Start the day with a serving of green veggies that the whole family will love! These taste great and can safely be offered to babies starting solids. For older kids and adults, I recommend serving with pure maple syrup or a spread of peanut butter. Seriously so good! These are egg free, dairy free, andContinueContinue reading “Spinach Banana Pancakes”
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Starting Solids: Stage 1 (6 months old)
Starting solids is such an exciting time! It is really one of the first things your child is going to do independently. They need you for everything else, but feeding, that’s their first step in learning to do things on their own. One of the most important parts of starting solids is making sure yourContinueContinue reading “Starting Solids: Stage 1 (6 months old)”
Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 1 box (12 oz) tricolor rotini pasta 1 cup halved cherry or grape tomates 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, cubed 1/2 can (2.25 oz) sliced black olives, drained 1/2 – 1 cup Italian salad dressing Directions: Cook pasta according to box instructions. When pasta is done, drain it and run cold water over it soContinueContinue reading “Pasta Salad”
Watermelon Popsicle
I can’t possibly be the only one who slices up a watermelon only to think – “How in the world are we going to be able to eat alllll of this?!” Don’t get me wrong, I love watermelon but sometimes it is just so much. To use some of the extra, before it goes bad,ContinueContinue reading “Watermelon Popsicle”
Poppyseed Chicken Casserole
Eating Poppyseed Chicken Casserole is one of my core memories from my childhood. This creamy, delicious dish is something my mom often made for us and it is something I was excited to share with my own child!
Homemade Tortilla Chips
We love chips and dip! In fact, dips can be a great way for kids to learn to like a variety of new foods. (Check out these nutritious and delicious dips) But corn tortilla chips are considered a “top choking hazard” for children under the age of 5! You know that feeling when a chipContinueContinue reading “Homemade Tortilla Chips”
Mealtime Mantras for Parents and and Caregivers
Feeding kids is not an easy task.Sometimes we all need a little reminder that we are doing the best we can under our own individual circumstances! So the next time you are feeling overwhelmed, remember these 4 mantras for mealtimes. I am doing the best I can to serve my child balanced meals based offContinueContinue reading “Mealtime Mantras for Parents and and Caregivers”
Lemon & Dill Baked Salmon
We love salmon in our house! It’s something I have been serving Jaxon since he was a baby and although toddlerhood brought some “pickiness”, we still managed to re-learn to like salmon. Jax was a huge fan of my brown butter salmon glaze. We eat it all the time but this time I wanted toContinueContinue reading “Lemon & Dill Baked Salmon”
Why You Shouldn’t Serve Foods in Their Packaging
If you are anything like me, you love food but don’t always have time to cook everything from scratch. Which is completely okay! But also means we have to purchase pre-packaged foods. While it is okay to make convenience or snack foods as part of a balanced lifestyle, one of the keys is to REMOVEContinueContinue reading “Why You Shouldn’t Serve Foods in Their Packaging”
Books for Kids about Food
How food is produced How did that get in my lunchbox? By Chris Butterworth Where does Broccoli Come From? by Arielle Lebovitz We are the Gardeners By Joanna Gaines and Kids It All Starts with a Seed by Usborne Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn From Seed to Pumpkin: Let’s Read and Find OutContinueContinue reading “Books for Kids about Food”
Snacks with Jax 