Healthy Homemade Pancake Recipe

Seven Layer Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookie Loaf (using maple syrup & oat flour!)

Cottage Cheese Pancakes (gluten free)

toddler favorites

Quinoa Pasta Dinner

This is great way to get your toddler (who is hooked on pasta) to eat pasta without the gluten/wheat. 

Applegate Salami

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies with Coconut Sugar (gluten free)

These are so delicious!

When Ketchup may be the answer ;)

The benefits of grass-fed beef

Here are the numerous benefits to your child's health and development when incorporating grass-fed beef into his diet.

French toast pancakes

These French toast pancakes are not only high in protein and lots of vitamins and minerals, but they are sooo good.

You may not believe the ingredients.

A typical lunch for my toddler

On busy days, a typical lunch for my toddler consists of chopped avocado, chicken, raw cheddar cheese, and banana slices. He enjoys it with some naturally flavored coconut water.

There are lots of healthy fats, proteins, and essential vitamins and minerals in this complete meal. Additionally, the lack of gluten and refined sugar won't make him feel sleepy or have a crash later.

Vacation Lunch

The healthiest grilled cheese for your little one

Sprouted grain French Toast

Healthy Snacking

How to prepare a balanced meal

Sample:

Avocado

chicken

raw cheddar cheese (grass-fed)

blueberries

Safest Sunscreen for Little Ones

Zinc Oxide and seed oil are the safest, most effective natural SPF for your kids (and adults, too for that matter). I've heard horror stories about the effects of ingredients like Oxybenzone, and it's affect on the organs. I'd rather not slather that on my little one, thank you very much.

The Many Health Benefits of Cucumbers

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Avocados & Whole Milk Greek Yogurt

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Soft-Boiled Egg Lunch

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Grated Carrots and Steak Balanced Meal

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Home Made Toddler Cookies

Here is a great recipe 

Homemade Chocolate Syrup (no refined sugar!)

One of my favorite drinks as a kid was chocolate milk. All kids love chocolate milk and once they get a little older and understand that there's actually a chocolatey syrup that you can put in your milk and make it so much more delicious!

Here is a recipe that has no refined sugars, is great to mix with a small cold glass of organic milk (a great grass-fed brand is Nature's Way).

You'll need:

1/2 C cocoa powder

1/4 C pure maple syrup

1/3 C water

1/2 TSP vanilla extract 

Directions:

- over med heat, mix water and maple syrup in small stainless steel saucepan 

- once heated, turn to low

- whisk in cocoa powder

- remove from heat

- add vanilla

- let cool in small bowl or mason jar

Why Grass-fed Meat, Dairy & Eggs?

The Importance of Home Cooked Meals

Foods that are Best for Your Growing Toddler

What Foods are Best for Baby?

Carmelized Onion & Soft Boiled Egg With Rice

I know what you're thinking. This sounds like something off the menu at a gourmet restaurant. Am I losing it? Do I actually think your toddler will eat this?

Yes, and yes!

My little one would eat rice and pasta all day everyday. That was pretty much my biggest nightmare as a new mom... Or my health conscious crunchy granola hippie alter-ego.

Anyway, 

Spinach & Meatball Rice

My picky eater loves rice. Rice is something I add lots of butter (KerryGold) to for his good fats. I recently started hiding all sorts of veggies in it. Here is a favorite of his: Spinach & Meatball!

Grass-fed local ground beef is used in my classic meatball recipe, cooked thoroughly. The spinach is organic baby spinach, diced & sautéed. Note: spinach is a choking hazard so make sure to dice!

So on those nights when your children only want to eat f***ing roll...give this a try!

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