This super simple Strawberry Oatmeal Smoothie is toddler and kids approved and made with strawberries, bananas, oats and chia seeds. Packed with a ton of fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, potassium and antioxidants this smoothie has perfect staying power to fill your kids up all morning (or afternoon) long. ** this post has been updated from it's original version. Kids Favorite Strawberry Oatmeal Smoothie Made with strawberries, bananas, oats and chia seeds this smoothie is packed with a ton of fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, potassium and antioxidants. The strawberries and bananas made it over the top tasty and the oats give it some staying power, so your kiddos won't get hungry five minutes after you serve it 🙆‍♀️. Spiced with a little vanilla extract and sweetened with a drizzle of honey, this smoothie can almost be passed off as a 🍓🍌 milkshake... almost! Reasons to Love this Smoothie tastes deliciousfull of wholesome ingredients easy to make – 5 minutes ...
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Veggie-Loaded Hummus Baby Food or Toddler Dip (recipe grows with your baby:)
This Veggie-Loaded Hummus Baby Food or Toddler Dip is an amazing recipe that grows with your baby! You can serve as a puree to baby or use it as a dip for baby-led weaning or for your toddler. Made with carrots, sweet potatoes and chickpeas, this recipe is so good that you will want to eat it as well! Veggie Hummus Baby Food or Toddler Dip A recipe that grows with your baby! For baby, serve this delicious puree as is. For a toddler version, you can add in a few more chickpeas along with a pinch of garlic and cumin and a drizzle of olive oil for a fun take on a veggie-loaded hummus. Serve with your toddler’s favorite cut veggies and fresh pita wedges for some dipping fun. For an adult version, (yes, I am seriously saying you should eat this baby and toddler food!, it's just that good:) you can smear the veggie hummus onto a tortilla and fill with slices of turkey, pepper slices, feta cheese and spinach, then roll it all up and cut in half for ...
Blueberry Pie Smoothie
This Blueberry Pie Smoothie tastes just like your favorite summer dessert but is full of healthy proteins, fiber, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids and probiotics for a delicious and nutritious breakfast for the entire family! It's getting HOT! The kinda of HOT that will not leave you alone. You go to bed hot, then when you wake up in the morning, it is already hot and you are unattractively sweating through your yoga pants. Making you consider for a few minutes the possibility of making your beloved yoga pants into cut-off shorts. I am still on the fence if I (or anyone) could pull off cut-off yoga shorts. What I am not on the fence about is having a cold refreshing smoothie for every meal. It's a done deal at this point in summer. The girls and I have fully embraced our new frozen diet - smoothies for breakfast and lunch, popsicles for snacks, ice cream for dinner. If made right, this frozen diet can be healthy. Or at least, I am telling myself that so we can all survive ...
Nutribaby – Recipes For All Stages
This post is sponsored by the Nutribaby by Babymoov, because life is beyond busy when you have a little one, so let them help you make meal time a little less crazy! Today, I am bringing you not 1.. but 4 recipes!!! It's a good day! The reason - I wanted to showcase how amazing the Nutribaby by Babymoov is and how it really grows with your baby and all of the different stages of feeding - from purees, to finger foods and it even helps with toddler meals! So get ready, it's time to go on a culinary adventure together. First stop, is a simple Yellow Squash + Thyme Puree that is a perfect starter puree for baby, followed by a decadent Sweet Potato + Strawberry Puree with Cinnamon and Farro that you can serve chunky or smooth and is so good that both of my girls were beyond happy to have this puree in their reusable pouches for snack time all week long. Then onto finger foods! A spring Green Finger Salad with Coconut Oil + Mint salad that is ...
Green Mint Chocolate Smoothie
This Green Mint Chocolate Smoothie is filled with healthy whole foods such as a banana, spinach, chia seeds and spiced up with a little mint and a few chocolate chunks. Makes for a perfect afternoon snack for the kids or a beyond yummy on-the-go breakfast! This week is my birthday week... but I am thinking I am going to just skip my birthday this year and celebrate the same birthday next year. That cool with everyone? Yes!! Awesome! Moving on. Couple things I want to talk about before I go on and on about this minty green smoothie (yes, there is also chocolate in it) but first, I have some BIG things happening this spring and right now I am just working the long hours behind the scenes to make them happen for you guys. Even though they aren't yet happening right here on the blog yet, they are coming.... Book #2 - Whole Food Baby is in production as we speak and should be out in bookstores in June of this year. Whole Food Baby will be available in all english speaking ...
Carrot Applesauce
Carrot Applesauce is a perfect afternoon snack for your baby + toddler + kids (and yourself). Full of wholesome apples, carrots and spices, this puree tastes just like a bowlful of warm carrot cake (minus the cream cheese frosting of course:)! So versatile, it is also great for school lunches, breakfasts and even dessert. Carrot Applesauce Why heeelllllooooooo there, most delicious applesauce I have ever had in my life. Yup, I'm talking to you up there 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻with your carrots + apples + spices galore. I think I am in love. I know I am in love. Okay, maybe not LOVE love. But we should defintely be best friends - bffs if you will. Because I know that when I get to the bottom of your jar and you are all gone, I will be devastated. I will cry. And it will be embarrassing for me to be crying over an empty jar of carrot applesauce. The girls will come into the kitchen and give me looks of concern, then they will get annoyed and embarrassed ...
Apple-Pecan Crisp (Family-Friendly)
This family-friendly Apple-Pecan Crisp is bubbling over with spiced tender apples swimming in a caramel sauce all topped with a thick layer of crispy oat and pecan crust. Serve with a dollop of coconut whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream for a health(ish) family dessert. I am going to go ahead and warn you that this recipe is good, like REALLY GOOD! So good, that it is my professional recommendation that you make this delicious apple-pecan crisp when no one else is around. Not that you won't share the remaining half of the crisp with the other little mouths in your house. Pssh... we are not that mean. They will get their turn. But the first warm bite of warm spiced apples oozing with just enough caramelly richness and topped with a thick layer of crispy-crunchy oat and pecan crust - that my friends are all yours. This coveted first bite can happen in the morning with a strong cup of coffee, at lunch with a drizzle of vanilla yogurt on top, or probably ...
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
These wholesome kid-friendly Apple Cinnamon Muffins are filled with whole wheat, fiber-rich apples, pecans, dried cranberries and heart-healthy olive oil. While I first made them for a healthy snack for the girls, they have quickly become our favorite go-to breakfast on crazy mornings. It's Muffin Monday peeps!! Who's excited?!?! Nah.. you didn't miss anything, there really is no such thing. But in my world, there should always be a warm pan of muffins sitting on your counter and ready to eat on the most dreadful day of the week - Monday morning. So glad we can agree on that! But I'm taking it back, the most dreadful morning is ANY morning where your baby/toddler/kid doesn't sleep through the night and instead thinks it's time for a 2 o'clock crib dance party (thanks but no thanks Parker) or needs you and only you to put socks on their feet in the middle of the night (really Ellie REALLY?!?). For us moms, dreadful mornings are probably happening more then ...
Cherry + Beet Smoothie
This vibrant 6-ingredient Cherry + Beet Smoothie is a sweet way for the entire family to enjoy a healthy smoothie! Toddler (and mom) approved this smoothie is great served for breakfast, light lunch, a quick afterschool snack or even after a tough workout. It's here... the new year!!! Waaaiiiiitttttt....new year? How did that even happen? I still have summer clothes hanging in my closet right next to my thick and cozy winter sweaters, it can't be a new year and the start of the real-winter already, can it?! While I feel like I should take a few minutes and wrap up 2015 with a pretty bow and think ahead to everything I am going to do in 2016, it is just like WHOA inside of my head. Just a jumbled mess of thoughts and feelings - to-do lists that never happened, some goals were met while others were completely forgotten, unexpected adventures, a whole lotta memories of laughter, lots of typing typing typing and a ton of kid craziness. Kid craziness to the max! Really when I think of ...
Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
This easy 5 minute sun-dried tomato hummus is a taste sensation! Filled with zingy citrus lemon, smoky sun-dried tomato-ness and a big note of fresh sweet basil, this hummus will soon became a family favorite!! Wait here a second... I need to finish this bite of red pepper with this so delicious sun-dried tomato hummus on it..... chomp....crunch....yummmmm! Okay, I'm back! A couple of months ago, I made this sun-dried tomato pesto and besides adding it to a zillion quick summer pasta dishes, egg dishes and pizzas, I added it to my weekly hummus recipe and it easily became the best thing I did all summer. Total lie! ----------> leaving the kiddos for two entire nights was the best thing I did all summer!! But this was easily the second best thing I did all summer. This hummus has it all - zingy citrus lemon, smoky sun-dried tomato-ness and a big note of fresh sweet basil. You can, as I have, eat this straight out of the food processor bowl with a wayyyyyy too big ...