Bananas? A summer fruit? Well, yes, bananas are a summer fruit although truth is, banana trees produce fruit year-round so bananas are also fall, winter and spring fruits, too. Still, since bananas are available year-round, we don't see them much in summer, not while precious cherries, apricots, blueberries, raspberries and other summer-only fruits show their much-awaited faces. But this week, food bloggers had me rethinking the idea: bananas, they belong in our summer fruit panoply.

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This month I'm taking the show on the road and sharing travel tips wiht parents. Caitlin Friedman from Girl's Guide (PR pro and mom to 4 y.o. twins) shares her top tips, plus I announce the awesome Jult contest giving away a Trevi Twin stroller. Check it out at www.momtrends.blogpsot.com.

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If the economy has you thinking cheap, genetically-modified corn-and-soybean junk foods may be the way to go, frugal foodies serious about cheap, tasty eats are blogging to convince you otherwise. Sustainable, yummy eats don't have to break the bank!