Real Mom Nutrition
A no-judgments zone about feeding a family.
Stir together a batch of homemade lemonade using bottled lemon juice to save time. It’s a sweet and refreshing treat! If you want a treat, make it yourself. It’s a rule of thumb that makes sense to me, especially with sweet drinks. Because at the risk of being the fun police, even homemade drinks like …
These easy and healthy Make Ahead Green Smoothie Packs will simplify your morning–and they’re packaged in reusable bags for less waste. I’d seen these make ahead smoothie packs all over Pinterest. When I finally made them, I realized they solved two of my pressing smoothie problems: Pre-washed spinach that goes bad before I can use …
How to make homemade fruit soda using just four ingredients, including real fruit! Perfect for parties and special occasions. Thank you to the National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association for sponsoring this post. In our household, we have a love-hate relationship with soda. Meaning, my kids love it. I hate it. I’m okay with my …
This Copy Cat Starbucks Vanilla Steamer is rich, cream, and sweet–and it has NO caffeine or coffee, so it’s perfect for kids too. One of my standard cold-weather orders at Starbucks is a Vanilla Steamer, which is simply warm milk with vanilla syrup topped with frothed milk–and sometimes, if I’m throwing caution to the wind, …
For some kids, drinking something green can be a tough sell. I know it was for mine. But all it took was a silly name–The Incredible Hulk Smoothie!–and a little a bit of sweetness. After that first sip? Sold. Green smoothies are a perfect vehicle for boosting daily veggies, especially green leafies–something most kids woefully need. (How’s your child doing? Check …
Thanks to General Mills for sponsoring this post! When my older son entered middle school last year, I prepared for a lot of things: The heavier homework load, the struggles of a new social scene, the busier schedule, and the baffling mood swings. But I wasn’t quite prepared for the new experience of feeding a …
Here’s the sad truth: I don’t love the taste of plain water. (I fess up to that one and a few more in My 5 Worst Eating Habits). I mean, It’s fine. But it rarely gets me chugging like I should. A little bit of flavoring? That’s a game-changer. Fruit infused water is such a light, refreshing solution. …
Make a batch of these Chocolate Milk Ice Cubes to flavor white milk, coffee, or smoothies. “Mom, I have an idea for your blog.” Were any sweeter words ever spoken? My 11 year old came to me last week with this nifty concept: Freeze chocolate milk in an ice cube tray–then use the cubes to flavor …
I’m very happy to be working with Wild Blueberries, who sponsored today’s post. My freezer is full of bags of frozen fruit for smoothies. Some (like frozen mango) are store-bought, others (like frozen peaches and strawberries) are squirreled away after our summer u-pick adventures. But I hadn’t tried frozen Wild Blueberries until I visited Maine last summer to …
Want to make your own homemade sports drink? Here’s a simple recipe that uses just a few ingredients. I frequently gripe about sports drinks. I cringe when bottles of it are handed out to pee-wee players after less than an hour of light trotting. And I can’t stand the way sports drinks are marketed to kids and …
I first tasted watermelon juice in Mexico. There was a pitcher of it on the breakfast buffet every morning, and I must’ve guzzled a gallon of it by the end of my trip. When I returned home, I started tossing cubes of watermelon in the blender to recreate the magic. Sipping it on my patio in Ohio didn’t …
I am not a breakfast person. I’m not hungry until mid-morning–and even then, I don’t like anything heavy or rich. So smoothies are a perfect first meal of the day. Here are the five combos in heavy rotation here: Peanut Butter Breakfast Shake I created this drink to get some nourishment into my fifth grader before school, but …
