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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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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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Healthy Apple Oatmeal Muffins

These healthy apple oatmeal muffins are the perfect fall breakfast recipe or after-school snack. Grab your kiddos, and whip up a batch in the kitchen today (really, a double-batch because they freeze beautifully)!These healthy apple oatmeal muffins are the perfect fall breakfast recipe or after-school snack. Grab your kiddos, and whip up a batch in the kitchen today!Some people might call our current month September, but I call it…APPLE SEASON! The weather around here has been cooling off, and I’ve been waking up to crisp mornings that have very much put me in the mood for baking. At the top of my “to bake” recipe list were today’s delicious apple oatmeal muffins.
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Kids in the kitchen: Fudge in a bag

This simple fudge in a bag is a perfect opportunity to get kids in the kitchen. A handful of ingredients, a plastic baggie, and some good ol’ elbow grease will yield a tasty treat kids can make all by themselves!This simple fudge in a bag is a perfect opportunity to get kids in the kitchen. A handful of ingredients, a plastic baggie, and some good ol' elbow grease will yield a tasty treat kids can make all by themselves! Have you ever made fudge in a bag??? I had never heard of such a thing until a few weeks ago when my sister-in-law was visiting us from Texas and told my boys all about it. As soon as they heard the word “chocolate” they were sold on the idea….

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Easy Homemade Pear Applesauce (Instant Pot)

This easy homemade applesauce is even tastier with the addition of super-sweet pears, and  it’s totally fool-proof with the use of the ever-popular Instant Pot. It’s a perfect snack to make with your kids this fall.This easy homemade applesauce is even tastier with the addition of super-sweet pears, and it's totally fool-proof with the use of the ever-popular Instant Pot. It's a perfect snack to make with your kids this fall.

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It’s fall! I’m not quite sure when we made the transition from summer to fall because I was lost in the haze of postpartum recovery and sleep-deprivation. I feel like I walked into the hospital in the heat of summer, and emerged from my house a month later in a totally different season….

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Five-minute easy fudge recipe

Need a quick treat to take to a Christmas party, or a last-minute gift for a neighbor? Make this easy fudge recipe in five minutes. You can dress it up by adding mix-ins, or keep it simple with only two ingredients. No one will know how easy it was to make!

Need a quick treat to take to a Christmas party, or a last-minute gift for a neighbor? Make this easy fudge recipe in five minutes. You can dress it up by adding mix-ins, or keep it simple with only two ingredients. No one will know how easy it was to make!

Thanksgiving is over, and the Christmas carols are on. It’s officially Christmas around here!

Okay, it actually doesn’t really feel like Christmas to me right now because I’m writing this from a condo in Hawaii listening to the waves lapping against the shore (I know, I’m super spoiled). Still, I know that when I go home to snowy Utah in 3 days, I’m going to get into full celebrate-the-season mode.

I have one main goal for Christmas this year: KEEP IT SIMPLE.

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Favorite Berry Smoothie

These easy berry smoothies are a great way to add some extra-healthy food into your diet (and your veggie-averse kiddos). It’s a breakfast and snack food you’ll all enjoy, and they’ll never know there’s a full cup of spinach in it!These easy smoothies are a great way to add some extra-healthy food into your diet (and your veggie-averse kiddos). It's a breakfast and snack food you'll all enjoy, and they'll never know there's a full cup of spinach in it!

Truth: I have a borderline obsession with strawberries.

I blame it on growing up in the middle of strawberry fields that reached as far as I could see. In fact, my mom still reminds me of how as a toddler, when I saw her buying flats of strawberries from roadside stands, I would SCREAM until she would give me one. Forget washing them…forget taking the stem off…I wanted that sweetness in my mouth before they lost the warmth of the sunshine that ripened them….

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