by Stacie Billis | Oct 17, 2016 | Back to School, Recipes, Shopping Finds
With long, busy weekdays—for both me and my kids—I’m always looking for snacks to healthfully fuel the time between meals, but it can be hard to find ones that give us an even, lasting energy. As much as we can all easily chow down on carbs, I know how much my...
by Kristen Chase | Sep 27, 2016 | Back to School, Tips + Tricks
With four kids—ages 12, 9, 7, and 5—in school all day, four school lunches need to be made every night. (Or once I get past the first few weeks of being prepared, every morning.) Given that my kids can make their own snacks and even some meals at home, I decided to...
by Georgette Gilmore | Sep 21, 2016 | Back to School, Shopping Finds
I love granola bars. When you find the right ones, they are nutritious, delicious, and a super convenient snack. Pack one for before track practice and your daughter will be sprinting like Flo Jo. Well, unless your kid has a peanut and tree nut allergy, like mine....
by Stacie Billis | Sep 12, 2016 | Back to School, Recipes
More and more families are grappling with the need to pack allergy-friendly lunches, either because one of their own has been diagnosed with a food allergy or because their kids’ school or daycare is a designated allergen-free zone. Either way, I know it can be...
by Jane Sweeney | Aug 24, 2016 | Back to School, Recipes
Packing vegetables for school lunch doesn’t have to be boring. Well, at least not all of the time. It’s easy to fall into a baby carrot rut when filling lunch box after lunch box (after lunch box), but there are plenty of creative ways to pack vegetables in school...
by Kate Etue | Aug 23, 2016 | Back to School, Recipes
I am not a morning person. At all. So, as much as the idea of waking up early and scrambling eggs, frying bacon, and whipping up a batch of biscuits for my kids sounds lovely, history has shown that it just isn’t going to happen. But that doesn’t mean...
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