by Susan Weed
1/2 oz. dried, shredded Licorice root
1 oz. dried, crumbled Raspberry leaf
1 oz. dried, finely cut Rosemary leaves
1 oz. dried, cut Skullcap
Mix the dried herbs thoroughly together. Use two teaspoons per cup of boiling water to prepare this strongly scented and interesting tasting tea. The usual dose is two or more cups daily for several weeks to two months. Licorice favorably affects the hormonal balance and cheers the spirit. Raspberry leaf tones the uterus and ovaries and increases available calcium. Rosemary increases the milk flow, adds calcium, tones the liver, and is a favorite for depression. Skullcap is also a source of calcium and is a superb nerve strengthener and soother; prolonged use establishes emotional calm.
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One of our Network Perks partners, Althea, crafts an herbal line of teas called “Mother’s Life Teas”. Both blends that Althea creates and sells decrease postpartum depression and increase energy levels due to many essential nutrients in the herbs. AZBN members receive 10% off an order of 1 lb or more.
