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MEGA Round Up of School Lunches (for Everyone!)

September 10 by Natalie

School is back. The thought alone is overwhelming for most of us. Myself included, now that my youngest is also in school and I have three lunches to pack! Thankfully, the entire blogosphere is here to help. I've combed through tons of blog posts to bring you this GIANT round up of school lunch ideas. There are literally THOUSANDS of lunch ideas in the links below. Can you handle it? We've got your simple lunches, your non-sandwich lunches, your gluten/dairy/nut/soy/egg-free lunches, your paleo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie, The Everyday

Homemade Nutri-Grain-Style Cereal Bars (with a gluten-free option!)

August 14 by Natalie

Healthy homemade cereal bars with a gluten free option too!

Cereal bars and granola bars are such an easy grab-and-go snack, but most store brands come with a whole host of ingredients that you didn't bargain for. It seems like it should just be made of some grains and fruit, right? Check out the ingredient list of Kellogg's Strawberry Nutri-Grain Bars: CRUST: WHOLE GRAIN OATS, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B1 [THIAMIN MONONITRATE], VITAMIN B2 [RIBOFLAVIN], FOLIC ACID), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SOLUBLE … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: healthy breakfast, healthy lunch, healthy snacks, homemade cereal bars, homemade nutri-grain bars, homemade snacks, kid lunch ideas, kid snack ideas

Patriotic Pancake Stacks: A Fourth of July Breakfast

July 3 by Natalie

Where has summer gone?  I know it only officially started a few days ago but I'm already feeling like it's half over. Admittedly, this is probably because the second half of our summer is jam-packed with travel. So the leisurely, "lets just chill and not plan anything more than a 30 minute swim lesson every day", part of summer feels like it's rapidly disappearing. Never-the-less, we still have a few quintessential summer milestone to go.  Not the least of which is the 4th of July.  We already … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: 4th of july breakfast, 4th of july recipes, forth of july breakfast, forth of july recipes, patriotic pancake stacks

Easy Summer Treats: Banana Pops

May 28 by Natalie

Natalie's back today with a really fun alternative to summer ice cream - frozen banana pops.  I can't wait to try these with S and C (and steal a few for myself too). The cream cheese breakfast versions are especially calling my name. Let me just cut to the chase with you guys, you and your kids are going to love these pops. I know this because:       A) kids love anything on a stick       B) kids love rolling sticky stuff in other stuff   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: banana pops, kid snacks, summer dessert, summer snacks, summer treats

A Full Month of Nut-Free Lunches

August 14 by Natalie

I LOVE this - seriously feel like this one post has equipped me to send healthy, nut-free lunches to school all year!!!

Nut allergies are no joke and both parents and schools take them very seriously. Our family is lucky not to have to deal with any of these allergies but every program the kids have been involved with from toddler group to preschool, and now kindergarten, has been a nut-free zone. We've struggled in the past to come up with original and nutritious nut-free lunches the kids will actually eat. My littles can only stomach so many mayo and cheese sandwiches, no matter what ridiculous shape I try to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: healthy lunches, kid lunches, no nuts, nut allergy lunches, nut-free lunches, nut-free meals, school lunches

Stock Your Kitchen with these Must-Have Foods for Cold & Flu Season

January 16 by Natalie

Were you sick over the holidays? Are you still getting over - or just starting - those nagging cold and flu symptoms? We may have entered a new year, but that doesn't mean our immune systems get an automatic fresh start. While many of us are thinking about losing weight and changing our diets, we should be thinking about supporting our immune health through food, as well. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Mom Health, Beauty & Style, Natalie Tagged With: cold fighting foods, cold prevention, DIY cold remedies, foods that fight sickness, homemade cold remedies, homemade flu remedies, immune boosting foods, natural cold remedies, natural cold remedy, natural flu remedies

Frozen Banana Pops, an Easy Summer Treat

July 13 by Natalie

Natalie's back today with a really fun alternative to summer ice cream - frozen banana pops.   I can't wait to try these with S and C (and steal a few for myself too).  The cream cheese breakfast versions are especially calling my name. Let me just cut to the chase guys, you and your kids are going to love these pops. I know this because: kids love anything on a stick  kids love rolling sticky stuff in other stuff moms love healthy choices that are still fun frozen pops are a summer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: banana pops, kid snacks, summer dessert, summer snacks, summer treats

Lunch Box Smoothies 101

September 1 by Natalie

The post tells you exactly how to pack healthy smoothies in your kids' lunches without making a mess. Love this idea!

Have you guys ever packed smoothies in your kids' lunches? I'm so intrigued by this idea - it seems like SUCH a good way to get some much needed veggies into my kiddos' lunches and I know they'd see it as an extra special treat. But I wonder about the mess factor - is this really do-able?!  Our food contributor, Natalie, assures me that it is and she's here today sharing everything we need to know, along with her favorite tools and recipes. Frozen smoothies are lunch box staples at my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: freezer cooking, freezer smoothies, kid lunches, pack lunches, school lunches, smoothies

20 Cook Once, Eat Twice Dinner Ideas

August 3 by Natalie

Cook Once Eat Twice Dinner Ideas - Such a great resource for busy weekdays, love cutting out one whole day of cooking!!

I recently took to our facebook page and asked what type of recipe posts you'd most like to see here.  MPMK reader Rebecca suggested a roundup of "cook once, eat twice kind of meals". I replied, "I want those too!" because how brilliant is it to have dinner ready with no cooking on the second night?! I put our resident food contributor, Natalie, on it and she didn't disappoint... Looking to save some time in the kitchen? Double-duty dinners are a great way to cut down on extra cooking. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: cook once eat twice, cook once eat twice dinners, dinner ideas, double duty dinners, easy dinner ideas, easy family dinners, left-over dinners

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