Black Bean Brownies–Yes, You Read That Right!
More and more these days you hear about “gluten free” diets. I hear about it, read about it sometimes…but never really gave it much thought. One day, I was searching for a black…
A Banana “Cake” Recipe Your Kids Will Love
My daughter said to me the other day “mom, will you make me some banana cake?” Banana cake?? I wracked my brain trying to think of when I made banana cake. I couldn’t…
Homemade Granola Bars
So as I was checking out Facebook this past week, I saw a post by my friend Annie mentioning that she’d made homemade granola bars and how good they were. This immediately grabbed…
Mommy’s Minestrone
Living in Southern California means playing the guessing game with the weather on a daily basis. Our so called “winter” can be as warm as 80 degrees. In fact, last weekend we were…
A Healthy Treat Your Child Will Love
When my daughter started preschool, as silly as it sounds, one of the things I looked forward to most was being able to make cupcakes for her class. I mean, I started making…
A Healthy Breakfast for the Whole Family
Like most working parents, I feel like there is just not enough time in the morning. Between getting myself ready for work, getting my daughter ready for school, finding her missing shoe, (and/or…
High Fructose Corn Syrup, Food Dyes and Our Children
When I was pregnant with my daughter, like most parents to be, I spent hours with my good friend, “Dr. Google,” looking for advice and infromation on how to best care for my…
Broiled Bananas: Bananas Never Tasted So Good
As my daughter gets older, it is getting harder and harder to pass off fruit as a “treat.” She’s onto me, and while she loves strawberries, cantaloupe and grapes, she no longer falls…
Cookie Cutter Meals – How to Feed Your Picky Eater
Okay, so if you are like me, when your child started eating solids, you swore you were not going to be one of those parents, you know – the one whose child ate…
Chicken Nuggets That Actually Contain Chicken
So, what kid doesn’t love chicken nuggets and chicken fingers? And for that matter, what grown up doesn’t like them as well? Let’s have a show of hands—who secretly hopes their little ones choose chicken…
