Mamas, are you TTC, pregnant, nursing, or struggling with gestational diabetes then this is the episode you want to listen to! Lily Nichols is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to perinatal nutrition and we cover everything you will want to know about the subject. Some of the subjects we touch on are: the best foods to eat when trying to conceive; how much protein a pregnant woman needs; which foods provide key micronutrients for a developing baby; to take the glucose test or not; prenatal vitamins; and lots of other informative topics.

Please share this episode with all your mama friends far and wide! One of the reasons we created MAM was because we wish this was a podcast we had when we were young pregnant mothers raising babies. Share the knowledge and wealth and let’s work together to raise healthy, happy, and well-nourished children. 

Books Mentioned:

Real Food for Gestational Diabetes

Real Food for Pregnancy

Glucose Goddess

Articles Mentioned:

Can you eat too much fish in pregnancy?

I failed the glucola

Prenatal Vitamin Recommendations

FullWell

Optimal Prenatal

Connect with Lily:

Lily Nichols

@lilynicholsrdn

Reading aloud isn’t just for little kids! Sharing stories through oral tellings is an ancient tradition and in our modern world the custom is just as, if not even more, rich and necessary. Sarah MacKenzie gives us so much through this interview, as well as through her books and podcast. She is the kind of mom friend we all need. Full of encouragement and backed up with science, Sarah helps us revive the art of reading aloud for education, connection, relationships, and nourishment. 

Note: We do talk about homeschooling in this episode, but we also talk about how to use all of Sarah’s wisdom in a non-homeschooling home as well. 

Resources Mentioned:

25 Cent Notebook Episode of Read Aloud Revival 

Nurturing Confident Communicators, Institute for Excellence in Writing, Andrew Pudewa

The Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease

The Reading Promise, by Alice Ozma

Wired for Story, by Liza Cron

Dr. Michael Gurian 

Marie Ripple (All About Reading)

Dr. Arnold Gesell - The Gesell Institute

30 Million Words, by Dana Suskind

Aggressively Happy, by Joy Clarkson

Story Books Mentioned:

Detectives in Togas

Story of the World

King Bidgoods in the Bathtub

Matilda

Ella Enchanted

Anne of Green Gables

Wuthering Heights

Percy Jackson 

Bud, Not Buddy 

Little House series

Harry Potter series

American Girl series

Dear America series 

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Tom Sawyer

Hardy Boys series

Babysitters Club series

Calvin and Hobbs 

Watership Down graphic novel

Sarah’s books:

Teaching from Rest

Read Aloud Family 

A Little More Beautiful

While Everyone is Sleeping

Connect with Sarah MacKenzie:

Waxwing Books

Waxwing on Instagram

Read Aloud Revival

RAR on Instagram

Are you a caregiver getting ready to start solids with your baby? Or maybe you are a parent of a toddler and want to improve their eating habits. This episode with Dr. Leah Foreman is just the episode for you! We discuss when to start solids with baby, the best first foods to begin with, why eating whole, real foods are important for oral motor development, the difference between gagging and choking and a whole host of other topics related to feeding babies. This episode is great for grandparents as well and offers so much valuable information to help empower you as you start the journey of feeding your baby. If you want EXTRA support, please consider purchasing the Nurtured Foundations online course which is a podcast style course teaching caregivers the best methods for starting solids. 

Resources Mentioned:

Nurtured Foundations Online Course

Nurtured Foundations e-Cookbook

BLISS study

Stokke Trip Trap High Chair (check second hand shops like Facebook marketplace and Craig’s list as these chairs have a wonderful resale value)

Ikea Antilop High Chair

Footrest Hack for Ikea High Chair

Connect with Leah Foreman:

Nurtured Pediatrics

@nurtured.pediatrics

In this episode, we interviewed Sophia Nguyen Eng, author of the forthcoming Nourishing Asian Cookbook. Sophia is a first-generation Vietnamese-American and first-generation regenerative farmer. If you are a lover of Asian cuisine, this episode is for you! We discussed why Asian dishes have a complexity and depth of flavor, how Sophia became inspired to write the book and who helped her, Asian regenerative farming, her thoughts on MSG and soy sauce, and so much more. At the end of this episode, you will be craving Asian dishes and anxious to purchase her forthcoming book! 

Books Mentioned:

Nourishing Asian Cookbook (Pre-order now!)

Nourishing Traditions

Products Mentioned:

Osawa Soy Sauce (for cooking)

Properly Prepared Soy Sauce (not for cooking)

Rice Paper for Spring Rolls

Japanese Rice

Connect with Sophia Eng:

@sprinklewithsoil

Sprinkle with Soil

Pre-Order the Nourishing Asian Cookbook

YouTube Sprinkle With Soil

Substack Sprinkle with Soil 

Podcast

Welcome to our mini-series titled: “How to Choose the Best ____.” In this episode, we cover grocery store bread. 

Topics covered:

-History of grocery store, sliced bread

-What are the basic ingredients in bread

-Reading ingredient labels of a few popular bread brands

-Choosing the best bread options 

-Discussion of commercial yeast 

-Greenwashing bread labels 

Books Mentioned:

Nourishing Traditions

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar …

Podcasts Mentioned:

How to Choose the Best...? Flour Edition

How to Choose the Best..? Eggs Edition

Bakeries Mentioned:

Organic Bread of Heaven 

Berlin Natural Bakery

In this episode we interviewed Daniel Griffith of the Robinia Institute. In today’s climate, regenerative agriculture is a popular phrase being used in the farming and health industries, as well as marketing campaigns. Daniel unpacks what the label “regenerative agriculture” means and why the conversation and practices surrounding this trendy label might need to be reframed. He posits that regenerative agriculture does not actually get to the root cause of our problems since it simply continues the cycle of mechanization and reductionism. As Daniel so beautifully says: “First we need to heal the soul before healing the soil.” Tune in for a philosophical conversation about the land, our connection to it, agriculture, community, and the hope for a better future. Allan Savory calls Daniel the “poet laureate of holistic management,” and he did a fantastic job of painting a vivid picture of the landscape with his words. 

Resources Mentioned:

Kiss the Ground Documentary

Jill Winger: The Prairie Homestead

Will Harris: White Oak Pastures

Dan Kittredge: The Bionutrient Institute

Bionutrient Food Association 

Books Mentioned:

Nourishment by Fred Provenza

Podcasts Mentioned:

WAPF Interview with Daniel Griffith

Homegrown Education interview with Daniel Griffith

Connect with Daniel Griffith:

@daniel.firth.griffith

Robinia Institute 

Daniel Firth Griffith

Christine shares some big news on this episode and asks for advice from Corey. This entire episode is for the beginning homeschooling parent. We discuss the logistics of homeschooling multiple children, to join a co-op or not, organizational tips, and more. Even if you are not a homeschooling parent, this episode will still have valuable information for you! 

Podcasts Mentioned:

Waldorf vs. Montessori Episode

Is Homeschooling Do-Able (for real)?

Resources Mentioned:

Great Homeschool Convention

Read Aloud Revival

Read Aloud Revival Podcast

Organizational Bins

Books Mentioned:

Teaching from Rest

The Read Aloud Family

Wonder

Welcome to our mini series titled: “How to Choose the Best ____.” In this episode we cover FLOUR! Specifically wheat flour.

Topics covered:

Learn all about wheat as a plant. How it is catagorized, treated, and labled. 

We give you the information so you can feel empowered to make the best choices for your family. 

Additives to commercial flour.

The history of milling wheat and flour. 

How to “properly prepare” grains. 

The two schools of thought on Phytic Acid and anti-nutrients.

Ancient grains we mentioned: 

Durum

Einkorn/Emmer

Kamut/Khorasan

Spelt

Resources Mentioned: 

Zach Bush  (glyphosate) 

Stephanie Seneff  (glyphosate)

Sally Norton (anti-nutrients in plants) on The Wise Traditions Podcast

The Mock Mill (stone mill for home use)

Azure Standard (for buying wheat berries)

Bread Beckers (for buying wheat berries)

Food Nanny (kamut)

Bob Quinn (kamut)

Bob’s Red Mill (kamut)

Organic Bread of Heaven (for buying bread products shipped)

Berkshire Mountain Bakery (for buying bread products shipped)

Janie’s Mill (mill that ships flour)

Marvel and Make Flour (Corey’s friend Brittany who sells flour in Brunswick, GA)

Cooked - Michael Pollan’s documentary

Books Mentioned: 

Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon

Flour Lab, by Adam Leonti

The Essential Home-Ground Flour Book, by Sue Becker

Sourdough School, by Vanessa Kimble

Einkorn, by Carla Bartolucci 

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, Dr. Weston A. Price

Other Resourced Used:

What Is It? Wednesday: Bromated and Bleached Flour

What is a GMO?

Popular Weed Killer Deemed Probable Carcinogen by UN

Bugs, rodent hair and poop: How much is legally allowed in the food you eat every day?

In this episode we welcomed back Alison Kay from The Ancestral Kitchen to discuss the topic of fermenting grains. She began by sharing her own personal experiences that led her to begin fermenting grains. Alison touches on the basics of fermentation, history of grain fermentation, and the nutritional aspect of fermenting. She ends the episode by sharing several of her favorite fermented grain recipes and how her family consumes fermented foods on a regular basis. This episode is a wonderful listen for anyone interested in food history and also wants to learn how to ferment grains to make ancient, unique beverages. 

Books Mentioned: 

Wild Fermentation

Nourishing Traditions

Eat Like a Human (Bill Schindler)

Recipes Mentioned:

Boza-Probiotic Millet Drink

Sowans-Scottish Oat Drink

Rye Sourdough Bread

Podcast(s) Mentioned:

MAM Episode #7 with Alison and Andrea

Connect with Alison :

@ancestral_kitchen

@ancestralkitchenpodcast

Ancestral Kitchen

Alison's Online Courses

We are starting a new mini series with the podcast titled: “How to Choose the Best ____.” In this episode we cover EGGS! If you are confused about how to read egg carton labels then this episode is for you! We discuss the nutritional benefits of eggs, how to choose the best eggs in the grocery store, and how to decipher the marketing claims and labels on the cartens. Corey touches on her experience with raising backyard chickens and we end the episode discussing how to reuse egg shells in your own home. 

Books Mentioned: 

The Big Fat Surprise

Folks This Ain't Normal

The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All of God's Creation

Podcast(s) Mentioned:

Joel Salatin on Joe Rogan

Choosing Family Food Values

Will Harris on Joe Rogan