While reading this excellent book, my thoughts kept going to adults that I know that are so picky about eating their vegetables. Apparently, they came from a home that didn't energize them to eat vegetables. As a social worker, I've found that kids often start being picky about vegetables and then expand their pickiness as adults to a variety of other foods and preparation types. This book is multi-purpose: cookbook, educational book, parenting book, arts and crafts book. It is well written with clear and careful directions, excellent pictures, and fun facts. I tried a number of these recipes and they were all great. While I could not get all of my adult picky eaters to eat everything, I did convince a few to give the veggies a try. I, of course, ate them all. This is a timely format for parents, and other adults, as we live in a time where food is more expensive and sometimes of lower quality, genetically modified, or poorly ripened. There should be no food waste in our nation when there are people going hungry. An engaging, encouraging, and tasty method to prepare good food, such as this book, can help to reduce vegetable waste and improve health. I definitely recommend this book for a wide range of readers. Beyond it's educational application, it is also fun, unique, and makes some really terrific, yum yum, can't wait to eat veggies. It's for you and all your picky eaters. I was fortunate to receive this as an advance reading copy from the publishers and NetGalley and I thank them for this enjoyable book.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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Litter Genie Makes Cats and Their Owners Purr
I recently was given the chance to try out the Litter Genie. With 3 cats, there is a lot of "scooping" going on around my house. A few years ago I switched from clay litter to scoopable litter. It reduces the dust, odor, and weight of the litter and doesn't require fully changing out the box every week. My husband and I "scoop" the box about 3 times per day. Boston and Kit'N are not fussy about their litter, but Pixel is very fussy. If the box is not up to her standards she finds another location. We have 2 cat boxes that we scoop. We had been using a small black flip-top wastebasket and plastic grocery sacks, however it didn't really seal away the odors and often the litter would slip out thru any tiny holes in the bag. So, 2 cat boxes, 1 flip top wastebasket, 1 small garbage pail to hold the 1 large scooper, a brush and tiny tray, and often, a bag of litter, all this had to fit in one small corner of my laundry room. Here are some of the before shots:
I needed a solution. I was excited to give the Litter Genie a try. Here are some shots of the unboxing (under supervision from Kit'N):
Litter Genie truly simplifies our thrice daily "scooping". It is a larger container than we had, it has an attached scoop holder, and it comes with a scoop. Even though the container was larger, it added the size to the height of the container, so it still fit between the boxes and the dryer. The entire area just looked better, even though no one was coming to view it. ;) It was amazing what a difference this change made:
The scoop works very well for actually getting to the bottom of the litterbox. It is so convenient to have the scoop holder as it keeps it off the floor or needing to have a container just for the scoop. It is very easy to use, just lift the top of the Litter Genie, scoop and drop the waste into the hole. Once it is half full or a bit more, pull out the slide to drop the waste into the multiple layered plastic waste holding bag. I have really noticed a difference. There is less mess, and much less odor. It really locks the odor into the holding bag. To remove the bag once it is full, just lift the top half of the Litter Genie, cut the bag, tie it off, pull the new bag-to-be down and tie a knot and you are ready to go again. I will say it is important to keep an eye on how full the bag gets. If it is too full the litter put into the top will not go down.
The Litter Genie is a great solution for small areas and for a house to be free of "catbox odor". I definitely recommend it for one cat households. If you have multiple cats, like we do, and scoop several times a day, like we do, the cost of the refills for the bags can really add up. As I have mentioned, you must make sure that you do not overfill the bag or you are left with a messy and awkward fix. The only other negative is that you need to be aware when you open the top half to cut and remove the bag the top half is somewhat heavy, so it can start to move backwards when cutting & removing and pulling and tying the next bag. Overall, the Litter Genie is a great solution to the age-old litterbox dilemma and Pixel recommends it (and I do too).
You can find the Litter Genie at big box stores, pet stores, and online. To find a location near you just go to their website: LitterGenie.com
I received this product through a special promotion sponsored by Litter Genie and this is my honest and unbiased review and only my opinion. This is based on my personally using and experiencing the product. I was in no way compensated for this review. I only recommend products that worked for me and that I think will work for my readers.
I needed a solution. I was excited to give the Litter Genie a try. Here are some shots of the unboxing (under supervision from Kit'N):
Litter Genie truly simplifies our thrice daily "scooping". It is a larger container than we had, it has an attached scoop holder, and it comes with a scoop. Even though the container was larger, it added the size to the height of the container, so it still fit between the boxes and the dryer. The entire area just looked better, even though no one was coming to view it. ;) It was amazing what a difference this change made:
The scoop works very well for actually getting to the bottom of the litterbox. It is so convenient to have the scoop holder as it keeps it off the floor or needing to have a container just for the scoop. It is very easy to use, just lift the top of the Litter Genie, scoop and drop the waste into the hole. Once it is half full or a bit more, pull out the slide to drop the waste into the multiple layered plastic waste holding bag. I have really noticed a difference. There is less mess, and much less odor. It really locks the odor into the holding bag. To remove the bag once it is full, just lift the top half of the Litter Genie, cut the bag, tie it off, pull the new bag-to-be down and tie a knot and you are ready to go again. I will say it is important to keep an eye on how full the bag gets. If it is too full the litter put into the top will not go down.
The Litter Genie is a great solution for small areas and for a house to be free of "catbox odor". I definitely recommend it for one cat households. If you have multiple cats, like we do, and scoop several times a day, like we do, the cost of the refills for the bags can really add up. As I have mentioned, you must make sure that you do not overfill the bag or you are left with a messy and awkward fix. The only other negative is that you need to be aware when you open the top half to cut and remove the bag the top half is somewhat heavy, so it can start to move backwards when cutting & removing and pulling and tying the next bag. Overall, the Litter Genie is a great solution to the age-old litterbox dilemma and Pixel recommends it (and I do too).
You can find the Litter Genie at big box stores, pet stores, and online. To find a location near you just go to their website: LitterGenie.com
I received this product through a special promotion sponsored by Litter Genie and this is my honest and unbiased review and only my opinion. This is based on my personally using and experiencing the product. I was in no way compensated for this review. I only recommend products that worked for me and that I think will work for my readers.
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