I wrote this post as a participant in the Eat, Play, Love blog carnival hosted by Meals Matter to share ideas on positive and fun ways to teach children healthy eating habits. A list of other registered dietitians and moms who are participating in the carnival will be listed at the bottom of this post or can be found on Meals Matter. One of the biggest lessons I have learned as a mom…
At the end of last week, I realized that I had 2 beautiful green bell peppers left from my co-op basket. Honestly, when I saw the green peppers in the basket, I was worried. Worried that they would go bad before we ate them. I’m just not a huge green bell pepper fan. Red, orange, yellow? YES! Green? Eh, not too exciting. I put some feelers out on Twitter looking…
Last week, the kids and I were invited to a blogger breakfast hosted by Love Grown Foods. They had sent me some granola last month, so I was already a fan (it’s delicious!!). Hanging out with Alex and Maddy, the creators of this health-food company gave me an even greater appreciation for what they are doing. This young couple started Love Grown Foods because of their passion for health and…
Salsa chicken was one of the first dinner recipes I learned how to make after getting married. I probably made it once a week back then. I like that it’s quick, easy, healthy and gathers many compliments from the husband. I had almost forgotten about it recently until I started putting it on the Mamavation Moms’ meal plans. Their families were loving it, so I decided it to put it back…
I heard that everyone’s Bountiful Baskets were loaded this morning including one of my favorites, swiss chard. How bummed am I that I forgot to place my order this week? Here is my favorite way to prepare swiss chard. Make sure to save the stems to make Baked Swiss Chard Stems with Olive Oil and Parmesan later in the week. Swiss Chard & Sweet Potatoes Ingredients: -1 large sweet potato, peeled…
Since our move, I have been trying to get back into the groove of planning and cooking healthy dinners for the family. Thankfully, we have had beautiful weather and have been able to eat most meals outside. It seems to put the kids in a better mood during meals which means they have a better attitude towards trying new things and end up eating more! Score! One of the meals…
Meet my newest breakfast obsession, overnight oats. I wanted to try overnight oats because I don’t like the texture of instant oats, and I want breakfast faster than the time it takes to cook rolled oats. Overnight oats take 2 minutes to throw together at night and 2 minutes to heat up in the morning (you can even eat them cold if you want to). You get all of the…