Quinoa Tabbouleh Recipe | Healthy Quinoa Salad
Quinoa is one of my favorite hearty cold salad ingredients, and using it in my Americanized version of tabbouleh makes an easy, healthy quinoa recipe.…
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5 Healthy Plant-Based Dinner Recipes
Okay, we’re trying to eat better and take baby steps towards more healthy living. We’re also trying to be better stewards of the planet and…
Why and How to Eat Sardines – Even Kids!
When I was about five years into my Real Food journey, a friend was raving about the health benefits of sardines. Sardines? For real? I…
Instant Pot Vegetable Soup Recipe
One thing we’ve tried really hard to do as a family is making plant-based, plant-forward recipes that we all love. A recent discovery is this…
Healthy Lamb Meatball Recipe Kids Will Eat!
Every Friday my kids and I work together to plan our meals for the coming week (the meal they plan they also help cook since…
Real Food Blueberry Spelt Muffin Recipe
I love a good blueberry muffin. Actually, what I really like are the blueberry muffin mixes that don’t even use actual blueberries – just those…
Kid-Friendly Warm, Healthy Winter Salad Recipe
As I scrolled through social media in December, I noticed a common theme. I saw friend after friend posting that they were struggling to eat…
5 Things to Do with Leftover Potatoes
Potatoes are such a versatile side dish. They go with all kinds of cuisines, and flavors, they’re budget-friendly and gluten-free. It’s no wonder we love…
Dairy-Free Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
It’s Christmas! Let the Christmas cookie baking begin! Listen, even before I was trying to make our food a little healthier, I loved baking homemade…
How To Choose An Air Fryer: Air Fryer Review
When the Air Fryer craze began I was the first to say, “No thanks!” I didn’t have room for one more appliance in my kitchen…
Naturally-Sweetened Sweet Potato Casserole With Maple Syrup
It’s the holiday baking season! Literally my favorite food of the year. I’ve been cooking real food holiday dishes for over a decade now, and…
Grain-Free Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Bites Recipe | Refined Sugar-Free and Kid-Friendly!
How many servings of vegetables do your kids eat on a regular basis? Two? Three on a good day? Do you ever wish you could…
Instant Pot Beef Roast Recipe Greek-Style
A beef roast is one of my favorite meals to serve to guests. It’s simple to make, made with a budget-friendly cut of meat, but…
Kid-Friendly Pesto Chicken and Rice Recipe | One-Pot Instant Pot Dinner for Weeknights
It’s certainly the time of year to pull out all the easy strategies like this one-pot Instant Pot dinner that you can prep the night…
I Let My Kids Plan and Cook All of Their Own Meals for a Month. Here’s What Happened.
Does it sound crazy? Maybe a little, but believe it or not, letting my kids plan, buy, and cook all of their own food was…
Simple Sweet Potato Air Fryer Recipe | Sweet Potato Tots – Perfect for Kids!
The last time my husband’s family was together we were celebrating my brother-in-law’s graduation. Since there are 18 of us in total (including 10 young…
Are Cell Phones for Toddlers a Good Idea?
I can still remember the play phones my grandma gave to my older siblings and me when I was very little. I believe two were…
Healthy Air Fryer Chicken Recipe: Chicken Nuggets Kids LOVE!
As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and feeding expert, I work with many parents of picky eaters. But interestingly enough, almost every child that is deemed…
Healthy Broccoli Salad Recipe: Seasonal Winter Salad
Are you ready for a healthy, easy side dish that’s full of all those sweet and salty flavors we love? If you have never had…
Gluten-Free Oven Pancake Recipe that Kids Can Make!
Is it possible to be a morning person and at the same time hate making breakfast? The answer is YES! That sums up my mornings.…