I grew up loving spaghetti O's, but this homemade spaghetti o's tastes so much better and it’s much healthier. Both kids chose this over the can & it's cheaper too! Confession: I love spaghetti O's. The kinda cheese-y but definitely tomato-y sauce with all the fun little noodle ‘O’ pasta shapes that would nestle into each other… I used to pick out all the tiny o's and eat those first. Unless there ... Continue Reading
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Two Week School Lunch Meal Plan
Healthy school lunch menu ideas for kindergarten, high school, teenagers - kid friendly for all ages and picky eaters! Can be hot or cold, plus recipes like homemade spaghetti-o's and homemade cheez-its! When we switched from homeschool to a traditional school several years ago, I had NO IDEA how tricky and troublesome packing a school lunch could be. Sure I heard of some lunch packing hacks for parents to ... Continue Reading
The Best School Lunch Boxes (on a budget)
As of this post, I’ve packed over 1200 school lunches. (Yes, I know you can teach your kids to pack their own school lunches, but I’m not ready to let this part of my job go just yet.) I’ve packed for homeschool and traditional school, and I’ve even packed lunches for summer camps, hiking excursions, and 2500 mile road trips. I’ve packed for toddlers, elementary kids and adults (and have these 18 school lunch ... Continue Reading
7 Tips to Save Money in the School Year
School buses are making the rounds. Teachers are planning lessons. Your kids are heading back to school. It's the start of an exciting new school year. Everything is going to be great! Until you remember how much back to school shopping costs. New clothes, more supplies, extra-curricular activities, school fees, food for lunches and snacks, and the list goes on... but last time you checked, there was no money ... Continue Reading
Easy and Healthy Homemade Gummies
If I could pick only one topping for frozen yogurt, it would be gummy bears. My whole life I've loved gummy everything. Bears, worms, sour... (sour patch kids were THE BOMB!). Now there's even "life saver" gummies and "jolly rancher" flavors too. Oh my. I'm not sure whether to rejoice at the myriad of gummy flavors out there (because they ARE my favorite you know), or be slightly disgusted that the corn industry ... Continue Reading
20 Healthy Fast Breakfast Ideas for Busy School Mornings
Duhn-duhn-duhn. Here we are again, at the start of another school year. Back to alarm clocks, school lunches, and homework. Are you ready? I know I'm not. We've had a great summer, and I'm just not ready to let it go. But all good things must come to an end, so I'm tryyyying to get some plans in place for making healthy breakfasts and dinners on those busy school days. (Pin my list of 50+ healthy dinner ... Continue Reading
18 Hacks for Packing School Lunch – A Parents Guide
It's been one full week since my kids started school and oh.my.goodness. No amount of training or mental preparation could prepare me for the mother of all wrenches in your real food plans - a.k.a. packing school lunch. I mean, I THOUGHT I was prepared. I knew it would take work, some planning and a few cursory talks with the kids to make sure we were all on the same page... but in all seriousness, reading ... Continue Reading
9 Tips to Save Money on School Clothes
As the summer draws to an end, back to school activities are at the forefront of my mind. Of course, my kids don’t go “back to school” since we do homeschool preschool (find out how we do it!), but that doesn’t mean we have to miss out on all the back to school fun. We get to enjoy fresh boxes of crayons and fun new back to school clothes too! Back to school shopping can cause some stress though, especially ... Continue Reading
6 Tips for After School Conversation
Snack time. You know it is all your kids can think about the minute they walk into the door from school - at least if they are anything like my children are! And if you are like me, this time is precious time for you. Believe it or not, I missed the little ones and once they return home, I am anxious for hugs and recaps of their days. But that is where it gets complicated. ... Continue Reading
Strawberry Chocolate Granola Clusters Recipe
Sha-blam! I have figured out the trick to crunchy granola CLUSTERS. That's what I shared on Instagram and Facebook last week after discovering the two-part secret process (and secret ingredients!) to making homemade granola clusters. What you didn't see though is the BEAMING SMILE on my face behind the camera. First, I mastered the art of homemade granola clusters. A feat in itself, lemme tell you. Second, I was ... Continue Reading
