Watermelon is definitely one of our favorite summer treats. But cutting it is definitely not one of our favorite tasks. Until I discovered this method……. We spent last weekend with my husband’...
One of my all time favorite snack ideas from our meal planning site are these freezer banana bites! Made with slices of banana and dipped in chocolate and coconut, they make a perfect bite sized summ...
One search that brings people to my website almost more than any others is the term “protein for kids” or “how much protein for kids”. We use three different ways to measure how much protein kids sho...
When hiking with kids, it’s important to be flexible! We had grand plans of backpacking into coyote gulch, with all our gear and camping. It still may have been fine, but we backed out at the last mi...
Sunflower Seeds and sunbutter is a great alternative to peanut butter! Sunflower- Butter: Is Easy To Make Is cheap when you make it Is perfect for those with nut allergies Is a fabulous source of Vit...
Deciding which variety to plant of different vegetables and herbs is always so hard! All of the seed catalogs seem to promise the most delicious, biggest, flavorful, vegetable – so how do you know wh...
While there are many things we don’t know about cancer, there are a few things researchers do know! Decades of research has shown, 1/3 of cancer deaths can be prevented. Preventable deaths from cance...
Saturday was one of those days! We really wanted to take the kids to an Astronomy Festival at BYU. They were having free planetarium shows, physics demos and lectures by Astronomy professors. Nate (m...
It has been recommended for optimal health, to eat 1/2 cup of beans or legumes per day. ( This is easy to do by including beans in soups or salads, or pureed to be a dip. Beans are: A great source of...
The more research I read, the more I’m convinced that we place too much emphasis on whether we should be eating low carb, high carb, low fat, high fat, high protein, etc. Each diet camp has res...
Juicy roasted turkey is delicious. But you would never think to cook up a turkey when it is 80 degrees outside right? Wrong. For Mother’s Day last weekend, I wanted to make something a little nicer t...
We have a crop of chives that literally won’t go away. We love that it comes back every year, but it is not by any effort on our part. In fact, we don’t water it, we don’t feed it, we step on it, we ...
Many active kids need a bedtime snack to hold them through the night, especially during growth spurts. When the weather is warm and the sun stays up later, I know my kids want to spend every w...
Ever have a quiet minute in the day, so you pick up a book, only to fall asleep? Or you try to watch your favorite TV show and then fall asleep on the couch, missing the whole thing? There is a way t...
The racing season has begun. While I love to run a few races each summer, we always at least sign the kids up for one of them. This race was sponsored by Nate’s middle school as a f...
Well, our microgreens have grown, and they are ready to harvest. I have to admit, I took awhile to figure out what to do with them, but now that we have a few ideas, we’re excited to plant a new crop...
There aren’t many things that I love more than gardening. When February comes I start getting all excited making big plans for my garden. This year we decided to do garden boxes for the first ...
As you may recall, I met Glenda a few weeks ago on vacation while visiting a Farmer’s Market. She was selling sprout supplies and I was particularly interested in her Micro-Greens, because I had neve...
I love eating salads. I would probably eat a salad every day, but sometimes it seems like such a hassle to get everything out and prepped for just one salad. I decided I am going to try a new ...
One of our readers Kelly, emailed this salad recipe to me this morning! Literally this morning, and within an hour I was at the store buying cabbage and oranges. I knew my kids would love it and figu...
Some of my kids favorite snacks, are also some of the easiest ones! These snacks literally require no recipe, and very little prep. These are some of our faves: Carrot Sticks and Laughing Cow Cheese ...
On our last major hike, I purchased from Costco a bag of Cashew Clusters. And, as with all new foods, I looked at the ingredients and say to myself: I can make that! ha ha. So, that is what I did. Th...
You know it is summer when after being outside all day, your kids take a playing break to sit and enjoy a popsicle! It’s too bad most of the popsicles you can buy in the store are loaded with ...
This avocado and apple salad is the perfect salad to get your day off to a good start! Most kids wouldn’t associate salads with breakfast, but this is a great way to break them in slowly, because it’...
I believe that if you let your kids help prepare a dish, they are much more likely to eat it and enjoy it. Yes it is definitely more work for you, but isn’t the statement “Give a man a fish and he wi...
I first heard of the term, Micro-Greens two weeks ago, while visiting a farmers market in the rain. We met Glenda at the farmers market selling sprouting supplies, and I was excited to try micr...
I was trying to make a nut butter-chocolate spread. I started with some almonds, cocoa powder, honey and a little salt. What I got was more like a thick dough, and it actually looked like meat! That’...
Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with Mexican Inspired Food! One go-to website that always has amazing ideas for healthy celebrations is Produce For Kids...
My good friend Jandee has a farm. A real.live.farm. We went to visit her farm last week, and the kids had a blast checking out all of the animals, collecting eggs and learning about where our ...
Did you know that buckwheat isn’t actually a grain? It’s a fruit, with wheat-like characteristics! (source) Which makes it even that much better considering the large number of people who can not to...
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