Real Mom Nutrition
A no-judgments zone about feeding a family.
Red Lentil Cookies are made with wholesome ingredients and can help your family become more familiar with the taste and texture of lentils. When my kids are learning to like a food, I’m all about baby steps. Baby steps can be mashing up beans and spreading a thin layer on a burrito instead of adding …
These Nut Free Snack Balls are made with just five wholesome ingredients and make a quick, healthy snack or treat in a lunch box. Having a batch of snack balls in the fridge just makes my life easier: Everyone can grab them for snacks, lunch boxes, and even two-bite desserts (one if you’re my husband). …
This Slow Cooker Lasagna is layered with beef, spinach, and cheese. It’s perfect for a quick, family-friendly weeknight dinner. Thanks to the Ohio Beef Council for sponsoring this post! Every Sunday, I map out the week’s dinners. And since school started, there are always one or two Tricky Dinner Nights in the mix. A Tricky …
This Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie, made with whole wheat flour and oats, is a fun treat for dessert or snack time. How have I lived this long without baking a skillet cookie?! It’s so much quicker than spooning out two dozen mounds of dough. And can we talk about how you get a …
If you need a quick weeknight dinner, this Instant Pot Mac and Cheese is healthy and kid-friendly. It’s perfect comfort food for busy nights! I was asked to participate in the Cabot Cheese campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I was compensated for my time. Great news: You are 15 minutes …
These Easy Meatball Subs are a quick, kid-friendly weeknight dinner your family will love–and they’re ready in about 30 minutes! Thanks to the National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association for sponsoring this post! Chaos is looming—in the form of practices, lessons, games, and extracurricular activities. Much to the chagrin of most kids (and the sweet …
These Zucchini Blueberry Muffins are packed with fresh zucchini and sweet blueberries and drizzled with a sweet lemony glaze. My name is Sally, and I’m a dietitian who doesn’t like zoodles. This brings me a certain amount of guilt. I feel like loving zoodles–spiralized zucchini noodles–is practically in my job description. But the truth is …
These healthy homemade yogurt tubes are made with just four wholesome ingredients and then frozen for a special warm-weather treat. This post was created in partnership with The American Dairy Association North East. Somehow when yogurt pouches are popped into the freezer, they become a special treat. At least my kids think so. Frozen homemade …
Thanks to ALDI for sponsoring this post! Apologies if I seem un-American with this confession, but I’ve never been wild about traditional backyard cookouts. I know most people love them, but I’m just not a big fan of foods like hot dogs and baked beans. Thankfully, I’ve noticed cookout menus are expanding, featuring foods beyond …
A quick marinade makes these Grilled Turkey Kebabs flavorful and juicy. This is a quick, family-friendly weeknight meal your kids will enjoy! Thanks to the National Turkey Federation for sponsoring this post! I had fallen into the Turkey Trap: packing turkey sandwiches in lunch boxes, using ground turkey in burgers and tacos, devouring turkey and …
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 …
Introduce your child to this super-nutritious veggie with these chocolate beet cupcakes, from the new book Adventures in Veggieland. My boys are not on board with straight-up beets. Yet. But they’ll drink them whirled into smoothies and juices. And thanks to this recipe, now they like them in cupcakes. I call that progress. Because part …
