this one was a win! by simply placing good choices out on the counter in a fun way, sprinkled around a board, our kids feel empowered to choose healthy snacks over sugary options after school. make it simple + keep it fun!
Tag: fruit
fruit monsters
transform a few ordinary oranges or clementines + kiwi slices into fun fruit monsters. kids love to play with their food, but we can show them how to make it healthy!
boo-nanas
sharing another seasonal healthy snack idea for kids, featuring friendly ghost banana treats. simply use a banana and chocolate chips to create faces, either by keeping the peel on or halving the banana for easier handling. the recipe is quick, kid-approved, + encourages creativity in healthy eating.
monster teeth
this time of year does something to my brain–so many creative ideas fill my mind during the days + weeks leading up to halloween. this, coupled with a recent goal of resetting our resident snack monsters’ afterschool choices landed me here: apple teeth! while i don’t remember eating apples covered in peanut butter as a…
red, white + blue board
it may be tricky to come up with a list of foods that are red, white or blue… but when you stop to think about the options, really there are quite a few. this is a shared board that we enjoy putting together for america’s birthday. i love it because it’s so festive + unique from most combinations.
fresh + fruity
we love this board for all the protein + fresh fruit plus, most of these items are whole foods, which always makes me feel like we’re winning as parents. i know that i feel better eating foods that can be found mostly in nature + on our table with minimal processing, so sharing these kinds of foods with our kids feels like one of the best things we can give them.
sour, sweet & salty
after a fall afternoon full of activity, packing the board with some protein + produce was just what our kids needed!
camping board
toddler charcuterie boards may seem like something you can only prep + feed your kids at home, but we love to test the bounds of just how far it can go.
chocolate + cheese, everything please!
this week’s dinner on a board with a bonus because friday is the girls’ first digital learning day of the semester + it always makes it feel like the weekend has come a day early.
late-summer harvest board
by the time thursday rolls around each week, we’re all craving a special kind of comfort food, so what better to satisfy than something sweet + something savory?
