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8 Energy-Boosting Tips for Moms (plus Veggie Popsicles!)

June 25 by Janssen

8 Energy Boosting Tips for Moms #spon - #6, YES!!!

*I’m a PediaSure SideKicks Partner and am a sponsored blog partner, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. We've talked several times on the blog before about ways for moms to get more energy - there just never seems to be enough, does there?! - but I always like to get new perspective on the subject. Today, our contributor Janssen (a mom of three, including a baby) is here sharing what works best for her. And, I have to say, it's a really solid list. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Janssen, The grown ups (that's you!) Tagged With: energy smoothie recipe, energy tips for moms, fruit and veggie smoothies, how to have more energy, Pediasure Sidekicks, veggie popsicles

4th of July Frozen Treats with Hidden Fruits & Veggies

June 15 by Alli

4th of July Frozen Dessert Bars with Hidden Fruit & Veggies - My kids love these!

*I’m a PediaSure SideKicks Partner and am a sponsored blog partner, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. With weekend bar-b-ques, swim lessons, and park play dates in full swing, it's definitely starting to feel like summer around here! Around our house that means a lot of things, including more lax bedtimes and, often, less nutritious eating then I normally strive for... This week alone we've already grilled hotdogs and cooked s'mores in the backyard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, In the Kitchen Tagged With: 4th of july dessert, frozen dessert, fruit and vegetable dessert, healthy dessert, Pediasure Sidekicks

20 Meals To Make Eating In Like Eating Out

June 1 by Natalie

20 "Copy Cat" Take Out Recipes - we eat out about once a week, this could save us so much money!

About once a week, usually on Friday night, we have a movie night and some kind of take-out. It's something for the whole family to look forward to and it's quickly becoming a highly anticipated family tradition. What's not so wonderful, though, is the toll it can take on our wallets (especially now that we've graduated beyond the baby food and officially have five mouths to feed). This has led to a new mini-obsession of mine - the "copy cat" recipe. Turns out, the interweb is full of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: easy take out recipes, eating out copy cat recipes, fast food copy cat recipes, take out dinner at home, takeout at home, takeout recipes

Nutritious Kid Snacks: Strawberry Banana Coconut Energy Bites

May 28 by Kristin

Strawberry Banana Coconut Energy Bites - great healthy snack for kids, there's even some sweet potato hidden in there too. #sponsored

*I'm a PediaSure SideKicks Partner and am a sponsored blog partner, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. Are you struggling to get your kids to eat enough fruits and vegetables? You're not alone! 93 percent of kids don’t eat enough vegetables and 60 percent don’t eat enough fruit. At our house it's currently the veggies that are the problem. I try and try but to no avail, it's beyond frustrating and I worry about my kids' nutrition. Which is why I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: banana strawberry coconut energy bites, easy to make breakfast, energy bites, energy snacks, energy snacks for kids, getting kids to eat vegetables, on the go vegetables, pediasure sidekicks smoothies, recipes for kids, smoothie recipes, vegetables smoothies

20 Healthy & Simple Kid-Friendly Snacks

May 1 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

20 Healthy & Simple Kid-Friendly Kid Snacks - We've tried a lot of these and they've all been winners with the kids!

Something I'm always on the lookout for are healthy new snack ideas that I can whip up in a snap. My kids (and I've heard they're not alone in this) are very cyclical when it comes to food. They'll absolutely love something - it's all carrots and hummus, all the time - and then, BAM!, they're over it. Couldn't entice them to eat another carrot stick or a dollop of hummus for anything. Which is why I often find that one day I'll be humming along, feeling good about the things I'm feeding them, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen Tagged With: easy healthy snacks, Free Radical Pops, green smoothie, healthy kid snacks, kid-friendly snack idea, Kids Rule, Prescribe Nutrition, Prescribe Nutrition Kids Rule, the green machine smoothie

My Favorite Mother’s Day Gift Idea

April 29 by Kristin

Three delicious new drinks to brighten your day that you can make at home! I love the idea of gifting these recipes along with a new Keurig 2.0 for Mother's Day!

One of my number one priorities as a mom is to do my best to stay in the moment and enjoy my three young kids as much as I can. As they say, though, “The days are long but the years are short”. Which, in my case, means that’s sometimes that’s easier said than done. That is exactly why I truly love my Keurig (like I’d be kind of lost without it) and why I think it would make such a wonderful Mother’s Day gift for anyone who doesn’t have one this year. I seriously don’t think I know a mom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: best coffee recipes, best Mother's Day gifts, candied ginger tea recipe, coffee ice cube recipe, DIY latte, DIY Mother's Day gift, homemade Keurig recipes, iced coffee recipe, Keurig 2.0 brewing system, keurig for mother's day, keurig iced coffee recipe

15 Three-Ingredient Easter Treats

March 25 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Three ingredient Easter dishes - the homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs look amazing!!

As evidenced by my post, Easter Dishes You Can Make With Your Slow Cooker, I like to keep it simple whenever I can and Easter is no exception. We're attending a neighborhood potluck/egg hunt again this year and I've been on the lookout for an easy treat to contribute. That hunt led me to create 3 Ingredient Easter Bark (#1 on the list) and to unearth 14 other ingenious Easter treats that only take three ingredients to whip up. Can you guess which one has candy corn as one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, In the Kitchen, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: 3 ingredients Easter treats, Easter bark, Easter desserts, Easter dishes, three ingredient Easter treats

18 Slow Cooker Dinners the Kids Will Actually Eat

March 23 by Natalie

I love crockpot and slow cooker dinners but my kids often find them too mushy and boring - can't wait to give some of these a try. Esp. the lasagna!

The slow cooker is one of the most-used tools in my kitchen. I love being able to throw a meal together in advance and not have to attempt chopping vegetables while holding a small child (or fending one off at my feet). Not every kid feels the way I do about the slow cooker, and I can understand why. Some slow cooker meals come out looking like a pile of unrecognizable mush (especially those that go from freezer to slow cooker- time-savers don't always look appetizing). Not to worry, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: crock pot recipes, crockpot easy dinners, crockpot recipes for kids, dinner, dinner recipes, easy meals, family dinner, kid-friendly crockpot dinners, kid-friendly meals, kid-friendly slow cooker dinners, slow cooker meals, slow cooker recipes, slow cooker recipes for kids

Make It: No-Sew Reusable Sandwich Holder

March 10 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

No-Sew Reusable Food Container - Making these for picnics this summer!

Lately our little family has been having what I like to call "a bit of a time". I mentioned last week that I went to visit my parents with the baby for my great aunt's funeral. That had already thrown our week a bit of course and then, the day after we came back, my sweet 4 year old was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. Then, I suppose because things happen in threes, right?, the disc slipped in my back again and I now find myself unable to walk or stand up straight (let alone pick up the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, In the Kitchen Tagged With: DIY cloth sandwich holder, DIY reusable food container, reusable food container

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