11 Creative Ways To Get Your Kid to Eat Eggs (Egg Recipes Included)
You don’t have to be Gaston from Beauty and the Beast to eat lots of eggs. While his diet of 5 dozen eggs every morning is excessive, eggs can make an amazing addition to any breakfast! Including protein in your family’s breakfast means blood sugars will be...
A Clever (And Healthy) Way To Do Easter Egg Hunts with Kids
It’s almost Easter weekend and you might be starting to think about that Easter egg hunt…and maybe feeling uneasy at the thought of chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, and all the sugar. Have no fear! Because I have a unique approach to Easter with...
How long should you stick with a picky eating strategy?
This is a topic I’ve wanted to write about for ages – especially because parents just don’t know how long to use a picky eating strategy before giving up on it. So if you find yourself trying one mealtime trick for a few days or weeks, then moving to...Top Tips for Managing Halloween Candy This Year
So this Halloween is going to be a little different huh? Here in Toronto, we are being advised to avoid trick or treating, which I knew the kids would be really bummed about. So we have a plan B that I feel good about. I’m going to share how we are doing...
6 Best Lunch Boxes For Kids (Planet-Friendly and Kid-Friendly)
Oh my goodness, guys. In a few weeks (or a few months, depending on COVID) all three of my girls will be sent off to school and daycare. They are getting older! As far as lunches though, go it doesn’t change a lot. I’ve always packed their lunches for...
Gluten-Free Morning Glory Cookies
During COVID-19 we’ve been hitting the grocery store (usually Costco) every two weeks. Seeing that we’ve got a bubble of 8 people in one household (including 3 very hungry little humans – my kids) we need more food than usual. To avoid hitting the...
Whole Food Rainbow Popsicles
Naomi is obsessed with rainbows. They are everywhere – when she draws, paints, on her birthday cake, and even her underwear. She asked for rainbow hair and I said no. But when rainbow popsicles were requested, I obliged. To be honest, I was pretty excited...
Pumpkin Banana Muffins (gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free)
I wrote this blog post in the thick of COVID and was about to update it to the “current times”. But I decided to keep it as is for memories sake. I appreciate these Pumpkin Banana Muffins even more remembering I made them amidst the chaos. As a mom of...
10 delicious ways to use chickpeas
It’s a bummer because my husband has a sensitivity to chickpeas (and lentils). His lips get tingly and his scalp gets itchy. As much as I love him, it doesn’t stop me from buying chickpeas. And given that we’re limiting visits to the grocery store,...
