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A Perfect Summer Meal…And A Great Way To Use A Bunch Of Kale From The Farmer’s Market :)

It’s not often that a meal FULL of veggies elicits a, ‘We LOVE this meal!’…from every member of the family. But that’s what happened last night. Bonus: we had just received a bunch of kale from our CSA (community supported agriculture) and it’s taken off in the garden. Kale chips are a fantastic way to go through a lot of kale and almost everyone likes them (even those who swear they hate kale). Our group Read more…

By Kim, ago

Sneaky Mom Trick To Get Your Kids To Eat Produce….WITHOUT Hiding It :)

If you’ve ever fed a child over 6 months old you’ve been involved in a ‘eat your veggies’ show down. I’m not going to pretend to know the ‘best’ way to handle that war, but we have found a way to launch an effective sneak attack to circumvent that battle. And it’s ridiculously simple. Ready? Make fruit and veggies easily accessible between meals.  You were probably expecting something with more steps and effort, but sometimes Read more…

By Kim, ago

HELP! The Kids Are Home For Summer And They’re Eating EVERYTHING!

Welcome to summer! First of all, I’ll let you in on a little secret. Those of us who home school…and therefore have kids around all day every day…snicker a bit when public school parents spaz in the summer. Before you get offended, know that you get to snicker at us in the fall as your kids go back to school and we spaz a bit, wondering if we’re completely crazy to keep these lough, messy, Read more…

By Kim, ago

Healthy Choices On A Continuum

All or nothing doesn’t work. I’ve beaten my head on that wall way too many times…please learn from my (and millions of others) mistakes and don’t go there. If we could abstain from food, ensure we’d always get 8 hours of sleep and were active every day then ‘all or nothing’ might be an option. But those are all impossible so we’ll move on to something that actually works in real life. Health is a Read more…

By Kim, ago

What Is A Whole Food Anyway?

We hear a lot about ‘whole foods,’ there’s even a grocery store named after them…but what ARE they? After a term has been out there for a while…and we’re still not sure what it means…admitting our ignorance can feel like those situations where we’ve asked somewhat their name is. And asked again. And again. And we still can’t remember their name! It gets a bit embarrassing. The funny thing is, lots of people aren’t sure Read more…

By Kim, ago

Do You Love Macaroni & Cheese Or Your Grandma?

One of the lessons my 1-on-1 clients do is called the ‘Meal of Meaning.’ Basically, everyone in your family (or circle of friends) gets to bring a dish with sentimental value to a shared meal. No rules…the dish doesn’t have to be ‘healthy’ or fit any nutritional guidelines. Our family did this recently and we ended up with stuffed shells, scrambled eggs, homemade potato chips, cherry pie and mashed potatoes. During the meal our assignment Read more…

By Kim, ago

Finding A Healthy Meal At Any Restaurant

Yep, it’s possible and, no, it doesn’t have to be stressful or consist of a bowl of rabbit food. Travel food is on my brain as we make our way across the country. Packing some of our food is helpful, but packing ALL of it gets crazy and it takes away the excuse to try out something yummy that I didn’t have to cook. Last week we found ourselves in a BBQ joint in Branson, Read more…

By Kim, ago

Memorial Day Food That Won’t Keep You In The Kitchen

The sun is out and picnic season is in full swing! If you’re headed to an outing this weekend here a few healthy, fast options to share with friends and family. Bonus: they’re so easy your family can help prep them! Kabobs: Grab some wooden skewers and slide fruit or veggies on. Done! We love fruit because there’s no cooking involved and our kids make quick work of putting them together. Berries, grapes and melons Read more…

By Kim, ago

Dinner In 21 Minutes Or Less.

Wine, smiles, happily working together in a perfectly clean kitchen…that’s what dinner prep looks like in your house, right? 🙂 Yeah, not in ours either! Lately we’ve been so busy I just need something healthy to pop on the table in under 30 minutes. If you’re in the same boat here are a few ideas: Fast Shrimp: This comes together quickly and is great over brown rice or riced cauliflower. We always double (or triple) Read more…

By Kim, ago

7 People and 864 miles

Those are the stats for our annual trip to visit family in Texas (we did 486 of those today!). Even in good weather, with no flat tires and everyone old enough to (mostly) not have accidents in the car, that’s still enough to push anyone over the edge and right into a lot of fast food. When we started this annual migration 17 years ago that’s pretty much what happened. Thankfully, we’ve learned a few Read more…

By Kim, ago