Explore new cuisines and easily create recipes from around the world with these tips and tools to help you save time and money, too! I've partnered with Healthy Family Project on this post but all opinions are my own. If the last couple of years have taught us anything, one of those things ...
Meal Planning
Eat the Rainbow Challenge – Terrific Fun For Kids at School!
Today I want to tell you about a super fun program for schools that will get kids trying and learning to like new fruits and vegetables through the Eat the Rainbow Challenge™! As our PTO’s Healthy Lifestyle chairperson, I coordinated this program for my son’s elementary school last year and it was ...
Planning the Perfect Summer Picnic PLUS Free Printable Checklist!
Today I'm excited to welcome another guest poster for you all! Kristi with Moms Confession. I met Kristi at a local Houston Bloggers group a couple of years ago and she is lots of fun! She blogs about all things lifestyle related: recipes, home care tips, insights on family and more. She's also ...
Real Food and the Two-Thirds Rule (plus three more ideas!)
This week as part of the Keeping It Real tour for this month, I'm going to talk about real food. What does that term "Real Food" mean to you? Well, last week, I asked on my Facebook page what it meant and several people replied that it means not from a package or a box. Or even just fresh fruit and ...
{Guest Post} Don’t Forget The Vegetables!
I'm not sure what has sparked my recent interest in adding fruits and veggies to our menu this week but maybe it is my subconscious voice speaking to me. You see, there have been a lot more sweets creeping into our diets and they seem to be pushing out the healthy foods. With the holidays upon us it ...
No More Boring Breakfasts!
Is it safe to assume that my meal planning wisdom has inspired you all to get a little more creative in your cooking? And surely that must mean you're whipping up some wonderful breakfasts each day for you and your family, right? Just kidding! Even I get into a rut sometimes of cereal and toast each ...
Chicken, Chicken, Chicken….no more!
For those of you who are old enough to know the reference, no this is not a version of "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" as Jan says from The Brady Bunch (although I totally had that voice in my head when I was typing!), but I'm talking about the rut we get into making the same things over and over for ...