A little over a year ago, a new Costco was built close enough for our family to consider buying a membership. Â We hesitated taking the plunge, not sure if we'd save enough to justify the cost of membership. Â We'd been members years ago when we lived in Arizona, and ended up rarely using it. That, ...
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The Giant List of Healthy School Lunch Ideas
Are you ready for the start of another school year? Â Whether you are ready or not, it's happening. Â 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 ...
The Anatomy of a Healthy Road Trip
Ever since we moved to Ohio from Arizona six years ago, road tripping has been a part of our summers. Â We typically take one trip to Michigan to visit my family and one visit to the East Coast to visit Tim's family. Â We pack up the family truckster and take it to the road. Â Over the years we've ...
What I Ate Wednesday
Hi friends! I am back to share another day of healthy eating inspiration. This is how it works: on a random day, I take a crappy iPhone photo of all the food I put into my mouth before I actually put it in my mouth. Â Then, I share it with you curious readers. The end result, hopefully, is to give ...
Loaded Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing
This Loaded Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing is full of nutrition and bursting with flavor! You'll love this healthy, vegan salad. Who is ready to get their salad on?  This salad has everything a salad could ever want.  It's hearty and filling thanks to the addition of quinoa and ...
25 Fresh, Clean Eating Recipes for Spring
Who's ready to dive face first into all the spring flavors? Â I know I am! Â So many great fruits and vegetables come into season in the spring. Â Make the most of it and make one of these seasonal, fresh meals! Â I've done the searching and scouring for you--just click away and find something that ...
Meghan’s Paris-Themed 6th Birthday Party
Meghan's birthday was over a week ago and I still can't believe this baby girl is 6. Â How did that happen?! Her birthday party was planned for the day before her birthday, but the poor girl was sick. She tested positive for Enterovirus D68. This was her for almost a week straight. Â Fever, no ...
The 40 Plant Foods Challenge Frequently Asked Questions
The #40plantfoodschallenge starts today! Are you ready?! I'm really excited for this challenge not only for myself, but also for everyone out there inspired to participate. It's always more fun to participate in a challenge with a group. Â We can encourage and support each other the whole ...
First day of school
*Sigh* Meghan started her second year of preschool today. Â While she was gone, I sat around watching home videos from when she was a baby, blubbering and wondering how she got so big so fast. Not really. Â But if I would have had the time to do that, I definitely would have cried while watching ...
I CAN do it and so CAN you {giveaway}
Canning is something that's always been on my radar, yet intimidates me. Â Last summer, I Â got my feet wet and tried some low-sugar strawberry jam. Â The results were great and I knew I should branch out and try canning even more. When the good folks at Ball sent me a Canning Discovery Kit, it ...
Operation Eat More Vegetables: blueberry vinaigrette
For those of you just tuning in, this post is an update to Operation Eat More Vegetables, which is my attempt at getting my 3-year-old, as the title amply explains, to eat more vegetables. To get a sticker, Meghan has to eat all the vegetables she is served at dinner. Â It took her 12 days to get ...