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Category Archives: kids and food
Homemade Valentines Day Gifts
Homemade Valentines Day gifts are the best! They come from the heart, are made with love and taste great if they are chocolate dipped strawberries! Browsing various Valentines Day ideas on the web, I thought, “Why not make our own … Continue reading
Celebrate “Food Day” by Eating Real Food!
Today is Food Day as proclaimed by Center for Science in the Public Interest. In honor of food day here are some questions to get you started thinking about your relationship with food. Do you lean towards healthy foods or … Continue reading
What’s for dinner?
Sometimes my best meals come out of having absolutely no idea what I am going to cook and looking around my garden and kitchen for inspiration. Today as ground buffalo was thawing on my counter I thought, “What’s for dinner? … Continue reading
why junk food mom?
While checking out at my favorite grocery store (hint starts with Trader ends with oes) my son said to me, “Mom, why are you buying all that junk food?” As an obsessed health nut, this really made me pause … Continue reading
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Sugar obsession
I am mad this morning, steaming mad! As I was falling asleep last night I could hear my son coughing trying to get some new gunk out of his throat. Up until now I could count on 1 hand how … Continue reading
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Tagged food choices, healthy food choices, sugar and health
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It is a cold or food dye reaction?
Artificial food dyes started creeping into our food to make it look more presentable, more fun, essentially as a marketing tool! Yes, food dyes are a marketing tool to get you to buy food that otherwise would not look so … Continue reading
Healthy kids snacks for the car trip!
Going on a road trip with your kids does not have to mean junk food. Make Kids’ Creations! Healthy kids snacks are easy and fun, especially if kids are involved in making the snack. When kids create their own recipe … Continue reading
lunch ideas – make it fun!
Packing lunchboxes for my boys to take to school takes a few minutes in the morning, but it is definitely worth it! To get great lunch ideas for your kids think small portions, finger food and FUN! Here is a picture … Continue reading
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healthy meals after surgery…pop?
My mother recently called me appalled at the food choices at every turn in the hospital. She is recovering from knee surgery and after surgery what is she surrounded by? Pop, pastries, etc. Passing vending machine upon vending machine she was just plain mad at … Continue reading
Kids healthy lunch ideas
Every morning I pack my kids lunch and think, “what healthy lunch ideas can I incorporate today?” My kids will eat fried seaweed so they are no strangers to “different” food. My secret, just always serve healthy. If healthy is … Continue reading
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