WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU 12 CUPS OF SHREDDED ZUCCHINI, FRESH FROM THE GARDEN, YOU… If you’re a crazy person like me, you hit the kitchen and make zucchini muffins. Lots of muffins. Now these are not our first healthy zucchini muffins. (So far we’ve done zucchini spice muffins and a zucchini chocolate cake.) But they’re some of…
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Oatmeal applesauce mini-muffins
THIS IS A NEW ONE. Phoebe and Estelle like something that I’m just not that into. Because we still had a few cups of delicious apple butter at our disposal, Phoebe and I whipped up some muffins yesterday and I’ll tell you this, the munchkins love them. For me it’s a texture thing; I was…
What would Ina Garten do? (Picky Part 3)
How the Food Network taught me not to feed a family. I was a single girl in New York for so many years that a PB&J with baby carrots on the side became my default dinner. Why cook for one? Unless I was hosting a dinner party and changed gears. Here’s how that looked: First,…
Whole-Wheat Banana Bread with a Dash of Chocolate
We love banana bread around here. We’ve got a simple, dependable and decadent banana bread recipe plus honey-sweetened banana muffins with coconut oil and even a banana-zucchini bread. But I love the extra fiber (that keeps kids satisfied for longer) in our new whole-wheat banana bread. Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t health food. But…
21 Super Nourishing Meals For Kids
Most of us want our kids to eat healthier, but it’s almost always about finding the time. Searching for recipes and ingredients, then trying new techniques that always take longer than something we’ve done before. And the biggest hurdle of all, eating healthier as a family ultimately comes down to one thing: will the kids…
How to Shop for Groceries Online, Locally and 2 Weeks at a Time
Wondering how to shop for groceries online? I’ve never been a great meal planner but now that we’re “sheltering in place”, my shopping trips have gotten MUCH fewer and more strategic. The first time I tried shopping for groceries online it felt like Fantasia. How am I supposed to find all the things when I’m not…
10 Easy Zucchini Recipes (Tested by Real Kids)
From a 10-minute buttery chicken dinner to the richest chocolate cake you’ll have all summer, these are my family’s favorite 10 zucchini recipes of all time. And they’re all easy. That’s a good thing too because if you’re a gardener, you’ve never seen anything like the bounty of even a single zucchini plant. Every summer…
About Foodlets Lunch
What if you could order a kid-friendly meal, full of farm-fresh ingredients, made by local moms—that just happens to have extra veggies tucked inside—and the whole thing was delivered to school in a compostable container, complete with a sticker & a joke on top? That’s Foodlets Lunch! Find out more during our 1-minute video here: Now serving The Expedition…
10 Easy Zucchini Recipes Your Whole Family Will Love
It happens every year. Right around this time, our garden is bursting with zucchini. Like, more zucchini than I’ve ever seen in one place. So when things reach Peak Zucchini, I start cooking. Experimenting. Baking and sautéing. Through years of trial and error, I’ve got a solid set of zucchini recipes that my four kids…
3-Ingredient Silky Strawberry Milk (None of them is Sugar)
I love a good Valentine’s Day treat, but the last thing I want on a busy morning is four kids hopped up on sugar. Enter, this 3-ingredient silky strawberry milk. Not one of those ingredients is sugar. But all of them are delicious. What you need to make 3-ingredient strawberry milk Milk Strawberries (frozen or…
What to Put in Care Packages for People Experiencing Homelessness
What’s best to put in care packages for people experiencing homelessness? It was a couple of summers ago when my kids came bursting through the door clutching Ziplock bags full of granola bars, water bottles and more. “We made Good Samaritan Bags at church!” they roared. “They’re care packages for the homeless to keep in…
Our New Favorite Healthy Snack for Kids: Chocolate Chip Oat Cups with Cranberries
I’m always looking for new ideas when it comes to healthy snacks for kids. And starting this fall, those healthy snacks need to be portable. Because I caved. Three of my four kids are starting after-school activities this year. Between two dance classes and one after-school basketball program, the next nine months will basically be…
The Healthy Snack My Kids Keep Asking For Again (and Again): Blueberry Blast Apple Pan Fritters
You only need three ingredients for these blueberry blast apple pan fritters. That’s it. Blueberries. Flour. Applesauce. Combine those three things and you’ll have a healthy snack I made for the kids three times today. The idea was recipe testing but I’ll tell you this: Even after eating three batches, they still wanted more. Score!…
Cheesy Zucchini Bites
There is so much zucchini bursting out of my garden right now! The only question I have is… How do I get the kids to enjoy zucchini? They’ll eat it, sure. My kids are pretty good sports about food. (And we’ve worked at this for a LONG TIME, at one point even posting the 6…
Apple Cinnamon Oat Muffins
Do your kids love muffins? When it comes to muffins, my four rascals are all-in. That’s why I’m always trying new spins on healthy muffin ideas. After several recipe tests and tweaks, it’s unanimous: These apple cinnamon oat muffins are the winners. What’s the secret? Doubling up on the apples. Applesauce, meet your parents: Granny Smith…
The 12 Best Muffin Recipes I’ve Ever Made
Muffins are so sneaky. Most of them are closer to cupcakes but that doesn’t stop those sweet imposters from parading right through most people’s mental list of Healthy Breakfast Ideas. I was in a cafeteria the other day where each item had a little plaque next to it, listing all the nutritional information. Morning Glory muffins! I thought…
15 Healthy Cakes & Cupcakes for 1st Birthday Parties
Healthy cakes and cupcakes for 1st birthday parties were hard for me to find when my oldest daughter turned one. But now we’ve got a bunch of great healthy cake & cupcake recipes for kids. And when I say “cupcakes” I also mean muffins. Why not? Every yummy muffin and cake on Foodlets is low…
3-Ingredient Chia Seed Refrigerator Jam
WHY MAKE JAM when in the year 2015 it’s very easy to zip right down to the Food Lion and pick up a jar or seven? And what about your mom’s delicious homemade recipe? Here’s my case for chia seed refrigerator jam: Store-bought or homemade, jam is typically full of sugar. Making traditional strawberry jam…
7 Nutritious Finger Foods for Babies (the Whole Family Loves, Too)
HEALTHY BABY FOOD DOESN’T HAVE TO BE PUREED. And it can be part of a meal you’re making anyway. When it comes to great finger foods for babies, here are 7 of my favorites–which happen to be elements of family favorites as well. 1. CRUSTY BREAD (OR TOAST). We serve a loaf of crusty bread with…
Less Sugar, More Veggies, Trying New Foods & Better Carbs: Our Family Food Goals for the Year
WISH YOUR FAMILY WOULD EAT BETTER? I feel the same way about mine. Looking for inspiration myself, I recently asked you guys, “When it comes to family food goals this year, what do you want to work on?” Then I posted a quick list on Facebook: Less sugar More veggies Trying new things More fiber & whole…