I wasn't always the healthiest eater. Â In junior high, I ate an ice cream bar everyday with my lunch. Â After school, the snack I devoured, every single day, before my sports practices, was a Snickers bar. Â I certainly didn't grow up eating Larabars. I distinctly remember my first Almond Joy. Â My ...
Recipes
PB & J Oatmeal
As much as I like to think I'm helping develop a healthy eater who doesn't require "kid food" at every meal, there is one kid sandwich that Meghan would eat at every meal if I let her: Â peanut butter and jelly. Â One time she asked for it for breakfast, and I almost obliged. Â Instead, Peanut Butter ...
Broccoli Cheddar Millet Cups
What is a sure-fire way to get your kids to eat broccoli? Â Okay, let me be honest here. Â There are no sure fire ways to get your kids to eat broccoli, so allow me to rephrase that. Â What are some ways to up your chances of getting your kids to eat broccoli? 1.) Add cheese. 2.) Â Bake it into a ...
Vegan Chickpea Tomato Wrap
This Vegan Chickpea Tomato Wrap makes a super quick and easy lunch that is full of flavor!Often times, I eat whatever Meghan is having for lunch. Â If she's having a mashed banana and tahini sandwich, I go ahead and have one, too. Â Some days, however, I just want something that I know Meghan most ...
Beat the Winter Blues Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
This recipe is my attempt to rebel against winter. Â No Mr. Winter, I'm not going to make soup today. Â What's that you say? Â You want me to cook a heavy casserole? Â Sorry, I've had it with your warming comfort foods. Â Enough is enough. Â Do you hear me? Â We. are. over. Â Next Wednesday is Ground Hog ...
Maple Multi-Seed Snack Cookies (Nut and Gluten-Free!)
Yesterday the temperature hovered somewhere around zero, the roads were coated with ice, and it was clear that I was not going to leave the house. Â What's a mom to do when she's stuck inside during the winter? Â Bake cookies! Â Healthy cookies, of course. With a vague idea of a sort of snack cookie I ...
Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats
Steel cut oats are the less-processed brother of rolled oats. Because they are less processed, they retain more nutrients than rolled oats, which of course means steel cut are the oats I want to consume. Until recently, I have only consumed them on a rare occasion, though, because they take so. ...
Polenta Pizza
Last week as I was putting together my family's meal plan, an intriguing idea popped into my head: Â polenta pizza. Â We all love pizza, I thought, why not mix it up with a change from the same old whole wheat dough I usually make? Â I thought I was brilliant for a minute, until I googled it and found ...
Three Bean Vegetarian Chili in the Slow Cooker
My kitchen had a very good Christmas. Â She was a little selfish, but got everything she wanted. Â She received a fabulous all-purpose cooker that is a rice cooker, slow cooker, and steamer in one. Â It's hard to believe we've gone this long without a slow cooker. Â I've had fun experimenting with it, ...
Raw Banana Bread Cookies
The first time I picked up a Larabar at the grocery store, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Â Meghan became instantly addicted, wanting to eat them for her snack every day. Â At $1.79 a pop, that just wasn't going to happen. Â I started experimenting in the kitchen and found out that ...
Yogurt Parfaits
If you want to feel like you are eating breakfast at a fancy hotel, make a yogurt parfait and put it in a martini glass. Â It's a great way to use those martini glasses you registered for despite the fact you don't drink martinis on a regular basis or ever have eight people over who drink ...
Homemade Herbed Croutons
I rarely buy ready-made croutons from the store. Â Making them at home is simple, less expensive, and homemade croutons just taste better. Â Most of the store brands will use cheaper, less healthy oils and many have a host of other unwanted ingredients. Â Keep it simple. Â Make these easy, delicious ...