Less than 10% of kids eat the recommended 1-2 cups of vegetables per day. Surprisingly, adults are struggling too. The most recent statistics show that 91% of adults just aren’t eating the 2-3 cups each day either.
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Creamy Mocha Overnight Oats (High Protein)
Creamy mocha overnight oats are chocolaty, sweet and taste indulgent. With only 5 ingredients and less than 5 minutes, you can whip up a nourishing breakfast or snack that will fuel your body and satisfy your hunger. Grab a spoon- this easy recipe will excite your taste buds any time of day!
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De-escalating Meal Time Drama Around Kids & Food
“That’s yucky!”
“Eww!”
“I don’t like that!”
Kid comments like these are often followed up with whining and begging for favorite foods. And these negative food experiences are enough to make any parent exasperated. Once the whining wears you down, the idea of giving up and giving in, just to stop the chaotic noise and make the food experience a little bit better is totally understandable.
But it doesn’t really solve the problem, does it?
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Meal Prep Made Easy- Save Time, Energy & Money
What if you could up your game and get 1 more healthy dinner on the table each week? Well, research shows that 3 family dinners each week increases fruit and vegetable consumption by 24%, reduces risky behaviors in kids (like drugs, early smoking) and helps kids improve grades and academic performance. Just 3 meals?! What if you aimed for 4 or even 5?! September is National Family Meals month, an opportunity to get focussed on feeding and loving our families well while we sit around the dinner table.
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Faster Weeknight Dinners- Strategies That Really Work!
Years ago, Rachael Ray had a tv show on the Food Network called Week in a Day. In the course of 60 (tv) minutes, she would show you how to make 5 different meals for your family and how to reheat and serve them each night. The idea of having a yummy home-cooked meal on the table for your family each night is quite appealing and beneficial.