All Blog Posts (13)

Eating Local...

Do you go to your local farmers market? Farm stands? Shop the "local" section of your grocery? I take the girls to the farm stand every so often and then I wonder why I don't go weekly. The prices are better than the supermarket, the produce is very fresh - they even have eggs and honey. My toddler who has suddenly become a very picky eater will try anything at the farm stand - veggies, fruit, etc...if it's in a basket she'll eat it. I grew up in a farming community and remember when you reall… Continue

Added by Chase on April 16, 2009 at 10:40am — 1 Comment

How cheerful is this?

For those of you who twitter...@OCMarisa rocked this breakfast for her little dude! She said, "The Rainbow Bread comes from King's Hawaiian Bakery." and who doesn't love Nutella? Continue

Added by Chase on March 3, 2009 at 8:32pm — No Comments

A new blog about school food

I've just launched a blog about what kids are learning about food in schools (and what they're eating, of course). Check it out at www.schoolfoodpolicy.com. I would appreciate all your comments and feedback about the site. I'm currently looking for contributors, so please let me know if you're interested in writing about your school food concerns and experiences! Continue

Added by dlehmann on February 18, 2009 at 11:33pm — 1 Comment

Snack mom February whateverth

Wandering the aisles of the supermarket, feeling drained and unoriginal, I scoured the shelves for something healthy and tasty but most importantly ORIGINAL. I finally fell upon a bag of whole wheat mini bagels, which themselves are not that original. Also not original was the whipped cream cheese I got a whole tub of right after. The fun part came when I went into the produce section and picked out a few different colors of bell peppers. With the addition of the raisins I had at home we hit on… Continue

Added by Erin on February 14, 2009 at 3:15pm — No Comments

What goes in your kids' lunch boxes...besides food?

Here is a fun idea! Continue

Added by Chase on January 10, 2009 at 8:15am — 1 Comment

"Get Packin' "Another great lunch article from Cookie Magazine

I am linking you all with this article in it's "print version" so you can go right ahead and print it out for future reference! I expect you all to do a work flow analysis of your kitchen after reading it!! ;) Continue

Added by Chase on December 16, 2008 at 5:04pm — No Comments

What to do about school lunches?

Some parents don't have the time or energy to pack a lunch for the kids everyday. A great alternative *should* be just buying a lunch at school. Unfortunately in too many cases these lunches are far from healthy. What can be done? In many communities the parents have been heard and a new way of doing the school lunch has been started. Here in my county there is a program called Farm to School which essentially is an "eat local" program for the schools. Produce comes directly from local farms.… Continue

Added by Chase on December 15, 2008 at 6:59am — 1 Comment

Healthy Snacks from Cookie Magazine

Healthy versions of the usual suspects:

Chips Cookies Crackers Juice String Cheese Yogurt Tubes Taste tested by kids! Read Erin's article for more specifics! (not THAT Erin) Continue

Added by Chase on December 2, 2008 at 8:52pm — 2 Comments

Organic Juice Boxes!!

Hey Everyone! I want you to take a look at : Sensible Sippers: Organic Juice Boxes for Kids you can freeze these and stick them in your lunch boxes, they will keep things cool and be thawed in time for lunch. Yummy!

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Added by Chase on November 28, 2008 at 6:46pm — No Comments

Fruit Kabobs

These were a huge hit last week, melon, pineapple, grapes, strawberries and apples on wooden skewers...all the children at my son's birthday loved them....and the challenge of trying to eat the strawberry in the center first. Continue

Added by Tracy on November 17, 2008 at 6:03pm — 2 Comments

Snack mom Nov 17- C'est parfait!

Today in the 4's class we made yogurt parfaits for snack time and it was a huge hit. The other grown ups told me it was the best snack the school had ever had. These are the comments I live and breathe for. It was so simple too, I was surprised no one else had thought of it yet! I found blueberries and raspberries on sale and started there. We put a few berries at the bottom of a small clear cup (presentation is everything, no?) then put on about a quarter cup of low fat vanilla yogurt and toppe… Continue

Added by Erin on November 17, 2008 at 2:55pm — 4 Comments

Delish Mini-Muffins

I bought a Wilton miniature muffin pan at Michael's recently. I made Apple Raisin Mini Muffins from a Paula Deen recipe. In the end I had 60 mini muffins. I froze most of them, thawing out five or ten at a time for snacks, breakfasts or to go in my daughter's lunch. Sure, it took a while to bake them because I only have the one pan but I could do other things in the 15 minute increments and I had muffins for her breakfast or snacks for the last two months. They thawed really well. Apple Raisin… Continue

Added by Chase on November 16, 2008 at 8:43pm — No Comments

Snack mom Nov 14

I attempted to make graham crackers for the first time to be snack mom for the 2s class. They turned out really nicely, maybe a little crunchier than the kids were used to in a cookie/cracker so they were hesitant to really dig into them. I used this recipe- http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000126.html I substituted graham flour for the pastry flour and I loved the heartier feeling. I used animal cookie cutters to make them into fun shapes but discovered with the first batch that if you c… Continue

Added by Erin on November 16, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments