Raise with Care:
A Parenting Blog
Raise with Care:
A Parenting Blog
What Is Baby Formula Made Of? A Parent's Ingredient Guide
Baby formula is made of a milk base, most often cow’s milk, plus added fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients chosen to bring it closer to breastmilk.* The cow’s milk gets modified first, because on its own it is too hard for a newborn to digest. And every formula sold in the US has to […]
21 Jul 2026
11 min read
Does What You Eat Affect Your Breast Milk Health?
I am a family physician, educator, and mother of two that breastfed both of her children. It was only when I was at work trying to juggle the challenges of a full-time practice, being on call and worry over my daughter not gaining enough weight despite drinking enough volume of breast milk that I started […]
17 May 2019
5 min read
Laundry Organizing
Let me start off by saying that my husband is an athlete and my kids are the type who can’t even make it out of the house without getting something on their clothes. For years, laundry has been “the enemy” because I was just in constant battle with it- and it always won. Remnants of […]
8 May 2019
3 min read
One Pan Balsamic Chicken Skillet with Asparagus
Hi Munchkin Blog readers! It’s @lunchesandlttles here excited to be back to share another recipe with all of you, featuring the new Color Me Hungry Splash Dining Sets from Munchkin (check them out here)! Today we are sharing the recipe for our One Pan Balsamic Chicken Skillet. This is a meal my husband and I […]
26 Apr 2019
6 min read
Happy Earth Day: Learn How to Reuse and Recycle Your Munchkin Products
Happy Earth Day! Munchkin is always thinking of ways to improve our carbon footprint and create green initiatives. We’ve been working hard this year finding areas where we could improve to become more sustainable. A FEW OF OUR GREEN GOALS Reducing plastic in packaging by 50% by 2020 Increasing the number of recycled materials used […]
23 Apr 2019
1 min read
Free Easter Coloring Pages
Spring into fun with these free printable Easter coloring pages from Munchkin. Download them below: Easter Coloring PagesDownload
16 Apr 2019
1 min read
Should You be Using Fenugreek to Boost Your Milk Supply?
What is Fenugreek? Let’s start with the basics. What exactly is Fenugreek? It’s an herb similar to clover, native to the Mediterranean region, southern Europe, and western Asia. One of its common uses today is as a flavoring agent in imitation maple syrup. Fenugreek is an annual plant that uses both the leaves as an […]
6 Apr 2019
2 min read