Bake up some spinach zucchini bites with your kids and you have a healthy and strangely sophisticated meal to share with your kids or a great party snack for when you have guests over. Whether you’re making these for a party with friends or just a party in your tummy, they’re a quick and easy…
We don’t let our kids eat food with sugar in it until after they’re two. And yet my nearly four-year-old loves it. Because don’t we all? So even though she’s a great eater, I have been working on a nutrition learning theme that teaches children about food but also works to drastically reduce sugar intake in…
As I was loading up our shopping cart with quick and easy foods to eat that didn’t have added sugar in them and were healthy for our family, my husband suggested that we try to make our own no bake protein ball recipe or experiment to find an energy bite recipe we loved. So we…
Many of you have been asking how Whole30 is going for us. And while I wasn’t planning on doing weekly updates, apparently that’s what you guys are craving. And our first weeks have been very insightful. While I prepped for the “How will I feel on day 4 of whole30?” questions, there was a lot…
Growing up I don’t think I ever had cauliflower. Seriously. I knew it existed, but I don’t think it ever walked through our door or entered our mouths for family dinners. But in the last 10 years or so I have been breaking out of my food box. I have been exploring and enjoying a…
If you ave followed my blog for any time at all, you know that I love food. Not only do I love food, but I love HEALTHY, organic, non-gmo food. This means getting my hands dirty and exploring in the kitchen is right up my alley. The first year of marriage with kids, I explored…
One of the biggest factors in working our way into a paleo lifestyle and doing Whole30 was that so much of the food was outside of our price range for weekly meals. So we knew we would be starting to eat Paleo without a lot of wiggle room to spend for more. This meant finding…
My daughter, unfortunately, loves bread just as much as the next preschooler. And while she actually does love veggies, some days are more of a struggle tan others. So to ring in the holiday season we decided to make some personal Christmas pizza bites and decorate them to look like Santa Hats, Christmas Trees, and…
The holidays roll around and I pretty much throw healthy eating out the window. Well, not completely. But November & December are the months of decadent pies, mouthwatering treats, and homemade food that comforts both the tummy and the soul. The winner, winner after-the-turkey-dinner each holiday for me is the Chocolate Pecan Pie. It’s a…
Maybe you go a great deal on whole chickens, picked up a rotisserie at the store, or got a huge Turkey for Thanksgiving. Regardless, there are lots of fun ways to save your bird for other meals. For us, chicken and turkey are fairly interchangeable, so don’t be afraid to make some turkey and dumplings…
Each day 5:30pm rolls around and I am typically scrambling to find something quick to make for dinner so I am not making the dreaded “failed wife” phone call admitting that I didn’t plan ahead and pizza is on the menu (and the “oh by the way, can you pick it up?”). Running a home is…
The smell of melted chocolate is one that fills my memories of the holidays, but not necessarily Halloween. In fact, Halloween has this eerie place between fresh baked goods of Thanksgiving and terrified nights after horror movies. Nonetheless, it’s one to have fun with, especially now as an adult. Here is a fun twist on…