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Free Meal Planning Using Google Calendar

February 17, 2016

Planning meals can feel like an endless battle. When you are feeding a family and everyone doesn’t like the same things, it seems especially hard! I recently told my husband that if I could cook for just myself, there would be a lot more variety in the kind of foods…

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Geographic Tongues

December 3, 2015

When my son was little, he used to complain about his food often telling us that things were spicy. I chalked this up to him not liking certain foods and using the word “spicy” as a catch-all for things he just didn’t want to eat. It frustrated me that he…

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Whole Wheat Pancakes

November 23, 2015

I’m a big advocate eating whole grains as often as possible. Getting my husband and kids on board can be another story, especially when they are used to the non-whole grain version. The first time I tried making whole grain pancakes was a great example of this. It did not…

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Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

November 2, 2015

Let me just start off my saying, I love a good pizza but what makes a really good pizza is the crust. Over the years of trying many pizza dough recipes, I have found that if you don’t have a good dough, you aren’t going to have a good pizza….

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Easy Stove-Top Popcorn

October 25, 2015

As I learn more and more about healthy and real foods, finding quick and easy (but still healthy) snacks has felt like a challenge. Aside from fruit and veggies, it sometimes feels like there’s nothing to choose from. Not that I have anything against snack crackers per say (my kids…

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Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

October 23, 2015

It must be fall because I have been on a big muffin kick. Blueberry, pumpkin, banana nut, every week it seems to be a new kind. But being a chocolate lover I realized that I am missing my all time favorite muffin: chocolate chip. I wanted to find a healthier…

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The Rule of 21

October 19, 2015

One the biggest food struggles in my family are trying new foods. We have gone through various stages of having new foods on plates, not putting it on the plate but having it available at the table, making our daughters try at least one bite before being excused from the…

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Tips for Feeding Picky Eaters – Start Simple

October 14, 2015

When I was growing up we didn’t have a choice about what was served to us. I ate almost everything because I knew I wouldn’t get anything else if I didn’t. There were still things I didn’t like (split pea soup and scalloped potatoes were on that list!) but I…

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