Jill Amery, Author at Urban Mommies

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Jill Amery

Jill Amery is a mom of 2 small boys and the Publisher of UrbanMommies, a stylish digital lifestyle magazine filled with fitness, style, health, recipes and savvy mom advice to help you through pregnancy, birth, and raising your kids.

Daylight Savings Time: How to Fall Back

FAM, health By Jill Amery October 26, 2023 Tags: back, clocks, daylight savings time, fall, fire alarm, iophic, smoke alarm, time change No Comments

Daylight Savings always messes up our kids’ schedules! To help households get ready for the change and keep the daily schedules moving smoothly, we’ve compiled a few tips to make the transition a bit smoother. Good luck! (ps. Spring is just around the corner. Kindof).

Flying Air Canada With Kids

International, ROAM By Jill Amery October 14, 2023 1 Comment

Guess what I did once? I checked all of my baby’s diapers and changes of clothes in our luggage. On a 4 hour flight. Thankfully, a kind gentleman on our Air Canada plane saved the day by buying diapers during the stopover and sending them to me on the plane! Little did I know that Air Canada keeps necessities like this in airports for bad parents like me. (I still recommend taking your own though!) With so many families exploring the world, Air Canada is doing even more to enhance the experience of traveling with kids.

Pumpkin Soup with Sage

EAT, lunches By Jill Amery October 8, 2023 No Comments

Putting pumpkin in a pie, however traditional, isn’t the only thing to do with them as this autumn soup demonstrates. Look for small, sweet pumpkins or you can substitute butternut squash. It’s super-cute to serve it in hollowed out pumpkins.

Safe Turkey Preparation

EAT, family meals By Jill Amery October 7, 2023 1 Comment

The following turkey preparation safety tips are adapted from US CDC online documentation: It’s Turkey Time – Safely Prepare Your Holiday Meal. Health Canada also provides turkey preparation tips. Whether you’re a seasoned chef or a novice preparing your first holiday meal, be aware of safety issues when thawing, preparing, stuffing and cooking your turkey. Food safety is especially important as you prepare a holiday meal. Within the last couple of years, public health officials have investigated outbreaks of food-borne illness that were caused by bacteria in jalapeños, spinach, peanut butter, frozen pizza, frozen pot pies, and frozen beef patties. Many consumers are now more aware of the ongoing importance of food safety.

Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey Deluxe

EAT, family meals By Jill Amery October 5, 2023 No Comments

This low-fat leftover turkey sandwich is pretty much why you go to so much work to make Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter dinner. Using half the fat mayo makes it even lighter.

Pregnancy Wheel

FAM, pregnancy By Jill Amery September 22, 2023 Tags: Due Date calculator, fertility calculator, fetal development calendar, fetal growth calendar, Ovulation Calculator, pregnancy calculator, pregnancy calendar, pregnancy predictions, pregnancy wheel 1 Comment

Pregnancy is all about timing and it can get complicated. When will you ovulate? When will you conceive? At what rate does the fetus grow? When is your due date? There’s a lot going on and it can be overwhelming keeping track of all the dates. Fortunately there is a “Pregnancy Wheel” available to help you keep track of all the important dates and stages of your pregnancy. The wheels are interactive tools that you turn to match the dates of your menstrual cycle and more. Once the wheel is lined up to your specific dates, they provide valuable information predicting the dates of pregnancy milestones.

Acadian Turkey á la King

EAT, family meals By Jill Amery September 20, 2023 Tags: christmas, family meal, leftovers, thanksgiving, turkey, turkey a la king No Comments

We’re not even going to presume to give you a different Christmas or Thanksgiving turkey recipe than the one your family normally uses, but we will suspect that come Boxing Day, you’ll have a ton of turkey waiting to be ‘remade’ into family-friendly dishes. (Aren’t you glad we didn’t say leftovers?) This is a great recipe, and you can substitute tofu or chicken for those who want to avoid the tryptophan-induced sleepiness that comes on after eating turkey. Here’s our take on Acadian Turkey a la King.

Pregnancy and Fall Fashion Trends

FAM, pregnancy By Jill Amery September 9, 2023 3 Comments

After a gorgeous luncheon last week with Lisa Tant, Editor-in-Chief of Flare Magazine, it was time to transfer inspiration into a revamp of the closet. Hosted at Vancouver’s Wear Else, I was in a mecca of fashion, and all I wanted to do was hit the changing rooms. The first fall season while I haven’t been pregnant or attempting to drop baby weight, and, as luck would have it, it’s a particularly stellar year for pregnancy and postpartum dressing. Gone are the gladiator sandals, the cut-off tights and the butt/thigh-hugging shirts (thank you very much).

Activities with Kids in Ottawa

Canada, ROAM By Jill Amery August 9, 2023 Tags: canada, ottawa kids activities 1 Comment

Ottawa, our wonderful nation’s capital, is both the political and technological center of Canada. As far as a vacation destination, it has a lot to offer, from shopping and dining to fun things to do with kids in Ottawa. Here are some of the high points!

Frozen Yogurt Breakfast Bark

EAT, snacks By Jill Amery July 4, 2023 1 Comment

Sometimes on those hot spring and summer mornings, the kids need a chilled treat. This frozen yogurt breakfast bark is not only filled with fruit and protein but the granola gives it some sweet crunch.

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