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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

Lunch Box Smoothies 101

September 15 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Lunch Box Smoothies 101 - 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: Uncategorized Tagged With: healthy kid food, how to freeze smoothies for lunches, how to make lunchbox smoothies, kid lunch ideas, lunchbox smoothies, sponsored

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