All of us are capable of serving great tasting veggies. But first, we have to ditch a few outdated ideas. Continue reading
Do Veggies Have You in a Panic? {plus Don’t Panic Asparagus Recipe}
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Taste O’ The Greens: 6 Fun Ways to Eat Fruits & Veggies on St. Patrick’s Day
I love a good game. Who doesn’t? A taste-testing game is just the thing to help your kiddos adventurously try new fruits and veggies. The idea is simple – Gather various green-colored fruits and vegetables and have them arranged on a tray. plate, or in a muffin tin. Have them sample the greens and pick their favorites. Kids respond well to Continue reading
My Kids Eat Convenience Food: My Carrot-Flavored Proof that Fridge Inventory Matters
When kids are hungry, they are going to eat what they can scavenge, whether it’s a bag of exotic-flavored cheesie puffs or carrot sticks. Convenience food is whatever you deem it. It just needs to be easy to open and have the ability to be plopped into a waiting mouth. We fall into eating junky convenience foods when we are hungry, tired, time-crunched, or otherwise less discerning. (Picture me right before naptime running on little sleep. Exactly where are the chocolate chips? Tell Me!) I have been rethinking this concept of “convenience” since last summer when I fell in love with dried fruit. It required no peeling, minimal trash, and easy to pack. Oh, and all of my kids loved it. Continue reading
Heart-Shaped Veggie Tutorial
Not a lot of words today. Enjoy these pics and think about what you already have in the fridge and on the counter that you can simply transform into hearts. Your kids will be thrilled by your gesture. I used a set of plastic cookie cutters from Walmart that cost under $2. You’ll be a quadruple winner because it doesn’t take a lot of brains to do this, it’s fast, it’s cheap, and it’s healthy. Check out the original post from the series appropriately titled, I {Heart} Your {Heart}. It will clear up any doubts on why you should bother with vegetables on Valentine’s Day.
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Valentine’s Day Mini Pepper Pita Pizza
My hunky husband bought me some inexpensive heart-shaped cookie cutters. We haven’t used them to shape any cookies yet. But we have made oodles of fun heart-shaped foods that feature fruits, veggies, and whole grains. Don’t panic about making Valentine’s Day complicated. Just pick Continue reading
Vote for the 2013 Top Veg Head
Today is the final day of voting for the 2013 Top Veg Head award. Which of these guest vegetable experts got your family eating more vegetables? Don’t know how to vote? Don’t panic. Just visit the post with your favorite recipe and directly below the post title will be some cute green stars. Click up to nine stars for each recipe.
Rate each recipe based on the following criteria:
- Taste (up to 3 stars)
- Easy to Find Ingredients (up to 3 stars)
- Ease to Prepare (up to 3 stars)
Here’s the yummy line up! Which one are you making tonight?
Kim’s Black Bean Vegetable Soup from the Soulicious Life
Sarah’s Pesto Pizza from Veggie Kids
Becky’s Comforting Vegetable Soup
Kareen’s Most Delicious Salad Ever from i_amEatingRight
Toni’s (Sorta) Spicy Peanut Sauce from Plant Based on a Budget
Lacy’s Ratatouille from Laughing Lemon Pie
