Parenting tips and product reviews from a green mom of 3 crazy kids!
This is a recipe I first got from my mother-in-law but changed it up a bit to make it easier and a bit more healthy to make with the boys! I hope you enjoy! Easy Multi-Chip Cookies: 1 2/3 cups brown sugar, lightly packed 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup applesauce 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups white flour, unbleached 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats 1 {Read More}
I first posted this recipe on my blog waaaaaaay back in July of 2010, almost 2 years ago! Well, I found it again and thought you all might like it.. I still use this recipe with my boys and no matter what I put in, they gobble it up every time! Enjoy! This recipe is from the book ‘Deceptively Delicious‘ but I altered it a bit for my family. Banana/Zucchini Bread 3/4 cup w/w flour 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 {Read More}
This post is sponsored by Country Crock. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own. Having my boys eat (and like) veggies has always been important to me! Since they were very young, I have tried to introduce a variety of different vegetables into their diets. However, this is not always an easy task to accomplish! As anyone with toddlers (or kids of any age) knows, {Read More}
Nutritionally, rice is hard to beat: All UNCLE BEN’S® parboiled long grain white and flavored rice are enriched with B-vitamins, including thiamin, folic acid, and niacin, as well as iron. It naturally has minerals like phosphorous, magnesium and potassium. A one-cup serving of UNCLE BEN’S® 100% whole grain products virtually meets the USDA daily requirement of three-ounce servings of whole grains Whole grain brown or milled white rice are nutrient-rich complex carbohydrates, which is where MyPyramid recommends 45-65% of daily calories come {Read More}
Cohen is in the big-helper stage right now and loves to help me do everything; clean, fold laundry, make his bed. He especially loves to help me in the kitchen! I received a wonderful Betty Crocker Molasses Cookie Kit from MyBlogSpark and I knew that this would be the perfect thing for an afternoon with my boys. The kit came with one Betty Crocker Molasses Cookie mix, Betty Crocker apron, non-stick baking sheet and mixing spoon. My handsome little baker boy {Read More}
Raising Healthy Eaters If you are like me, you want your kids to eat healthy. Who wouldn’t? However, I think there’s a big difference between kids who eat healthy because they HAVE to and kids who eat healthy because they WANT to. A child who forces down that piece of broccoli because he has to will likely not continue to eat broccoli when mommy is no longer watching over him. Teach a child why he should eat healthy and how {Read More}
