Make Oat Groats in your Crock-pot
My family and I have a smoothie every morning for breakfast. After our smoothie, my kids eat a bowl or two of oatmeal to finish filling them up. Just recently I discovered oat groats, and we will never go back! Oat groats are essentially the oat kernel that has been removed from the inedible hard […]
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Veggie and Hummus Sandwiches, the Sandwich I CRAVE DAILY! Literally.
Happy Almost 4th of July! I LOVE July 4th. It is so fun to celebrate our great country here and I love seeing all the red, white and blue everywhere! Our house is coming right along! We now FINALLY have our laminate floors (after 2 weeks of delays.. they came back 2x and both times […]
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Healthy Banana and Craisin Muffins
Things have been crazy and fun lately. We’re trying to sell our house right now, so between adjusting to having 2 kids and trying to keep the house super clean for showings, it’s been busy. We’ve also had family in town a lot since we’re trying to take advantage of living near family before moving. […]
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Oatmeal Creations for Breakfast
I’ve mentioned that every morning for breakfast we drink a shake. Usually my daughter likes to top it off with a bowl or 2 of oatmeal as well. When we first started giving her oatmeal I wasn’t sure what to put in with it. All growing up, we pretty much did the usual brown sugar […]
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Feeding Kids a Plant-Based Diet: A Journey
I have had many friends ask me about my daughter’s eating habits and if I have any great ideas for how to create good eating habits. Here are some of my thoughts on the matter. The other night at dinner my daughter not only ate her bowl of salad, but asked for a 2nd, […]
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Peanut Butter and Mounds O’Fruit Sandwich
This is our go-to lunch. I think we have this at least twice a week. Like I’ve mentioned before, we have salads every other day for lunch, but on the days we don’t have salads, I’d say that probably every other time I have one of these. Besides peanut butter and jelly, this is definitely […]
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Toasted Peanut Butter and Banana sandwich
I found this wonderful idea from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-peanut-butter-and-banana-sandwich/. Why not grill your peanut butter and banana sandwich? It’s a fun twist to your everyday sandwich. I don’t know what it is about warm and melted peanut butter, but I am definitely a fan! The recipe is super easy. Take 2 slices of bread, slather your peanut butter […]
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How to: Make a Salad for a Toddler
If you are like me, you have often wondered, “What on earth should I feed my child?” My husband and I eat salads at least once a day, and for a while I questioned how to translate that into a meal for my 1 1/2 year old. I love the idea of giving my child […]
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