Chocolatey, chewy and as decadent as a brownie, your kids will NEVER guess the mystery ingredient. It’s avocado. And these chocolate avocado cookies are total keepers. All you need to make them is a handful of common ingredients and a plain ol’ mixing bowl. In just a few minutes, you’ll have gorgeous cookies with an…
Your kids’ new favorite avocado toast is here: Egg + avocado on toast
When it comes to healthy breakfast ideas for kids, it’s hard to do better than avocado toast. Unless you put a hardboiled egg on top. Ta da! Our kids’ new favorite protein-packed breakfast: Egg & avocado toast. The whole thing comes together in minutes. I always use Dave’s Killer Bread because it’s so hearty. I’m…
3 Kid-Tested Toppings to Make Toast a Healthier Breakfast
My kids love toast for breakfast. They’d eat it every day. So for the sake of variety — both in terms of appreciating new flavors and nutritional value — we started getting adventurous about toppings. This is only a start (and I’d love to hear about your ideas) but these 3 ways to make toast a healthier…
blueberry smoothies with a superfood surprise
Frozen blueberries are an ingredient I make sure to never run out of. Honestly, there is usually a pile of bags taking up most of the space in my freezer. This is because in my weekly grocery shopping blitz, the one where I spend 20 minutes trying to throw everything I need into the cart before…
Avocado Toast
THAT’S RIGHT. No jam, but a thick smear of fresh avocado instead. Squeeze a little fresh lemon juice and a sprinkle salt and breakfast (or snack) is done faster than you can say, “My kids will NEVER eat that”. I know because I didn’t think mine would either. But because we’re always gluttons for punishment…
a new spin on white bean hummus: add avocado
IN HONOR OF LITTLE LEPRECHAUNS EVERYWHERE, and the parents who just wish they’d eat a few more veggies, we turned our new favorite dip a new shade…green. Faster than you can say, “Is that food coloring?” we simply threw a ripe avocado into the mixer as we ground up our white bean hummus with lemon….
Chocolate Fudge Pops with Bananas & Avocado
WE HAD A LITTLE PREVIEW OF SUMMER for a while, and when the sun came out, we made these. To our chocolate-avocado-banana pudding, we added honey and milk then froze the whole thing in Popsicle molds. The taste is rich and creamy and the ingredients are only good for you.
Healthy chocolate pudding: no-cook chocolate pudding with banana and avocado
PRETTY GOOD! Not as rich as real pudding. But you don’t cook it, so this dish earns points for simplicity–and healthy ingredients. Nary a grain of sugar but packed with Omega-3s and potassium (plus a shot of agave for sweetness), even the bitter unsweetened chocolate is a nutritional boost. Since my kids don’t know about…