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I"m a mom of three with a degree in Health Education. The busier I get, the harder it is to make healthy food my kids will love. So this blog is the journey of trying to practice what I preach, and how difficult, yet rewarding it can be.
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Smoothilicious- Orange creamsicle Smoothie
There are so many different ways to make a smoothie, your kids should never be bored. While not packed full of fruits and veggies, this smoothie sure made a great treat. We called it the Orange creamsicle smoothie. I’ve seen different versions ...
Menu Plan for week of September 28
Eating actual meals (rather than from the bag, or standing at the refrigerator) not only is better for you, but also keeps your house cleaner. My kids will stand at the pantry, take a handful of Cheerios, and walk away, leaving a trail of Cheerios on...
More Menu plans for healthier families!
Do you love to plan your menu’s? Traditionally on a quiet Sunday afternoon, I like to take cookbooks in my room and write our meals for the week. So, for now on I’m going to start posting my menu plans for you all! On Friday’s I’ll pos...
Raw Food Day! Jicama (Hick-u-mu)
The best thing about the raw food movement, is the simpleness of food prep! If you can use a knife or a blender, you can do raw food. I went to a raw foods class at my local health food store last week, and they made for us some Jicama fries. I th...
Apple Chips
I am ready to plug back in! Not only to the computer, but to more mindful eating! It has been a crazy 2 weeks. Full of distractions, parties, feasting, playing, socializing, working, and eating. As fun as it all is, isn’t it nice to be...
FARMING
Friday: Exercise Ideas Can you think of any better exercise than farming? Our poor kids don’t get the opportunity to take part in such rigorous hard work. Sometimes I wish we lived on a farm, just to teach my kids some good life working sk...
Minestrone
Need to get organized?? Hop over to my sisters blog . She’s giving away a FRANKLIN COVEY organizing system. Awesome! A $90 value. WEDNESDAY: Dinner If I post alot about beans, it is because I literally try to think everyday how I can add...
Breakfast for my little champions
Thanks for entering the Stonyfield yogurt giveaway. Random.org chose Katie who said: I’ve always wanted to try Greek Yogurt!! Stay tuned for my next giveaway on THURSDAY!! Monday: Breakfast Generally when I make eggs, I never use all the yolks....
Delightful Dinners
Wednesday: Dinner As a mom with young kids, dinner is the meal you can’t get out of. Breakfast can slide (toast/ cereal), lunch can be thrown together in a hurry with whatever you have on hand. But most kids (and husbands) expect something ...
Mid-day crisis
Tuesday: Lunch I forgot how difficult it is for me to stop eating when I’m home all day. During school, it seems I had somewhere to be every morning, kids come home, we do homework, have dinner, end of day. Today however, the kids were out pl...
Watermelon homework
Monday: Fruits and Vegetables I gave my kids watermelon homework for the holiday (Memorial Day). Sounds mean I know, but they like homework sheets, I sware. And of course, they had to EAT watermelon to do their watermelon homework! We love...
EXPOSED!!
MONDAY: Fruits and Vegetables First of all, congrats Pam and Mary. I’ve already emailed you to send you some Exercise cards. Since the induction of Pizza night, I’ve been in the habit of chopping some of the veggies super finely and pu...
Corn and Bean Salad
WEDNESDAY: Legumes, nuts, seeds Isn’t protein a funny thing. I feel like I perpetuate the myth that you need to get your protein from animal sources by labeling this section “protein”, as if its seperate from grains and veggies. T...
Super Fast Supper
TUESDAY: Whole Grains This is one of those meals you do not need to plan ahead for, as evidenced by my current lazy spring, lack of planning, enjoying life mentality. At 5pm, when the kids started wandering in asking what was for dinner, I was co...
Easter Eggs
Wednesday: Protein We eat more hard boiled eggs at Easter time than the whole rest of the year. Hard boiled egg are a perfect little pre-packaged, yet totally unprocessed snack. My kids love to eat them straight out of the shell. I already post...
Priorities and Bread
TUESDAY: Whole Grains As my life gets busier (OK, spinning out of control with massive to do lists), I have been spending less time in the kitchen. In a new book I’m reading, (AND LOVE) Michael Pollans, “In Defense of Food” he...
Getting to know your food
MONDAY: Fruits and Vegetables A few days ago my 3 year old niece was over playing. We had a bowl of baby spinach leaves on the table for snacking. She insisted (and of course very stubbornly) that the bowl should be outside for the bugs! ̶...
Sesame Seeds
WEDNESDAY: Proteins Why do your kids need protein? Builds and repairs tissue. Fights infections through antibody formation. supplies energy. Forms enzymes and hormones. What is a good source of protein? SESAME SEEDS!! 1/4 cup has 6.5 grams of p...
Using the rest of my vegetables soup
MONDAY: Fruits and Vegetables The vehicles that help you add vegetables to your kids diet I call the 5 S’s. Soups, Salads, Stir-Fry, sandwiches, and smoothies. Tonight, I chose Soup. I literally took all the vegetables left in my fridge, ch...
Protein spread
WEDNESDAY: Protein We have tried hummus before, and neither my kids, nor my husband were fans. I decided to give it another try. You know, the more times you offer your kids a food the more likely they will be to try it and like it. I posted my...
The Pancake Temptation
Tuesday: Whole Grains Pancakes! One of our favorite breakfasts. Whole wheat, oatmeal, buckwheat or multi-grain, its a fantastic way to get some whole grains into your kids before starting the day. In honor of valentines week, I wanted to test out...
