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“Lucky Leprechaun” Healthy Green Smoothie for Kids

Start St. Patrick’s Day off right with this bright and festive healthy green smoothie your kids will love! It’s delicious, nutrient-dense, and so easy to make!

Healthy green smoothie made with spinach, pineapple, and more! Kid-friendly, nutrient-dense, and so easy to make!

Are you looking for an easy and fun breakfast for St. Patrick’s Day this year? If you want to be the “fun” mom, but you don’t have time to dye everything in your house green, this “lucky leprechaun” smoothie is the answer!

Now, I know green smoothies sometimes get a bad reputation for tasting a little…well…like grass. But I promise, this one is completely delicious. The strong flavors of pineapple and orange juice mask the spinach flavor, so you won’t feel like you’re drinking salad for breakfast (as much as I love salad…eww). All three of my kids happily drained their cups when I pulled these out as an after school snack, and it’s one we (and you) are definitely going to want to make again and again.

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Easy Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal you can make in your Instant Pot

This hearty and delicious cinnamon apple oatmeal is an easy breakfast recipe for busy mornings that evokes all the cozy feelings–and flavors–of fall.

This hearty and delicious cinnamon apple oatmeal is an easy breakfast recipe for busy mornings that evokes all the cozy feelings--and flavors--of fall.

Whew! Halloween is over, and we’re up to our eyeballs in candy around here. If you–like us–could use a really healthy breakfast option to counter all the Halloween candy lurking in your house, I’ve got the perfect recipe for you today:

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Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip

This three-ingredient peanut butter yogurt dip checks all the boxes for a perfect snack: it’s healthy, kid-approved, and takes less than five minutes to make!

This three-ingredient peanut butter yogurt dip might be one of the easiest snacks you've ever made. With less than five-minutes of prep, you can have a healthy, delicious treat that will satisfy your kids' big appetites!

3 boys + lots of time playing outside = BIG appetites.

My kids are ALWAYS hungry. I get it…they’re growing boys with fast metabolisms. They need LOTS of calories to keep their bodies fueled. But if I left it up to them, they would just pick dry cereal and granola bars out of the pantry. every. time. Not necessarily bad foods, but also not the kind of thing that is going to keep a hungry boy full until dinner time.

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Superhero Muffins (AKA – Hidden veggie muffins)

These healthy superhero muffins are packed with veggies and whole grains, and–even better–they taste really, really good. Even picky eaters are sure to love them!

These healthy muffins are packed with veggies and whole grains, and--even better--they taste really, really good. Even picky eaters are sure to love them!

Calling a muffin a “superhero” is a bold statement, but these muffins earn the title. They are full of nutrient-dense foods, so they are perfect for building strong muscles in the aspiring superheroes of your family. Besides, what kid can say no to a SUPERHERO muffin?

Truths of parenting: It’s all about the marketing.

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Healthy mini pumpkin chocolate chip muffins

These bite-sized pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are the perfect afternoon snack or make-ahead breakfast. Plus, they’re full of healthy ingredients, so you can feel totally justified in having seconds…or more!

These bite-sized pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are the perfect afternoon snack or make-ahead breakfast. Plus, they're full of all the good stuff, so you can feel totally justified in having seconds...or more!

Tis the season for pumpkin and chocolate chip recipes. It’s just one of those combinations that works perfectly together. You can use them in bread, cookies…or these delicious mini muffins!

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Chocolate hummus recipe (quick & easy snack for kids)

This chocolate hummus recipe is a triple-threat in the good snacks for kids competition: nutrient-dense, as delicious dessert, and so quick to make!

Raise your hand if you’re going through food like CRAZY right now with kids at home and running around outside so much! Man, oh man. My three little men sure can eat! And as much as they would be happy to eat Goldfish crackers and popsicles all day, I occasionally like to expand their culinary horizons.

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