You know I love serving healthy versions of decadent dishes for breakfast: like strawberry cobbler, peach crisp and now this healthy pineapple crisp! What makes this pineapple crisp healthy? We use whole oats instead of plain white flour. Only a scant half cup of sugar for the whole pan. Fresh pineapple (instead of canned) has…
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Apple Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies
The healthy make-ahead breakfast my four kids love These apple carrot cake breakfast cookies come together quickly–and taste like a dream. Especially when served with a vanilla steamer, AKA Kiddie Cappuccino. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Foodlets (@foodlets) These Apple Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies are packed with nutritious ingredients! Lots of…
What I wish I’d known about having backyard chickens
I’ve had backyard chickens for about five years and it’s been amazing. I love it. Benefits of Backyard chickens Chickens eat ticks. They eat compost. They produce even better compost. Backyard chicken egg yolks are the color of the sun. Kids get to experience the natural process of egg production (and the responsibility that comes…
What you need for backyard chickens
Getting chickens? Here is everything you need to get started Want to know what you need for backyard chickens? I’ve had chickens for five years and I love them so much. I have never once regretted having them, which is more than I can say for SO MANY ideas I’ve had in this wild little…
Recipes for Picky Eaters: 12 Ways to Add Secret Fruit & Veggies
It can be hard for kids to get enough produce, especially picky eaters. That’s why I love these 12 recipes to add secret fruit and veggies to their meals. In my experience, repeatedly offering vegetables to kids, in lots of ways, eventually works. But in the meantime, kids still need to shoot for the five recommended…
Balsamic Bruschetta Kids Love
This is the easiest way to make balsamic bruschetta kids love. Pronounced bru-ske-ta, our whole family enjoys this summer side dish. We started with basic tomato bruschetta, and let the littles dollop those juicy tomatoes on top of toast in our DIY version. Now we’ve added a new, sweeter, twist for balsamic bruschetta kids love….
Old-Fashioned Potato Salad
I grew up eating my grandma’s old-fashioned potato salad recipe and there’s nothing better. I’ve tried a dozen different recipes and Ina Garten’s French potato salad with fresh herbs is a close second. But this old-fashioned potato salad recipe remains my favorite. Old-Fashioned Potato Salad Shortcuts If you’re a busy parent, the idea of making…
12 Fun Summer Cupcake Ideas for Kids
These fun summer cupcake ideas are perfect to make for a get together, sleepover or even a sunny Saturday at home. Best of all, each one is easy enough for kids to help with. Most of these are included in my book, Cupcake Cookbook for Kids, and the rest are detailed below! Bears at the…
Roasted Broccoli Pasta
When I tell you that my kids love roasted broccoli pasta, you won’t believe that the main ingredient is…broccoli. There’s roasted broccoli, as you see here, but what you can’t make out so well is the roasted broccoli that’s also pureed into a sauce. Double broccoli. And now for the part that’ll leave you shocked:…
How to Compost: A Quick Guide to Getting Started
Learning how to compost changed my family’s life–and our garden too! Did you know that food is the single largest contributor to landfills in America? Composting can fix that. And your garden (or shrubs) will get a rich and hearty fertilizer, for free! Here’s how you can get started. Green + Brown = Gold There…
What to Eat for Easter Dinner with Kids: 3 Menus Depending on How Tired You Are
Easter is coming up and we have plans to share the celebration with another family, plus both sets of grandparents. We’ll have an egg hunt, plus a couple of other games to keep the kids busy. But for the main event on Easter, we’re working on a kid-friendly menu for 14. Menu 1: Low-Key Easter…
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…
Easy Banana Bread
This easy banana bread recipe is a simplified version of classic banana bread. We have an excellent recipe for honey-sweetened banana muffins with coconut oil and a zucchini-banana bread blend my whole family loves. But this delicious loaf gives those a run for their money. To make banana bread easier There’s a secret ingredient that…
Spinach, Cobbler, Rice Pudding and More: Our Most Popular Recipes of the Year
These are this year’s top recipes kids love! Not surprisingly, our most popular recipes were quick, full of shortcuts and so kid-friendly that feeding a family well felt a little more doable. Even in 2020. Here’s what you liked best: 1. Sautéed Spinach with Garlic Starts with a bag of frozen spinach! 2. Easy Blueberry…
Healthy Halloween Treats for Kids
Looking for healthy Halloween treats for kids? From whole-wheat croutons to deviled eggs topped with olive spiders, here are our simplest, spookiest ways to celebrate! Jack-0-Lantern Fruit Cups Nothing but fruit (and smiles) here! Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Cookies with Whole Oats All the best flavors of fall packed into one little healthy treat for breakfast. …
Healthy Waffle Recipe
Can a recipe for waffles be healthy? Confession: When my six-year-old showed up at my bed asking for waffles this morning, I groaned. Waffles are a pain to make and the recipe is not very healthy…until now! At Foodlets, my mission is creating new versions of favorite family foods. That’s how we’ll raise kids who…
How to Make Yogurt in Your Instant Pot (SO EASY!)
I never knew how easy it was to make homemade yogurt in my Instant Pot. And ever since I’ve figured out all that you only need two ingredients — milk and yogurt — I’ve been making a batch of yogurt every week. No added sugar. Just gorgeous homemade yogurt everyone loves, all from your Instant…
Easy Salisbury Steak Meatballs
How do you feed a whole family with one pound of ground beef? Try our Easy Salisbury Steak Meatballs! This simplified recipe is already a favorite with my kids. We serve our Easy Salisbury Steak Meatballs over brown rice but you could certainly use egg noodles or any kind of pasta. What Makes these Salisbury…
12 Dinners with 5 Ingredients or Less…that Kids Love
Sometimes dinner just needs to be easy. Because most parents (including myself) find it tough to make dinner every single night. That’s why I love having a stable of dinners with 5 ingredients or less on hand. Not counting salt and pepper, these are a dozen delicious dinners with five ingredients or less, that all…
Easy Cupcake Ideas: Chocolate Coconut Bird Nests
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best and that’s true for our series of Easy Cupcake Ideas, including Chocolate Coconut Bird Nest Cupcakes! These cupcakes can be made with a variety of pantry staples but this is my favorite method. What you need to make chocolate coconut bird nests Cupcakes (from a mix or try…