by Stacie Billis | Sep 29, 2015 | Back to School, Shopping Finds
A big part of my preparations for the busy fall/winter entertaining season always includes stocking my pantry with snacks. And not just our standard go-to choices, but also nut-free snacks that are safe for school, a bigger selection of kid-friendly snacks for...
by Kate Etue | Sep 26, 2015 | Back to School, Party!, Recipes
More and more we’re hearing that sugary snacks are no longer allowed in the classroom to celebrate birthdays: healthy snacks only, please. This happened at my niece and nephew’s school and they were crestfallen, thinking they’d be relegated to...
by Kate Etue | Sep 16, 2015 | Back to School, Tips + Tricks
My kids’ lunch boxes come home from school looking pretty nasty some days — like when the peanut butter seems to have exploded inside, or when we open it on Monday morning to find a banana was left inside over the weekend. Gross. So we’ve been...
by Nicole Blades | Aug 29, 2015 | Back to School, Recipes
This summer, my son started a new trend: Coming home from day camp absolutely ravenous. The kid was practically making a beeline from the front door to the kitchen pantry. This guy was hungry. And as much as I wanted him to get a snack in that belly, like, pronto, I...
by Stacie Billis | Aug 26, 2015 | Back to School, Recipes, Tips + Tricks
When it comes to packing school lunch, the trickiest part is packing vegetables that the kids will eat, and not just cucumber wheels day after day. We found 7 creative ways to pack vegetables for school lunch so that they have high lunchbox appeal. While there are...
by Stacie Billis | Aug 24, 2015 | Back to School, Shopping Finds
Finding sweet snacks that serve as tasty treats is easy. The hard part is finding delicious store-bought snacks that are healthy enough—or at least not totally jammed with added sugar or artificial flavors—to pack into their backpacks every day for a little something...
