Stir together a few healthy ingredients in the crockpot, set it to cook overnight, and wake up to this nutritious Apple Steel Cut Oatmeal recipe to share with the whole family—babies and toddlers included! Easy Steel Cut Oatmeal Recipe I’m always looking for new ways to make easy toddler breakfasts that the whole family will…
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Butternut Squash Muffins (Whole Grains, Low Sugar)
With a dose of butternut squash and apple butter, these flourless Butternut Squash Muffins pack a lot of flavor and moisture (and nutrition!) in one easy to eat package. Butternut Squash Muffins The warm spices of fall pair with butternut squash puree in these easy muffins. They’re just sweet enough to be enticing, but aren’t…
First Foods for Baby: How to Do BLW & Purees (Podcast Ep 17)
Learn the best first foods for baby, and why it’s perfectly okay to use a combined approach of using baby led weaning and purees. You can download this episode from iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn Radio, or wherever else you get your podcasts. or listen to it here! Then use this page to check out any links, notes, or tips we…
Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Silky, smooth, and dairy-free, these Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes are SO darn good as a holiday side or a weeknight veggie. Bonus: These sweet potatoes are a super delish baby food! Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes I love sweet potatoes at this time of the year and many kids are more into this veggie than say,…
12 Best Toddler Kitchen Sets
Toddlers are so good at immersing themselves in pretend play and we can help fuel their love of all things related to food from an early age with a toddler kitchen set just for them! Toddler Kitchen Sets Both of my girls have always loved to play pretend and I’ve loved watching them go fully…
Vegan Banana Pancakes (Allergy-Friendly)
Because I know there are so many families with someone who’s on an egg-free or dairy-free diet, these Vegan Banana Pancakes hit all the right notes of deliciousness, without any of the worries about allergens! (They’re also a great option if you simply run out of eggs.) Vegan Banana Pancakes Making banana pancakes without eggs…
How to Meal Plan…Without Making Yourself Crazy (Podcast Ep #16)
Learning how to meal plan can be a huge game changer when it comes to feeding your family healthy meals, but it’s also a concept that can be challenging and overwhelming. Try these 10 tips to learn how to meal plan to reap all of the benefits, but avoid making yourself stressed and crazy over…
Fresh Cranberry Orange Bread
Filled with bright cranberry and citrus flavors, this Cranberry Orange Bread is a perfect breakfast, snack, or make-ahead holiday side for this time of the year. I partnered with Nellie’s Free Range Eggs on this recipe because I love that their eggs add indulgent flavor and protein—and that they are Certified Humane —and the company…
Toddler Vitamins, Supplements, and Immune Boosters
Do you use toddler vitamins for your little ones? Are you wondering if you should start—or if you’re buying the best one? This is a complicated topic and it comes up whenever we have sick kids. Because no parent wants to see their child unwell…and little ones can bring home lots of germs from daycare and preschool. Toddler vitamins and supplements seem like something that might help…but do they? (Updated January 2018)
Simple Sweet Potato Smoothie
With the flavors of pumpkin pie and a healthy line up of nutrients, this Sweet Potato Smoothie is a yummy way to offer up fruits and veggies for breakfast! Sweet Potato Protein Smoothie I love to mix up the veggies in our smoothies and during the colder months, reaching for comforting ingredients like sweet potato…
