Top 10 Life Skills to Teach Your Kids Before They Turn 18
When I was a kid, I never once said, “I want to be a digital entrepreneur when I grow up.” I never had “be a…
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Simple Snack Kids Can Make: Hydrating Watermelon Slushie Recipe (No Added Sugar!)
My ten-year-old son wrapped up his soccer season in late spring. His last game was a make-up game that had been moved to early June.…
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Give Your Pizza a Plant-Based Protein Boost! {Chickpea Pizza Crust}
Chickpea pizza crust is gluten-free, vegan, easy to mix up and handle, and receives literal cheers from the dinner table when I serve it up.…
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Salad Bar Ideas for a Kid-Friendly Dinner
You can tell a lot about our culture by the way kids eat. Recently we had some friends over, and my kids gave a little…
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Healthy Strategies for Real Food in the Summer
If you can’t stand the heat, how can you stay in the kitchen making real food all summer? It’s a struggle for me every year,…
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Healthy Summertime Popsicles Made by Kids (No Added Sugar!!)
Why bother making healthy popsicles? Because nobody wants to turn on the oven to bake healthy pumpkin muffins in the summer! Our neighborhood is packed…
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Insect Spray Safety: Ingredients to Avoid and Why
Nobody wants to be a bug’s dinner while they’re trying to enjoy a beautiful summer day. But the landscape is changing – society is becoming…
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What do you do with Zoodles?
What’s the deal with zoodles? If you’ve tried zucchini recipes before and thought it was a mushy mess, you may be a little worried about…
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Your UVA Protection Probably Isn’t Working (Especially in the Pool)
It just doesn’t stop this summer! First, Consumer Reports says that mineral sunscreens just aren’t effective after testing 13 of them. I totally disagree with…
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5 Easy Steps for Using a Week’s Share of CSA Vegetables
It’s dinnertime on a Wednesday, and you’ve just been handed 10 pounds of fresh, organic, locally-grown, assorted vegetables! You’re eager to get some of them…
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How to Ferment Anything in Small Batches
We’re all trying to add more vegetables into our diets – from steamed vegetables to dehydrated vegetables to roasted veggies. That’s why I have The…
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7 Ways YOU Can Help the Bee Population Survive!
“How did I get myself into this? What am I doing?” my mind kept asking. Nervously, I glanced in the rear view mirror of my…
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Two-Ingredient Berry Cheesecake Pops Recipe (+ Homemade Cream Cheese!)
If you’ve read my blog at all you’ll know my little family is obsessed with ice cream. Whether it’s the classic mint chocolate chip with…
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Summer Recipe Time! Easy Real Food Dishes for Any Occasion
Ah, summer! Days full of being out in the sun, not a care in the world… Whether you’re at a baseball game, out for a…
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Real Food Road Trip {Eat Well, Spend Less}
No, I’m not hiring Guy Fieri to take us on a tour of restaurants that serve real food across the nation…although maybe that should go…
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Eat Well, Spend Less: Sprouted Lentil Salad
I’m happiest at the bottom of a salad bowl. You know how when you get to the end, you’ve run out of lettuce, but there’s…
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WFMW: How to Throw a Messy Party (The Best Summer Kids’ Gathering You’ll Ever See!)
27 kids. 12 adults. Jello, flour, chocolate syrup, and lots of cream – both whipped and shaving. The goal? To make a mess. The end…
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