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…
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Toasted Bagel Bites
These toasted bagel bites are the simplest way to land a major hit at lunchtime. In three minutes flat, you can whip up one of our four kids’ favorite school lunches of all time. Plus, the mix-and-match options are endless. Use whole-wheat bagels, everything bagels or plain. Add peanut butter and jam, hummus, marinara sauce…
12 Things this mom of 4 always, Always buys at Costco
Besides a supply of paper towels that’s roughly the same size as my first car, there are a few key products that make a Costco membership worth it to me. My family includes four kids plus my husband and me and these are the things I always pick up. (And if I skip the middle…
Do feminists cook?
I’m one of those girls who grew up thinking I could do anything. That I could be anything. Why? Because my mom told me so. All the time. She believed it. A stay-at-home mom who took odd jobs on the side to help make ends meet, mine spent her twenties raising two small kids and…
Gift Ideas for Cooks & Foodies at Every age
If you’ve got a budding chef on your list, check out all my favorite ideas for boosting creativity in and out of the kitchen all year round! Everything is available on Amazon Prime, complete with fabulous reviews (some of them from me!) Tiny Cooks & Mini Foodies 3-Piece Plate & Utensil Set (about $19.99)This dishwasher-safe…
60 Best Movies for Kids and Families to Watch Together
Overlooked, Under-Hyped or Older Favorites You Might Have Missed What are the best movies for kids? We have four small kids and love Dinner & a Movie Night! Since you already know about all the “Avengers” and “Harry Potter” movies, these are the OTHER recommendations for families. Not too scary. Classics that have aged well….
Make-Ahead Turkey Pesto Meatball Pockets
As the mom of four kids, here is one thing I believe: Making dinner doesn’t always have to be so hard. Because sometimes it is. So hard. The problem with managing a household full of four small kids is that I have all these Pinterest-y ideas about how our lives should work. I picture it…
12 Easy Spinach Recipes Kids Like (Adults, Too!)
Spinach recipes kids like! Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Trust me, as a mom of four kids, it’s felt that way sometimes. But now we’ve tried, tested and eaten our way through SO MANY spinach recipes that I’m sharing my keepers with you here. Here are a few of our very favorite, tried-and-true, even-the-kids-like-them spinach…
Week 3: 5 Healthy Lunches Kids Can Pack Themselves with Eggs & Mini Mozzarella Balls
This year we started a new strategy for school lunches. It’s called “3 Small Kids Pack Their Own Lunches, Even the Kindergartener”. Subtitle: “So Mommy Doesn’t Go Crazy.” Guess how it’s going? Surprisingly well! In this third installment, we’ve got a week’s worth of healthy lunch ideas, focusing on two main ingredients: mini mozzarella balls…
My 4-year-old says he’s hungry all the time: 6 solutions from nutrition experts who are also moms
My four-year-old is hungry all the time, a mom told me the other day. And she wasn’t sure what to do about it. This is the way many of my conversations with other parents start. At the playground, in the grocery store, huddled around pizza boxes at birthday parties. Sometimes I just listen, when it’s more about…
What to make for dinner when you’re exhausted. Because work, kids and puppies.
Experts keep telling me to cook more often, and they’ve been doing it for a while now. Sometimes I would like to invite those guys to my house. That way I can give them a tour of Laundry Mountain, which is located just beyond Pile of Coats. Turn the corner and ta da you’ll find the crumbly countertop…
10 Fast Weeknight Dinner Ideas Your Kids Will (Really) Love: This Working Mom of 4 Tested Them All
What do you make for dinner when you’re in a hurry after work? For every busy parent, it’s hard to beat a few easy weeknight dinner ideas your kids will really, truly, love. And boy do I know it because I just started a giant new consulting job that actually requires me to go to…
Cookbooks for Kids
Want a simple tool to help your kids start cooking? Baking is the most delicious — and often simplest — place to begin. That’s why I’m thrilled to present my four cookbooks for kids: Kid Chef Junior Bakes Super Simple Baking for Kids Pizza School! Cupcake Cookbook for Kids Every recipe has been tested by…
Taco Soup: a Fresh Take on a Family Favorite, Done in 20 Minutes
Here comes another fast dinner idea! In just 20 minutes you’ll have a fresh spin on the one dinner nearly every family loves (no, we’re not talking about you, pizza, so please calm down): This is taco soup. Taco soup has all the yummy flavors of tacos served in a refreshing new way AND there are…
The Last Minute Side Dish Your Kids Will Love: Veggie Cups in Mini Bread Bowls
Maybe this has happened to you too. The clock said 5:45pm and I had just stumbled in the front door from a big consulting job. Much later than usual. And, cue the meltdowns. That’s because after anxiously looking at the clock for the last 15 minutes of my day I finally cut off a co-worker who kept saying things like…
Dairy-Free Creamy Tomato Soup with a Surprising Source of Protein: White Beans!
You’ll never guess the hard-working ingredient in our creamy tomato soup…white beans. Yep, a simple can of white beans brings protein to a meal that you wouldn’t usually call hearty. And since there’s no dairy, you might not guess creamy. But that’s what this soup is. It’s also delicious. My first grader sure thinks so. I…
5 Things Living In Italy Taught Me About Bringing Small Kids to Restaurant
“You know, we don’t have a children’s menu,” the receptionist told me over the phone, his voice suddenly getting a little terse. “Yes, I know,” I said. “We’ll be fine.” I mean, I hope we’ll be fine. When I called for a reservation at one of our town’s nicest restaurants near me that caught my…
The Safest Way to Cut Grapes to Avoid Choking and the Age Experts Suggest You Stop
Do you worry about your kids choking on food? I think almost all of us do. And unfortunately it’s for good reason. “Researchers estimate that emergency rooms treat more than 10,000 kids a year for food-choking incidents,” reports Health Day. And it gets worse. “It is estimated that one child dies every five days due…
How to Make Dinner Faster and Easier: 8 Tricks I Learned from a Nutritionist and Mom of 2
It’s just a fact. Family life gets busy and making time for dinner together can be tough. But here’s the thing: making dinner at home –and eating together — is worth it. And thanks to smart tips like these, dinner can be faster and easier than you might think. How can you make dinner at home when…
3 Simple Halloween Recipes Preschoolers Can Make
You know how I feel about cute food, right? If there’s a culinary — or worse, architecture — degree involved, I’ll pass. Toiling away in the kitchen is not my dream. But I want our kids to learn to love food, to be totally up for trying new things and generally aware of what they’re…