Healthy Family Tip: Better Baking with Yogurt
Have you started your holiday baking? Me either, but I'm planning! Perusing my favorite food blogs, scanning Pinterest, and flipping through my food magazines is my favorite part of holiday cookie...
View ArticleEat Smart Tip! Stretch your dollar & eat healthier meat, too
I've got a quick tip—just one—that will help you stretch your dollar, eat healthier and make the most of your food. Just one change in the way that you buy chicken and you get all three benefits....
View ArticleSupernatural Cowboy Cookies (great for breastfeeding mamas!)
It's the beginning of the year and everyone's talking cleanse this and kale that. (Or is kale soo 2012?) Me? Always willing to go rogue, I'm talking cookies. Cowboy cookies. Giddy up, biotches! Don't...
View ArticleTahini: How to use this tasty super nutrition boost
If your family loves hummus, I'm excited for you to start working more with tahini. It turns out that the paste made of sesame seeds is super packed with nutrition. Who knew?! I was inspired to...
View ArticleGlobal Foods at the Family Table
Indian-style Spinach with Chickpeas I was recently invited to host a second week of "Perspectives" posts on the site of famed "green" pediatrician—and one of my most trusted parenting experts—Dr. Alan...
View ArticleEasiest, no-cook Coconut Chia Pudding
I'm a little late to the party, but officially obsessed with chia seeds. And with Downton Abbey, too, for that matter. I resisted both for a while. In both cases, my reasoning—part skepticism, part...
View ArticleHealthy snacks for that healthy snacking resolution
[caption id="attachment_12563" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="IHeartKeenwah Snacks"][/caption] How's your healthy family snacking resolution going? I'm trying to support you, really I am!...
View ArticleOur favorite waffles and their deep, dark secret
One glance at the One Hungry Mama archive and it's clear that I'm more of a pancake girl than a waffle mama. I think that it might have to do with my waffle maker, which churns out thin waffles as...
View ArticleEasy Quiche with Crunchy Whole Grain Crust
I recently came across the genius idea of using leftover grains, like brown rice, as a crust for quiche. I desperately want to give credit where credit is due, but I can't figure out where I saw the...
View Article5 easy ways to manage sugar at home
Have you heard? I've started working with private clients and am loving it! Speaking with you lovely people about how to fit healthy family eating into your busy lives has been exhilarating. My...
View ArticleA recipe long lost: Creamy Vegetable and Barley Risotto with Chickpeas
The hungry baby—you know, the one who's nearly 3 1/2 (i.e., not such a baby anymore)—is growing up fast. So very fast. I love how he speaks now, with a burgeoning understanding of how to string words...
View Article{Family Cooking School} How to stock your pantry: rice, grains, pasta
[caption id="attachment_9474" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Browned Butter Cauliflower Pasta"][/caption] Babies don’t come with a handbook, but motherhood certainly comes will a million...
View Article{VIDEO} Get kiddo excited about veggies away from the pressures of mealtime
There's so much talk these days about how to get kids to eat vegetables, but not a whole lot about how to get them to love veggies. (You know, eventually.) This whole teaching kids to eat healthy...
View ArticleMoms Are Not Lovin’ It: Stand Up To McDonald’s
Tomorrow, Thursday 5/23, is the McDonald's annual shareholders' meeting. Today, let them know that we've had enough of their marketing to kids. It's as easy as posting an update on Facebook or Twitter...
View Article{video} Three new ideas for how to cut sugar at home
Summer has (unofficially) begun and so have have summer snacks, from popsicles to lemonade. Sugar overload—or at least an increase in sweet treats—is a natural part of the season, which is why it's...
View Article3 things I’ve learned by going dairy free + yummy chia snacks
I'm in Texas right now, speaking at Blogher Food, and guess what I'm eating lots of? BBQ? Good guess, but... NO! Cheese, that's what! I'm without the kids and can step away from our experimental...
View Article{video} Allergy-Free Chocolate Chia Pudding & Lemon Berry Icebox Squares
Check it out! I produced a video on allergy-free summer snack recipes with ABC News online. Read on for details and watch for the recipes, but be warned that there is a quick commercial in the...
View Article{video} 3 infused water recipes: Keep kiddo hydrated without extra sugar
Check out today's video for how to keep kiddo (and yourself!) well hydrated with good old fashioned water without being super boring mom. My three infused water recipes will make a glass of water as...
View ArticleTraveling with Kids: Healthy Food Options While on the Road
Every year I find myself struggling to feed my family well while on summer vacations—or even just while on day trips. I used to think it would get easier as my kids got older. Though it has in some...
View Article{video} Back-to-School: Beyond sandwich bread
Today’s video, the second in a series of back-to-school lunch videos, has easy ideas and recipes that will help you break out of sandwich rut before it even starts. And, in case you missed it, check...
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