Just One More for Healthy Living

The makers of Del Monte and Starkist want to help you and your family live a healthier life, so they teamed up to create the Just One More for Healthy Living website. There you will find the “Eat Just One More” pledge-Add Just One More serving of fruits and vegetables each day, Just One [...]

Four Foods on Friday #46

Here’s this week’s Four Foods on Friday questions. You can play along too by answering these questions on your blog and then posting your link in a comment on the FFoF post on Fun, Crafts, and Recipes.

#1. Egg salad or deviled eggs. How do you prepare? #2. French fries. Do you make homemade or [...]

Win one of three Ten Year Memberships to emealsforyou

I’ve had a great partnership with the meal planning and recipe site emealsforyou for almost as long as I’ve been publishing this blog, and it continues to be one of my favorite go-to sites for easy recipes that taste great. I can find entire meals or single recipes, save them to my personal recipe box, [...]

Healthy Kids, Naturally

Keeping kids and teens healthy can be a challenge during the busy school year. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that nearly 22 million school days are lost annually due to the common cold alone. Fortunately, there are some simple, and natural, things parents can do to help kids stay [...]

Brown Bag Lunch for Kindergarteners

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With the increasing popularity of full-day kindergarten, many parents are now finding themselves trying to figure out just what to pack in their child’s lunch every day. When my kids were in kindergarten, they needed a lunch plus TWO snacks every day. And like most five year olds, my boys ate a [...]

South Beach Living Strawberry Harvest Crunch Cereal

This cereal gets two big thumbs down from me and my daughter. I bought it because of the high fiber, the protein, and the freeze dried strawberry slices, Kaitlyn loves strawberries. I poured it into a bowl and added milk, and ate a spoonful before handing it to her. It tasted like mush. The strawberry [...]

Weekly brown bag lunch ideas

Peanut Butter. Most kids love it. Many will take a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to school every single day from kindergarten until college if they can. But we Moms and Dads get tired of making the same old sandwich every day! Here’s some ideas for putting a twist on the traditional PB&J.

Breads: [...]

Kids Lunch Box Cards

KidsLunchBoxCards are the newest kid-tested and Mom-approved way to drop a goodie into a lunch that adds laughter and excitement. KidsLunchBoxCards are like giving hugs and kisses in the middle of a school day. What could be better than that? Elaborately illustrated, they grab the whole lunch table’s attention.

The pack of five I got [...]

Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds-a snack that ROCKS!

A one ounce serving of Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds has 150 calories, 3 grams of fiber, 5 grams of protein, and 13 grams of heart-healthy fats, and best of all, they are DELICIOUS. The canister fits in a car cup holder, the lid screws on and off easily to keep the freshness sealed in, the [...]

Mrs. Dash Grilling Blends and Marinades

Mrs. Dash salt-free seasoning takes 14 natural herbs and spices and blends them together into unique flavors. In addition to the original Salt-Free blend, Mrs. Dash comes in flavors like garlic herb, lemon pepper, and now Grilling Blends that enhance the flavor of grilled food. I received a pack of three bottles of Mrs. Dash-the [...]