How Crunchy Are You?

[Mom2Alex]

So you think you're crunchy? Well how crunchy are you?

1. Do you have homebirths?


15 points for “yes” (unassisted)


10 points for “yes” (with a midwife in attendance)


5 points for alternative birthing center


2 points for “thinking about/would like homebirth”


0 for “no” (wouldn’t consider it).

2. Will you circumcise future sons?

5 points for “no”

-5 points for “yes”.

3. Do you use cloth diapers?

20 point if you do Elimination Communication (no diapers)

15 points if “yes” (wash and make your own)

10 points if “yes” (wash your own)

5 points if “yes” (diaper service)

2 points if “thinking about it”

0 points if “no” (wouldn’t consider it).

4. Do you observe your fertility signals using Natural Family Planning/Fertility Awareness and use that for birth control/trying to conceive?

10 points for “yes” (observe and use for birth control/ttc) or you use ecological breastfeeding/lactational amnorrhea

5 points for “yes” (observe for trying to conceive)

2 points “thinking about it”

0 points for “no” (wouldn’t consider it).

5. Do you breastfeed exclusively for the first 6+ months?

10 points if “yes”

5 points for “no” (use occasional bottles of expressed breastmilk)

2 points for “no” (use occasional bottles of formula)

0 for “no” (don’t breastfeed by choice).

6. Do you co-sleep?

10 points for “yes” (all night every night)

5 points for “yes” (part/all of most nights)

2 points for “thinking about it”

0 points for “no”.

7. Do you use a sling/soft carrier?

5 points for “yes”

2 points for “thinking about it”

0 points for “no” (wouldn’t consider it).

8. Do you believe in/practice child-led weaning (even if that means breastfeeding for several years)?

15 points for “yes” (complete child-led weaning)

10 points for “yes” (up to 3 years)

5 points for “yes” (up to 2 years)

2 points for “thinking about it”

0 points for “no” (you’ll wean the baby at 1 year or earlier).

9. Do you tandem nurse/nurse during your pregnancy?

10 points for “yes” (nurse during pgcy and tandem nurse)

5 points for “yes” (nurse during pgcy, but wean before birth)

2 points for “thinking about it”

0 points for “no”(wouldn’t consider it).

10. Do you eat organic/whole/natural foods and limit your meat?

15 points for “yes” (grow own/buy organic, shop only at health food store, grind own wheat, vegetarian, etc.)

10 points for “yes” (grow some of own food, buy organic, use whole wheat flour, bake own bread, eat some meat occasionally)

5 points for “yes” (try to buy natural, whole grain foods, etc.)

2 points for “thinking about it”

0 points for “no” (wouldn’t consider it).

11. Do you use herbal/homeopathic remedies?

10 points if “yes” (very rarely see a regular doctor)

5 points if “yes” (but use a doctor occasionally)

2 points if “thinking about it” (see a doc for now)

0 points for “no” (wouldn’t consider it).

12. Do you homeschool?

10 points if “yes” (currently homeschool)

5 points for “yes” (will homeschool)

2 points for “thinking about it”

0 points for “no” (wouldn’t consider it).

13. What's your take on childhood vaccinations?

15 points for no vaccines

10 for delayed, selective vaccination

5 points for selective, on schedule vaccination

2 points for thinking about not vaccinating

0points for vaxing on schedule.

14. Would you/have you ever breastfeed/fed someone else's baby or have someone else bf your child?

10 points if yes (have or someone has bf your baby)

5 points if yes (would)

2 points if maybe

0 if no (wouldn't consider it).

15. Do you use cloth/re-usable products for mom?

10 points if yes (make own)

5 points if yes (buy own)

2 points if thinking about it

0 points if no.

Ratings

120 – 140 Super Nutty, Ultra-Crunchy Granola Earth Mama

90 – 119 Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch!

60 – 89 Pretty Crispy

20 – 59 Sprinkled with Granola

5 – 19 Instant Oatmeal

0 - 4 Jell-O

[Mom2Alex]

I was Pretty Crispy, BTW... :lol:

[mommyLil]

I was Pretty Crispy, BTW... :lol:
I'm either pretty crispy or Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch depending on how co sleeping is defined. I've heard it mean the same room and the same bed. IF its same room then I'm Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch if its the same bed I'm pretty crispy

[Barb]

I'm Instant Oatmeal.

[Amy]

I'm Instant Oatmeal as well!

[Wendy]

I'm Instant Oatmeal.
Thats where I am too.... :lol:

[Nocona]

I'm Jell-O, but just barely :lol:

[benwood]

I'm Pretty Crispy.

[Nichole]

Ok, I went back and re-read my answers and I wrote down the wrong amount of points for one, so I am actually Sprinkled with Granola.

[mommytheresa]

Sprinkled with Granola

[olcott]

sprinkled with granola, only cause I just started CDing :)

[kim]

I'm Jell-O, but just barely :lol:
i hear ya sista. i got the hives just reading the list :lol:

[tchrgrrl]

Sprinkled w/ Granola but only a couple of points from being Pretty Crispy. (somehow I don't think that will surprise many :lol: ).

[MaryNH]

sprinkle away!!!

[JenM]

sprinkled with granola... only a few points away from pretty crispy

[Carla]

I got 116: Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch!

I keep getting higher numbers when I do this test :lol:

[Mom2Alex]

Just goes to show you what a broad range of women we have on this list! I think my numbers get higher everytime I do this quiz, too! :lol:

[Mandi]

Sprinkled with granola here :)

[Cortney]

Mmmmm!!! Gotta love that whole grain crunch! :)

[LoriS]

I expected to be jello, but at 14 I am Instant Oatmeal.:lol:

[Mary DK]

I'm Instant Oatmeal :)

[Cheri]

I'm Pretty Crispy :)

[Denise]

32-sprinkled with granola! :lol: I had alot of 0's! :blush:

[TtownAnne]

I'm with Kim - just the idea of some of those things made me rethink having another kid! :lol:

[Emily]

Sprinkled here!

[Kate]

I am sprinkled with granola, but on the low side.

[Karri]

sprinkled with granola here

[Tara]

At 20 points I am just barely sprinkled with granola.

[MelissaM]

I was a high Sprinked with Granola - like KC...I was only a few points from being Pretty Crispy :lol:

[Brandi Jo]

I"m pretty crispy

[Beccaroo]

Mmm, love that whole grain crunch!

[Alyssa]

Instant Oatmeal...but for a minute there I was worried I'd be below jello! :lol:

[Eva]

Sprinkled with Granola but on low side. :)

[Jennie]

Hmmm! I was actually crispy?!

[Jillian]

97 so I guess I'm Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch!

[Trish]

i hear ya sista. i got the hives just reading the list :lol:

I'm with Kim and Nocona! :lol:

[chefkath]

I'm whole-grain crunchy :)

[Hillary]

I'm pretty crispy.

[cimberdog]

Watch it wiggle, See it jiggle, Jell-O brand gelatin....

I was one point away from Instant Oatmeal though.

[scruzin]

I am so Jell-O

[Trish]

I'm with Kim and Nocona! :lol:

Oops! I guess I should have clarified that I was Jell-o, too, but just barely.

[buzzjen]

I'm sprinkled with granola, but really close to pretty crispy!

[KimC]

I'm sprinkled with granola, but on the low end. Some of those questions seemed weird to me.

[cherbear]

I'd probably score crunchier if I counted things up right, but I will have to call myself oatmeal. The choices I made have more to do with my own convenience than wanting to be an Earth-mother. :lol:

For example:

Vaccines on schedule - HA - late as always because I forget appointments

Breastfed while pregnant - till I was wasting away to nothing! Weaned at 8 months so I doubt that counts

Cosleeping - only to breastfeed, because I consider a good night's sleep ruined if my feet have to touch the floor.

Breastfeeding - see above.

NFP - we don't have sex often enough to bother with any other method. :lol:

No Circumcision - because here they charge you $80. Its not worth the bother.

Homebirth - well, I came pretty close to a "backseat of Malibu Sedan" birth, if that counts for anything...


~Cheri

[Isaiah's Momma]

I'm sprinkled with granola, but almost pretty crispy!

[Kris]

sprinkled with granola... only a few points away from pretty crispy

this was me as well

[Shanna]

Sprinkled with Granola :)

[AimB]

I'm pretty crispy and not too far away from Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch!

:)

[CadensMom]

Ok I didn't even make Jello
My rating was not even on the charts.

What is a -1 hahah

[JillMelissa]

I was almost a negative 5! Yikes! But I ended up a zero. Which is not surprising, but funny because my aunt and uncle gave me a subscription to Mothering (the ultimate crunchy magazine - hello, have they MET me?) as a baby gift. HA! :lol:

[AahRee]

I'm Pretty Crispy. I think I'd be Mmm... Love that Whole Grain Crunch, if I had been able to breastfeed. There really wasn't a choice for me in that question, because I didn't *choose* not to BF, I just wasn't able to. And I couldn't really answer the self-led weaning one, either, since I wasn't able to BF...

[snowflake12]

15. Do you use cloth/re-usable products for mom?

10 points if yes (make own)

5 points if yes (buy own)

2 points if thinking about it

0 points if no.



Not that it makes a difference in my score, but I don't understand this question.

I almost didn't even make Jello, but I scored a zero.

[Hillary]

Not that it makes a difference in my score, but I don't understand this question.

I almost didn't even make Jello, but I scored a zero.

I believe that they mean nursing pads, af pads, etc...

[Brooke]

I'm oatmeal, but barely. I got a 5.

[AahRee]

Not that it makes a difference in my score, but I don't understand this question.

I almost didn't even make Jello, but I scored a zero.
It's referring to cloth menstrual pads, reusable menstrual cups, and cloth nursing pads. And cloth wipes instead of tp...

[snowflake12]

It's referring to cloth menstrual pads, reusable menstrual cups, and cloth nursing pads. And cloth wipes instead of tp...


Thanks. Well my score still stays at zero.

[Jenn]

I'm most definately Jello.

[Eleanor]

Sprinkled with granola :)

[magoo]

High end of sprinkled. I would be pretty crunchy if I had the opportunity to do some things (alt. birthing center, tandem nursing, etc.)

Sarah

[Stacey]

I was the high end of sprinkled with granola. :)

[Ariel]

I am less than Jello at a -5!

[harmonielyn]

Instant oatmeal.

[waldorf homeschoolers]

Super Nutty, Ultra-Crunchy Granola Earth Mama, that's me for over 13 years! Yay!!!

Kytka

[stass]

Sprinkled with Granola but close to Instant Oatmeal.

[Martian Lullaby]

i got the hives just reading the list :lol:

:lol: Me too.

[Carla]

I've evolved! I got 129 when I re-took this test :eek: . 120 ? 140 Super Nutty, Ultra-Crunchy Granola Earth Mama. I just can't get the organic food thing going :lol: (way too expensive around here)

[Brandi]

48 - Sprinkled. Funny thing is, I'm about the crunchiest person I know!

[Jillian]

97 so I guess I'm Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch!


I'm now at 114, I just need that homebirth :lol: then I'd have it all...

[sheila]

Sprinkled with Granola here

[Bobbie]

I am Sprinkled with Granola -- mostly attributed to co-sleeping and six months of BFing.

[TtownAnne]

Just squeaked into Instant Oatmeal - only 1 point away from Jello. :) There are a number of things on that list I can't even IMAGINE, let alone participate in! :eek:

[Wendy]

I am instant oatmeal...:lol: The only thing that put me over the top is that Abby does not eat meat!!

BTW- Can someone tell me what in the world that option was about not wearing diapers??

[Hilary]

:lol: I got a 0, jello! Good thing I have a sling, or I would have gotten a -5. Although, I did give co-sleeping a 0, even though I don't mind it, I just prefer my kids sleep in their own beds, so I can get some sleep too.

[Carla]

BTW- Can someone tell me what in the world that option was about not wearing diapers??

It's called elimination communication. It's where you observe your baby for signs they have to pee and/or poop and put them on the potty. Some start at birth or in the first few months. I considered but can't really see doing it, especially now with two. It's hard enough trying to potty train :lol:

[asta]

Okay, I made it to Instant Oatmeal only because I have pcos and have to chart to figure out if I'm ovulating and we have a baby bjorn.

I totally agree with Kim on this quiz. And BTW, was I the only one who got the heebee-jeebees when reading this question?: "14. Would you/have you ever breastfeed/fed someone else's baby or have someone else bf your child?" I thought we were socially past the whole "wet nurse" concept--yikes!

[JessPearl]

I'm sprinkled with granola :)

[AllyRae]

111-Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch!

[AllyRae]

And BTW, was I the only one who got the heebee-jeebees when reading this question?: "14. Would you/have you ever breastfeed/fed someone else's baby or have someone else bf your child?" I thought we were socially past the whole "wet nurse" concept--yikes!

Hmmm...my son survived because my sister donated breastmilk for him... I had extreme low supply, formula gave him severe reflux, so the only way I could get him to eat was to mix formula with my sister's breastmilk and then use it in a lactaid so that he received that supplement while nursing. And yes, I would breastfeed another child if there was a situation where that arose...most likely it'd be where there was no access to formula and the baby was sick or something... So, definately no heebee jeebees here...although cow's milk sort of gives me the heebee jeebees, so I suppose everyone has their thing...

[Girlo]

I got an 86! I'm pretty crispy....but pushing whole-grain goodness. :)

[Girlo]

Some people my BIL/SIL know have been practicing elimination communication from their son's birth! They live in an ultra-crunchy environment and they are considered on the extreme end of crunchy in that community.
They said they just watched their son very closely and picked up the cues he gave (changes in facial expression, clenching leg muscles, etc.) when he about to pee/poo....then ran him straight to the potty!

Personally, I couldn't imagine doing this! You'd have to watch your child intently ALL the time....and I just don't have the energy. :lol:

[AllyRae]

Personally, I couldn't imagine doing this! You'd have to watch your child intently ALL the time....and I just don't have the energy. :lol:

LOL...Bran gets pleasure out of peeing on the floor the exact second we look at him (he runs around naked for an hour or so at night). I don't think EC would work very well for us...he thinks it's too funny to pee on the floor! :lol:

[Karri]

Oh my --i read up on EC because it intrigued me (not because I would EVER do it!). No way could I do it. Norah takes delight in peeing on the floor during naked time (before bath), and let me tell you....she shows no signs of it until I notice my wet sock :dead:

[AllyRae]

Oh man Karri...that's worse than Bran waiting until we're looking and then laugh at it. Stepping in it is much worse! :dead:

[sheila]

:lol: Nope, I don't think EC would work for me, either.

Last year, while I was still pumping, I accidentally left about 20 oz of EBM in my parents' fridge. My cousin, who had twins and was barely keeping up with demand lived close by, so I offered it to her. Her DH got the willies about it a little (actually, after I made the offer, it kind of freaked me out, too :lol: ) but she had an interesting way of looking at it: At least with my EBM, they knew what they were getting and where/who it was coming from instead of getting synthetic stuff from machines & a big corporation. I have no idea if they ever used it.

[Karri]

Well I obviously have no problem with using someone else's breastmilk :lol: I found it much less offensive than using formula at the time :lol:

[magoo]

High end of sprinkled. I would be pretty crunchy if I had the opportunity to do some things (alt. birthing center, tandem nursing, etc.)

Sarah

Hmmm... nursing my 2 year old, and nursing while pregnant have pushed me from sprinkled to pretty crispy. :)

[Barb]

I'm still instant oatmeal, which surprises me since I now bf, co-sleep, have a sling and I would consider donating my milk or using someone else's.

[Colleen]

I'm instant oatmeal.

[Jillian]

It's called elimination communication. It's where you observe your baby for signs they have to pee and/or poop and put them on the potty. Some start at birth or in the first few months. I considered but can't really see doing it, especially now with two. It's hard enough trying to potty train :lol:


Yea, I see it as potty training for mommy...you end up trained to see your kids signals...and then bring them to the potty...I couldn't imagine how many times a day you'd be doing that with a newborn...but then these kids usually end up full potty trained (taking themselves to the bathroom) between 12 and 18 months.

[Jillian]

Hmmm...my son survived because my sister donated breastmilk for him... I had extreme low supply, formula gave him severe reflux, so the only way I could get him to eat was to mix formula with my sister's breastmilk and then use it in a lactaid so that he received that supplement while nursing. And yes, I would breastfeed another child if there was a situation where that arose...most likely it'd be where there was no access to formula and the baby was sick or something... So, definately no heebee jeebees here...although cow's milk sort of gives me the heebee jeebees, so I suppose everyone has their thing...

I've donated my breastmilk, I would breastfeed someone elses baby if they wanted me too, and if I knew the person well enough I would give my kids there breastmilk or allow them to breastfeed my kids if it was an extreme circumstance...I'd do all of that before giving my kids formula...And, I'm with ally, cows milk also scares me...

[AllyRae]

Yep Jillian....if my sister wouldn't have donated a bunch, I would have taken you up on your offer to donate. While Bran has to have formula, the donated milk made it more tolerable on his stomach. :)

[mama2jackson]

I'm proudly sprinkled with granola :biggrin:!!!

[bunybomb]

I'm instant oatmeal!

[mommyLil]

I'm either pretty crispy or Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch depending on how co sleeping is defined. I've heard it mean the same room and the same bed. IF its same room then I'm Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch if its the same bed I'm pretty crispy

Now I'm definatelly an Mmm love that whole grain crunch... since I can answer yes on homebirths and tandem nursing. :lol: