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  • The art of wearing a baby

    The art of wearing a baby

    Babywearing was born out of practicality. Mothers needed a way to go about their daily lives while tending to their babies. It has been practiced in many cultures for hundreds of years and remains popular today.

    Babywearing is using carriers, wraps or slings to hold the baby close to Mom or Dad while leaving hands free to cook, clean, shop or take care of other children.

    Some parents don’t wear their babies because the practice looks intimidating. Babywearing International of Central Missouri is available to help.

    Source: The art of wearing a baby

  • Savvy Shopping

    Savvy Shopping

    Source: Savvy Shopping: Parents outfit kids in gently used clothes

    Children grow up in the blink of an eye. With rapid growth spurts, they outgrow clothes in a matter of months. Some local parents have found a budget-friendly way to keep them warm, cozy and well-outfitted. Instead of buying new, moms and dads shop consignment stores and swap shops.

  • From Griddle to Campfire

    From Griddle to Campfire

    Source: From Griddle to Campfire: Troop 707 celebrates 50th Shrove Tuesday pancake supper

    Twenty-one Troop 707 Boy Scouts manned 21 tables as Columbians streamed into the warmth of Calvary Episcopal Church’s Parish Hall. The 27-degree weather did not deter them. Heaps of steaming pancakes and savory sausages cooked by troop parents waited to be served. The Boy Scouts, ages 11 to 17, greeted their guests, took their drink orders and delivered breakfast for dinner at the troop’s 50th Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Feb. 9.

  • Weight loss challenge creates sustainable eating habits

    Weight loss challenge creates sustainable eating habits

    When it comes to losing weight, frustration is a given, but persistence makes the difference. Columbians Jeremy Morton and his partner, Nathan Fuchs, began the Whole 30 Challenge in September 2015. Fuchs’s CrossFit gym was participating in it, so Morton decided to try it as well.

    Source: Weight loss challenge creates sustainable eating habits

  • Range Free café offers allergen-free foods

    Range Free café offers allergen-free foods

    Range Free is the first allergen-free bakery and café in Columbia

    When Anna Meyer was diagnosed with 24 food allergies in 2009, she had to figure out an alternative diet. The journey wasn’t easy.  Although many friends and family supported Meyer, others didn’t understand that certain foods could make her gravely ill. At restaurants, Meyer had to ask servers lots of questions and trust that kitchens weren’t cross-contaminating the food by using utensils that had been in contact with products she was allergic to.

    Source: Range Free café offers allergen-free foods