I love traditional lasagna with gluten free noodles but that added sweetness from the butternut squash makes this dish one of our family favorites that have been in our weekly rotation lately. My whole family usually goes back for seconds or thirds! Butternut Squash Lasagna is similar to traditional lasagna but the noodles are subbed …
What is your go to meal of choice whenever you or your family comes down with a cold? For my family, it is Chicken Noodle Soup, a meal many enjoy when illness strikes. When creating the recipe for Chicken Turmeric Soup, I thought of a few key ingredients I wanted to include for their healing benefits …
Is dessert a treat if we have it everyday? What is your definition of dessert? These are question I ask myself regularly and am still trying to figure out. As I continue on my health journey, and my girls get older, now 8 and 10, my ideas on dessert continue to evolve. When my girls …
Do you wish your children enjoyed salad? I always love a good salad. The possibilities are endless, and they can act as a great tool for getting lots of great nutrients into our bellies as well as our children’s. Today, both my girls asked for salads for lunch and I almost fell over. My oldest …
I’m always thinking about what I can add to my family meals to make them veggie packed and nutrient dense. I love taking a meal that my family already loves, like pasta and meat sauce, and challenging myself to elevate it and take it to the next level. The school year is just beginning, so …
It is hard to believe school is starting soon or may have already started for some! Where did the summer go?! As we are getting back into the swing of things it is important to start our children’s day off with a well-balanced breakfast. A good breakfast should include 3 key components: protein, healthy fat, …
Who appreciates a night off from cooking, especially on a Friday?! I made my first snack board for a Sunday, afternoon football game with my family. I’m not a big football or sports gal but my husband is and I LOVE food, so I always look forward to a good excuse to play around in the …
Who else loves a good, fresh, salsa, with all the cilantro and lime juice? I saw a Pineapple Mango Salsa at Whole Foods that I just had to buy despite its steep price tag. It of course did not disappoint, but I wanted to try to replicate it so I could save a few dollars …
I love power balls because they don’t require an oven, take about 10 minutes to make, are packed with fiber, protein, and healthy fats, and are delicious! These power balls are gluten free, grain free, and very versatile. Feel free to play around with different kinds of nuts and seeds. I love to play around …
Over the last few months I have created a new habit of thinking around plants. Each meal I prepare I ask myself, “What plants can I ADD to our family meal?” To learn more about how I created this habit and why, check out my recent post, “Looking to Optimize your Family’s Health? Try this …
Have you gotten a chance to read “12 Simple Tips for Raising Healthy, Happy Eaters: Part 1?” These two posts are designed to help parents create a lifetime of healthy eaters, setting our kids up for success as an adult. Parenting is hard and feeding our kids is no joke! I hope these two posts …
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Do you have a picky eater? Is feeding your kids stressful? Do you spend time cooking a healthy meal, only to have everyone complain about it? My youngest use to be a picky eater! I would cook several different dinners to appeal to everyone’s tastes. Many dinners use to end with someone crying — either …
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Are you struggling with encouraging your kids to eat their veggies? Getting your kids in the kitchen is a great way to help expose kids to unfamiliar, possibly scary, foods, like spinach. We love making these Spinach Pancakes, which help bridge the gap between being fearful of spinach to making it enjoyable. Not only are …
Making your own jam is super easy, delicious, and you can control the amount of sugar. Many store bought sugars have 12 grams of sugar in just one tablespoon which converts to 3 teaspoons of sugar! I love this recipe because of the added chia seeds which are packed with fiber, protein, and fat along …
There are many reasons why I love fall but one of them is for all the delicious, colorful, rooted veggies I can buy at the farmers markets. I make a big batch of rooted veggies every week in hopes of it lasting for several meals, but they usually go much quicker than that because my whole …
Now that kids are back in school and all the after school activities are in full swing, quick and easy dinners become key! Sweet Potato Quiche is a family favorite around here. I love to serve it for an easy dinner, reheat it for breakfast, or bring it to a Sunday brunch. I recommend making it on the …
