Metro Detroit Mommy strives to have an overall balanced out-look on family and personal life; which we believe includes personal health, nutrition and fitness. Healthier, happier moms equates on healthier, happier families! As moms our personal free time is in short supply, but we hope we can share some of our tips for meal planning and easy healthy recipes the whole family will love. Along with quick & easy ways to fit in exercise for busy moms. We will share tips, tricks and motivation in order to educate & inspire our readers. Lastly, sharing our personal journeys and struggles on how to “fit it all in” and to find balance in your life which will lead to an overall healthy outlook on your life.
What Moms Should Know About Tendonitis
Brought to you by Vive Health As a mother, you are not new to joint aches and discomforts brought about by multitasking and juggling parenting, a job, and household chores…
At-Home Workouts For Busy Moms
Brought to you by Vive Health Almost everyone wants to exercise but few actually manage to stick to their fitness goals and programs. It’s the start of the new year…
Eleven Healthy Habits for Winter
By: Grace Derocha, registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator and certified health coach at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Throughout the winter months, it’s normal to feel a change in…
Kitchen Safety Tips for Families
A kitchen is a fun place where families and their children can bond. From whipping up simple recipes to preparing lunch boxes, it’s usually associated with happy memories. The kitchen,…
Is Your Vehicle Under Recall? Probably
In July of 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a recall of over 34 million vehicles due to a defective airbag mechanism. This faulty mechanism can cause the…
15 Tips For After You Have a Baby From a Postpartum Doula
Written by Metro Detroit Mommy Guest Blogger: Jill Reiter – The After Baby Lady Postpartum Doula Services LLC Photo Credit: Studio 11.11 Photography The postpartum phase immediately after birth is…
Dealing with Heels Spurs
Brought to you by Vive Health As a mother, you are undoubtedly one of the busiest people you know, with plenty of things to do left, right, and center. With…
Tips for Finding the Best Boot Horn for You
Brought to you by: Vive Health Whether you are a new mommy or have multiple children, finding new ways to make life easier is probably a priority for you. Boot…
5 Science-Backed Stress Relievers
Brought to you by: Vive Health Science has shown the potentially catastrophic effects of stress on humans, and new scientific research is beginning to show us how to counteract those…
Safely Carrying Your Car Seat
So, you did the hard work: you picked out a car seat. High five! Whether it’s the lightest on the market or the heaviest, once your baby gains some precious…
Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas
By: Grace Derocha, registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator and certified health coach with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Dr. Gina Lynem-Walker The average American anticipates spending more than $900…
6 Interesting Facts Moms Should Know About Sleep
Brought you by Vive Health. Sleeping is as natural as breathing, especially for babies and children. They don’t think about it. They just do it; sometimes, it just happens. For…
Pardon Me, Your Car Seat Is ALL WRONG
In life, and in parenting, most of us try to follow the Golden Rule: treat others as you would want to be treated. This generally means kindly, with respect to…
Don’t Panic: Understanding And Treating Childhood Fevers
Guest post brought to you by Vive Health. Fever is one of the most common, and most misunderstood, of all childhood illness symptoms. Watch your child’s fever like a hawk,…
Eliminate Daily Toxins at Detox Day Spa
We love sharing new businesses with you and this is definitely one to add to your list of places to check out! While this is a sponsored post, all opinions…
Healthy Holiday Stress Relief for Moms
Brought to you by Vive Health Looking for a healthier approach to your holiday stress relief? When it comes to planning family trips, dashing from one kid’s holiday performance to…
Mom’s First Aid Must-Haves
Brought to you by Vive Health Moms are always looking to improve their first aid kits as their children get older and more active. You may start out with infant…
Life Lessons From Cold And Flu Season – Sponsored Post
Guest Blog Post: Vive Health Often by necessity, moms are usually great multitaskers. One of my friends once boasted that she could breastfeed her infant son, pour a glass of…
Five Ideas for Creating a Bedtime Routine
Being a parent is hard work. Of course, it’s a wonderful job and one that I wouldn’t trade for the world…but it can be downright exhausting, too! The nightly feeds…
Car Seat Safety: My Doctor Isn’t The Expert?
Whilst attempting to prove me wrong, my husband actually said to me the other day, “What, you don’t believe me? Google it like you do everything else!” Yep. He got…
Your First Step: Car Seat Safety
Manufactured products, such as car seats can be recalled on occasion. Often, the recall is simple and only requires a basic fix – a new label or an updated manual….
Talking to Your Children About Tragic News Stories
The Tragedy Most of us here in the Detroit area woke up and turned on the Monday morning news show October 2nd with no idea of what happened around 10pm…
Where to go for Care: Decoding Your Medical Provider Options
By: Dr. S. George Kipa, MD, deputy chief medical officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Recent studies indicate that nearly half of the 500,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield…
Seven Ways to Encourage your Children to Eat More Fruits and Veggies
Tired of trying to make your kids eat fruits and vegetables? You feel you have tried every single trick under the sun so that your kids eat their greens and…
Cholesterol 101
By: Grace Derocha, registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator and certified health coach at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan More than 102 million American adults have unhealthy cholesterol levels. Because…
Metro Detroit Suicide Prevention Resources
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Each year more than 41,000 individuals die by suicide leaving countless family members and friends behind to piece their lives back together. 90% of…
A Parent’s Guide to Dietary Discussions
By: Grace Derocha, registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator and certified health coach with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Knowing that one in three Michigan children are overweight or obese,…
Sour Cream Apple Cinnamon Crumb Bars
Fall is the season for apples, visiting farms and cider mills, making all kinds of apple goodies like Apple Butterscotch Brownies. Caramel Apples, Apple Sandwiches, and more. So when I was…
An Open Letter From the Mom of a Child with a Food Allergy
As you prepare to send your children to school, if they don’t have life-threatening food allergies, try to take a second to think of us parents who do. I am…
Grandparent Visitation Rights in Michigan
In Michigan, when grandparents are denied access to their grandchild they can petition the court for grandparent visitation rights. The process can be an uphill battle because there are restrictions…
Are Convertible Car Seats Safe For Newborns?
When it comes to car seats, one thing you can count on is options. You have options within a budget, within a weight bracket, within a height bracket, and options…
Family Friendly Workouts
By: GraceDerocha, registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator and certified health coach at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Nearly one in three Michigan children between the ages of 10 and…
Women’s Self Defense: Heads Up, Fight On
Okay, so for those of you who know me this next sentence you’re about to read won’t come as a shock: I am a worrier. I worry about pretty much…
Back-to-School Time Saving Hacks
By: Grace Derocha, registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator and certified health coach at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan According to a recent report, U.S. adults working an average of…
What was I Just Saying? Focusing in the Midst of Distractions
Chances are you’ll be able to read this entire post because I’ve kept it under 500 words and written it as a listicle. If you get called away to stop…
How To: Install a Car Seat in an Extended Cab Truck
How Do I Install a Car Seat in an Extended Cab Truck? “My truck doesn’t have tethers in the back seat, I’ve looked all over for them!” If I had…
So You Were In A Minor Car Crash – Now What?
It is a statistical probability that one will end up in a car crash an average of 3-4 times in their lifetime. Of course, that number could be higher or…
Fan Recommended Metro Detroit Dentists
For many, going to the dentist ranks as our least favorite activity. Taking our kids to the dentist, ranks even lower. Our wonderful fans got together and shared their picks for the best…
LATCH vs Seat Belt… Which Comes Out On Top?
You’ve done all the shopping, all the research into the safety of a seat and how to use it… and now comes the fun part: installation! Okay, so my definition of…
Mifold Booster Product Review
I was the meanest mom ever today. My family had just spent a lovely evening at a friend’s house about 1.5 hours away from home. We ate s’mores, we played…
How To Keep Baby Cool in the Car
Ah, summer in Michigan. I, for one, welcome the sounds and sensations of summer… kids screeching as they run through sprinklers, bare legs peeling off of leather seats, the instant…
Urban Gardens in Detroit
It’s time to sow your seeds! The last frost is almost here and it’s planting season. Gardening looks different for all of us. Some of us have a garden in…
Counselor’s Corner: Developing Healthy Friendships
At a young age, our kids are influenced by their peers but even before their peers have clout we set the stage for their social and emotional engagement. I have…
Buyer Beware: Should You Buy Car Seats Online?
How many of us are in Buy Sell Trade groups on Facebook or Instagram? I can think of at least four off the top of my head that I’m active…
Healthy Tuna Melt – Under 300 calories
Here’s a tasty recipe for a tuna melt that is less than 300 calories. It is easy to make and rather filling. Ingredients: 4 tortilla wraps (I used Ole Spinach…
Healthy Salad Recipe – Under 400 Calories
Three days ago I hit my limit and decided it was time to count calories again. I’m just not able to lose (or even maintain) a healthy weight if I…
Looking to do more? Become a CPST!
Are you looking for a way to become a valuable, contributing member of your local community? Do you like the idea of helping to keep kids safe? Do you like…
My health and fitness journey: Three months and 20 pounds gone!
Countless workouts. Two big setbacks. Twenty pounds lost. Two new pairs of jeans. That is the result of my three months at Starting Line Health and Fitness. They agreed to…
Why Use A Tether?
I had a seat check appointment a few days ago that left me wondering what I can do as a child safety advocate to get through to more parents. Then…
Five Dangerous Car Seat Mistakes
It’s a statistic I’ve read so many times it has lost its shock value: 9 out of 10 car seats are installed and/or used incorrectly. Let’s put that into perspective….
Naturally Healthy: Five Tips for Keeping Kids Well During Cold & Flu Season
As parents, we never like to see our kids sick and uncomfortable or in pain! But during the school year they are exposed to lots of germs, and as the…
Health & Fitness: 10 Ways to Stay Motivated During the Holidays
November and December are notorious for being to most people, the busiest months out of the year. It’s hard to keep up on household chores, let alone your fitness and…
10 Gift Ideas for Health Conscious People
You may have a health conscious friend or family member and wonder what to get them for Christmas. Or, you may be someone yourself who would like gifts that you…
30 Days of Health & Fitness Tips
On my health & fitness page, Inspired Health & Fitness I posted 30 Days of Health & Fitness tips last month. These are things I incorporated into my life that…
Tips for Dealing With Those “Not So Merry” Christmas Feelings
You may find it hard to get into the holiday spirit. Here are some tips to help you cope with your “not so merry” Christmas feelings.
How To Choose A Booster Seat
Booster seats. They are an important step in child passenger safety and yet they are very often underestimated or worse, completely skipped over. Last week a story went viral about…
One Month Update: Starting Line Health and Fitness LYFT class
It’s been a month since I started working out at StartingLine Health and Fitness in Rochester Hills. They are giving me three months of LYFT workouts in exchange for me…
Road Coat – A Car Seat Safe Down Coat
Disclosure: If you have any questions about your child and their car seat please consult with a Licensed Car Seat Technician, you can find one here: http://cert.safekids.org/ I was given a…
What To Look For When Choosing A Car Seat #carseatsafety
So you’re in the market for a new car seat; lucky you! A friend recently shared this little gem (before you ask, no it’s not available in the US) and…
Truth Be Told: Ten Common Breastfeeding Myths Debunked!
Truth Be Told: Ten Common Breastfeeding Myths Debunked! As a Breastfeeding Counselor I am sometimes baffled by the misinformation about breastfeeding. When I lead support groups and work with moms…
Back to School – Give Your Big Kids A Boost!
Can you hear that? …Cash registers ringing with the sales of new lunch boxes, folders, and endless boxes of pencils? …Parents desperately trying (and mostly failing) to get their children…
25 EASY peanut and tree nut free snack ideas for back to school
Summer is fading as fast as your tan and that means one thing: The kiddos are heading back to school! With food allergies on the rise, many schools have peanut…
Extended Rear Facing: Nine Car Seats that RF up to 50 Pounds
In a recent article, Dana Lange (our CPST) shared and the benefits of Rear Facing as long as you can and these nine seats that accommodate children up to 50…
Car Seat Safety: Rear Facing – the hows & whys
As a Child Passenger Safety Technician I am a huge advocate for keeping kids rear-facing as long as possible. Not only is it safer (500% safer!) and often more comfortable…
15 Easy Summer Fit Tips
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker- Beach Body Coach As a mom of two boys ages 9 & 6, summer time is easily one of the hardest times of the…
A Healthy Make-Over For your BBQ Menu
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker- Beach Body Coach BBQ season is upon us once again! Yay! I love this time of year; I enjoy getting together with friends and…
Meet Dana Lange – Our Newest Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger & CPST
Hello, Metro Detroit Mommy readers! My name is Dana Lange, I’m a CPST and mom of two. I’ve been passionate about car seat safety since shortly after my first child…
Three Keys to Better Health
People often ask me, what is it that got you motivated to get healthy? What was it that time that was different from all the other times? What did I…
Solutions For Every Excuse That Stops You From Exercising
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker- Beach Body Coach Finding the motivation to workout is one of the biggest reasons I hear from people as to why they aren’t able…
Fail-Proof Kale Recipes
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker- Beach Body Coach We’ve heard a lot about kale in the last few years; “super foods” are the hot topic. I admit, it took…
Navigating Food Labels
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker- Beach Body Coach I don’t know about you, but there are a lot of practical knowledge things I wish I had learned earlier in…
Spring Cleaning Your Life
Guest Blogger: Kelly Houseman, MS, LLPC Now that spring is here (assuming 30 degree weather counts as spring) it means a time of renewing, refreshing and cleaning out all of…
Create your own 10 Minute Workout
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach We all have those days, you know, the days where you wake up and plan to take some time for yourself, but next thing…
10 Tips for Busy Moms Who Want to be More Active
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach Being a mom, it is challenging to find time for myself. Fitness often falls to the bottom of the list right under nap time. …
Give and Get Fit Recap
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker- Beach Body Coach Sponsored Post: Metro Detroit Mommy was reimbursed for the Give and Get Fit event registration fee and was loaned the Fitbit…
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Tomato basil soup is one of my favorite soups, I was thrilled to find this healthier version! The key to…
Freezer Oatmeal Cups
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach With back to school time here, this is a great recipe you can make when you have some time and then pull out on…
The Gluten Free Slow Cooker Cook Book- A Review
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach Theresa received a complimentary cook book in order to write this review. The opinions expressed are completely her own based on her experience. Confession,…
The Current Car Seat Laws in Michigan
Disclosure: If you have any questions about your child and their car seat please consult with a Licensed Car Seat Technician, you can find one here: http://cert.safekids.org/ Know what the leading…
The 21 Day Fix- A Review
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach Our health and fitness blogger, Theresa, earns a commission off of the sale of the products mentioned in this post. All opinions posted here…
12 Days of Fitmas
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker This time of year is difficult to just maintain our health. So many parties, chances to over-eat and so much to do, leaving less…
Surviving the Holidays Healthfully
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach One of the most fun-filled times of the year is approaching, the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years holidays. It is however, one of the…
Recipe: Roasted Chick Peas
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach I love chick peas on salads, but discovered a new way to spice up these healthy, protein packed legumes to add a bit more…
Garage Sales and Used Car Seats – What you need to know! #carseatsafety
Summer is finally here and garage sale season is in full swing. Hunting through garage sales can lead to hidden treasures, but a few things you shouldn’t pick up at…
Ten Tips for Breastfeeding Success
Kelly’s Top Ten Tips for Breastfeeding Success! Virtually anyone is capable of breastfeeding successfully. We are capable of growing our babies in our wombs, we are also capable of continuing…
Time Saving Tips for Healthy Eating
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach If you are a busy mom who wants to eat healthy, fresh foods, then you, like myself might find this a stretch some days. …
14 Tips for Eating Healthy at Restaurants
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach One of the biggest hurdles when you are making a lifestyle change is eating out. As they say, you can’t exercise your way out…
Easy Breakfast Casserole Muffins #recipe
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach The hardest meal of the day for me to make and eat something filling and healthy is breakfast! I don’t have a lot of…
Healthy Snacking- Energy Bites
Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger: Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach I am always looking for a great, yet healthy option for my mid-afternoon snack. It’s about 3pm and a couple hours till dinner…
Convertible Car Seats That Rear Face up to 50 Pounds
Disclosure: If you have any questions about your child and their car seat please consult with a Licensed Car Seat Technician, you can find one here: http://cert.safekids.org/ After the post about…
Goldfish Swim School – Rochester
Today we had the pleasure of visiting Godlfish Swim School in Rochester. Located just south of downtown Rochester off of Rochester Road (Main Street), the building can be a little…
The Elbow Squeeze
The Elbow SqueezeGuest Blogger Carissa Knoles Tis’ the season for cough cold and flu. Here’s a little ditty to get you through! The human body has an innate ability to respond to…