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Blueberry Muffin Bliss Balls

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve recently realized that my mom duties include being a full-time chauffeur now that I have a school-aged child. Having to rush out the door multiple times each day can make it difficult to plan and prepare nutritious snacks, and the packaged bars almost always have something gross in them (whey powder! palm oil! Ew.).

Once a week I try to let Abby help me make a snack that will last a few days and get her excited about being in the kitchen. Enter, bliss balls! Abby loves coming up with new flavors to try, and so far my favorites are these Blueberry Muffin Bliss Balls!…

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Feeding Toddlers

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I can’t tell you how many strangers have come up to us in restaurants and told us they were amazed by what our toddler was eating — whether it was Brussels sprouts, broccoli, tofu, etc. Abby, now two years old, loves to eat. And even though I’d like to take all of the credit for her great diet, I know that parents have to work with the cards they are dealt. Some kids are naturally picky eaters, and there isn’t much parents can do about it….

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Super-Fruit Snacks

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Now that Abby is almost one year old, I am constantly searching for nutritious finger foods to give her. There are several fruit snacks on the market, but they all have a long list of unnecessary ingredients that I don’t want to give to my baby. So I decided to roll up my sleeves, dust off my dehydrator, and pull out my food processor.

My goal was to create a nutritious snack that is high in vitamins and antioxidants, is naturally sweet, and is soft enough for a 6-toothed baby to chew. The fruit snacks I came up with contain superfruits goji berries and wild blueberries, in addition to apple and Chia seeds. They’re easy to make, and Abby loves them!

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Nutritious Super Bowl Menu

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It’s officially six days until the Super Bowl, and whether or not you care about watching football, chances are that you’re expected to come up with some delicious snacks to munch on during the game. And although it’s easy to order a pizza or melt some Velveeta and open a bag of Doritos, those options are hardly low calorie or nutritious.

Why not make something that’s fun to eat, but won’t make you feel terrible by halftime?…

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Potato Bites: 3 Ways

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Potato Bites - 3 Ways

Well, I’ve officially destroyed my kitchen. But hey, it was for a good cause! I’ve been working on coming up with nutritious Super Bowl party snacks, and I decided to make potato bites. The problem was, I couldn’t stop at just one type, so I made three! …

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