You want your child to eat his broccoli. He’d rather feed it to the dog. How do you reach a middle ground (you know, one where he eats ALL of his broccoli)? I’ve got an answer, one that involves getting kids to eat more vegetables consistently without an objection ever crossing their mind. When I…
Make this Nutrient Dense Lamb Stew in an Instant!
Having been without a slow cooker for many months, I had a hankering to cook up the grass fed lamb cubes that had been sitting in my freezer for some time. You see, after learning that so many crock pots are testing positive for lead (thank you Lead Safe America), I got rid of mine and started…
A Vegetable Turkey Loaf that is Divine
Vegetables are the most important and nutritious food available. It’s important to get them into our diet as much as possible, so I often incorporate them into recipes that typically don’t include them. I shared pictures of a veggie turkey loaf I had made for dinner on my personal FB page two weeks ago and people…
Healthy Muffins Kids Will Love
I love muffins, but I don’t love that they often contain preservatives and a massive amount of sugar. Most recipes call for at least a cup and a half of cane sugar and the standard medium size muffin has approximately 37 grams of sugar. That’s insane, especially when a human should really only consume 8 grams per day….
Getting Kids Into Veggies
Lips sealed, arms crossed, “I don’t like this.” Meanwhile, he’s never even tried it before. Sound familiar? All of my kids love fruit and they each have a few select vegetables that they will ask for, but none of them willingly eat a wide variety of vegetables. Being that I want them to get the nutrients…
Better for You Brownies
I guess I should start by stating that I was PMSing. I wanted chocolate. I wanted brownies. So, I got on the computer and found some nice looking recipes for some great ones made from scratch. Some called for honey or maple syrup as sugar sweeteners, some for avocado, some for coconut oil, etc. The…
Pink Pancakes – A Little Veggie Trick!
Inspired by a post I saw by Super Healthy Kids, I decided to make my kids pink pancakes for breakfast this morning! The trick to the pink color is the use of beet puree! To eliminate some of the work in the morning, I cooked and pureed the beets the day before, as suggested by…
Getting Kids Into Veggies and Veggies Into Kids TWO
“Slip some cauliflower puree into a bowl of instant mac and cheese, and aren’t you also inadvertently cementing a kid’s belief that cauliflower does not exist in a beneficent universe?” – Dara Moskowitz Grumgahl (Experience Life Magazine) I want to start by commenting on those naysayers of ‘hiding’ veggies. I fully support “hiding” veggies in…