This Butternut Squash Apple Soup is vegan, gluten-free, and a wonderful soup to eat all fall and winter long! Hey guys! I'm bringing an old recipe out of the archives today because even after all these years, I still love this recipe. You deserve to see this recipe. This post was first written in ...
Lunch Recipes
2 Weeks of Healthy School Lunch Ideas
When it comes to school lunches, my biggest concern is that my kids have nourishing food to eat while they are at school. I want them to have healthy school lunches, but I don't care if they are cute or packed in a clever way, and you better believe I'm not going to spend time turning their food ...
Buffalo Chickpea Salad Sandwich
This Buffalo Chickpea Salad Sandwich has "new favorite lunch" written all over it. Or dinner. Who am I kidding? Sometimes tossing a few things in a bowl, mashing them together, and throwing them on bread is all the energy I have for dinner. It really is that easy to make this vegetarian buffalo ...
Quinoa Power Salad
This Quinoa Power Salad is having a bit of an identity crisis. It badly wants to be a cool kid and be called a Quinoa Power Bowl. Salad just sounds so boring and uninteresting; bowls are so trendy and now. Like any child, it had to listen to its wise mother. (Are you following this? I'm the wise ...
A Mason Jar Salad for Every Weekday (5 recipes with step-by-step instructions)
One of my secret weapons to keeping my healthy eating on track is preparation. Having a mason jar salad in the fridge and ready at lunch time makes the choice, when I'm hungry, simple. When I'm really hungry I can make bad food choices, but when lunch is prepared ahead of time? The potential for a ...
Autumn Kale Salad
This Autumn Kale Salad with an oil-free dressing will transform the way you think about kale salad!I have a confession. This might be hard for you to believe since I run a whole blog based on healthy eating. Okay, here it goes: I don't really love kale. Wait...whaaaat? Did you just hear me ...
The Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Caramelized Onions and Tomato
I grew up in a restaurant. No, literally. I did. My parents owned a restaurant and they were there all the time, so in turn I was there all the time. It had its upsides and its downsides. A downside? My parents worked more than any other parents I knew. An upside? A work ethic was ...
Rainbow Rice and Bean Salad
The following post is sponsored content brought to you by Minute® Ready to Serve Rice. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Happy Healthy Mama possible! I've had the luxury of being home to prepare my lunch since my oldest child, Meghan, was born. It really is a luxury to not have ...
The Giant List of Healthy School Lunch Ideas
Are you ready for the start of another school year? Whether you are ready or not, it's happening. Time to permanently wash the sand off of our feet, dust off our alarm clocks, and prepare ourselves for the early mornings, the after school snacks, the homework sessions, and the hectic dinners ...
10 Ways to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Healthier
It's time to start thinking about school lunches again. Do you have a peanut butter and jelly kid? I have one of each. A peanut butter and jelly kid who would eat the beloved sandwich at every meal, every day, if I let her and one kid who can take 'em or leave 'em. It turns out they both have ...
25 Fresh, Clean Eating Recipes for Spring
Who's ready to dive face first into all the spring flavors? I know I am! So many great fruits and vegetables come into season in the spring. Make the most of it and make one of these seasonal, fresh meals! I've done the searching and scouring for you--just click away and find something that ...
Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Don't you just love sweet potatoes? Talk about a versatile spud. It can be everything from breakfast, to dessert, to the star of a soup, to a side dish, to a main course. And it just happens to be a superfood filled with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory and disease fighting components. Today ...