Outspokenmom blog

So, my hubby told me the other morning that he finished our son’s smoothie I made him and was wondering what was in it, because he almost instantly felt better, his headache was gone and he felt like he had energy.
I didn’t realize how good my smoothies were until my hubby said that!  So, thought [...]

Starting tonight at 6pm and ending Wednesday at 6pm, I want to challenge all of you to eat like more than half our world eats.
Our church is asking all of us to do this and I am extending it out to all of you and praying you extend it even further.
For 3 days, I ask [...]

Apparently, not being a coffee drinker, I am missing out on a few things.
Meeting a friend at Starbucks and I was surprised to see all the ‘other’ things they sell.
Yes, I thought coffee shops only did coffee and rolls!
They have these neat little bistro boxes that are great for a quick lunch and they are [...]

As we head into August soon, I am starting to do some back to school shopping for clothes, trying to get the children back into a mode of doing some daily homework and reading so when the ‘real’ stuff starts coming it won’t be such a shock.  I am also determined this will be the [...]

So, I don’t have cable and I haven’t seen this new reality show, “Extreme Couponing” but I have heard and read a few things about it to know, it is in the same category as the Hoarder reality show and whatever other reality shows are out there.
First things first, these people on the show ARE [...]

Many of you know I am now writing articles for the Examiner.com at www.examiner.com for the Minneapolis area under Family and Special Needs Parents.  I am hoping to spread the word about the issues parents of children with Special Needs Children face daily and I am hoping I will be able to help others.
My latest [...]

I have come to some conclusions over the past day or two, some are easier to swallow than others, some are just plain annoying and others, well they are conclusions I didn’t realize until recently and they break my heart.
First of all, the light hearted ones.  I have come to the conclusion that I will never [...]

It is officially Friday Fatties all you Fatties out there!  One thing I have to say to you all, I am FAT!  Yep, fell off the raw food wagon in a huge way, I am a fake, a lie, a martyr, whatever you want to call me, I couldn’t follow my own simple rules.
Long story [...]

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_puberty_earlier
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/354447/what_are_the_dangerous_ingredients.html?cat=5
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/F_ood_C_hemicals_37/020409052009_Are_There_Antibiotics_in_Your_Food.shtml
http://www.foodrenegade.com/dangers-of-soy/
After reading the above article, I was so saddened and scared for our girls in this country.  Does anyone else find it scary that by age 8 almost half of all black girls have started puberty and a quarter of white girls have?!    While the article failed to really give many details it did touch [...]

Good Morning Everyone!  So today’s Friday Fatties, I have to admit something, I have NO clue how much I weigh…haven’t been to the gym in over a week,  HOWEVER that does NOT mean I haven’t been exercising and continuing to eat right.
There really is no excuse to always watch what you put in your mouth, [...]