If I let my children own the pen that writes the meal plans they would choose oats for every single meal.  We eat oats often.  Peanut butter oats are a favorite.  Sometimes we put granola in it.  Most of the time we add a little sliced banana.  Other times its brown sugar and cinnamon. I […]

Whole Wheat Orzo Salad with Buttermilk Dressing HERE French Toast Bites HERE Mexican Macaroni with Grilled Corn HERE 3 Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake HERE Bacon & Corn Griddle Cakes HERE {I used the leftover grilled corn from the macaroni recipe} Black Bean & Quinoa Salad HERE Summer Vegetable Rigatoni with Chicken HERE Peaches & Cream […]

Chicken Fried Rice* {HERE} Whole Wheat Orzo & White Bean Salad* {HERE} Greek Chicken & Artichokes* {HERE} Sweet Potato Hash* {HERE} Lemon Blueberry Biscuits {HERE} Guacamole* {HERE}  Strawberry Banana Smoothie {1 c frozen strawberries, 1/2 frozen banana, 1/2 c whole milk, 2/3 cup vanilla Greek yogurt} Sweet Potato Hummus* {Combine 4 cups (baked) and mashed […]

Breakfast rut. Story of my life right now.  Typically when I meal plan, I really focus on lunch and dinner because the girls usually eat the same things every morning.   Until this week.   This week they decided they aren’t really into the ‘regulars‘ {waffles and peanut butter; bananas and Cheerios; toast and fruit} […]

At one years old the girls started eating regular meal times- three meals and three snacks a day.  Like every new parent, I was super concerned whether or not the girls ate enough at a meal or throughout the course of a day. Daily servings for toddlers Fruit 3-4 servings a day: fruit- 1/2 to 1 small fruit, 2 to […]

This is Parker and Jolie.  You know them, right?  They are my children. And they L.O.V.E. peanut butter.  Like.  loveeeeee it We eat it everyday. And it is surely no surprise at all that these little PB-obsessed birds love it, too.  I ate it every.single.day. while they were in my belly. Peanut butter crack as a […]