Real Mom Nutrition
A no-judgments zone about feeding a family.
It’s easier than you may think to make your own soft, chewy homemade bagels. Here’s a step-by-step easy bagel recipe for you! When I’m heading out the door for my weekly grocery trip and call out to my kids “Any requests from the grocery store?” their answer is frequently “BAGELS!” Both of my boys love …
If you’re looking for a fun and unique dessert idea or a sweet weekend breakfast, here’s how to set up a whole wheat crepe bar. Crepes are way easier to make than they seem, and when you set them out with an array of fillings and toppings, everyone can assemble what they like best. How …
I have a brand new breakfast obsession: This Dark Chocolate Raspberry Muesli. If you’ve never had muesli, it’s a cereal made with uncooked oats, plus nuts, seeds, and fruit. You can eat it hot or cold, and it’s filling (without being heavy) and loaded with good nutrition (like fiber and protein). It’s also just-slightly sweet, …
Now that school has started again, you may be looking for some new a.m. meals to fuel your kids for their busy days ahead. I rounded up a bunch of recipe ideas from dietitian bloggers, plus a few of my own, including make-ahead breakfast burritos, grab-and-go bars and balls, filling smoothies, and overnight oats. I hope these …
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 …
I’m very happy to be working with Wild Blueberries, who sponsored today’s post. Are you already a fan of my Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cups? They are the most popular recipe on this blog–and I’ve heard from more than one of you that you make a batch of them every week! I totally get it: They’re satisfying, …
Sugary school breakfasts have long been a pet peeve of mine (read: The Trouble With School Breakfast). It never made sense to me: If there are limits to things like sodium, saturated fat, and calories in school food, why are there no standards set for added sugar? Why is my child able to walk through the line and pick up …
Last month, I traveled to Maine to learn about wild blueberries. I was a guest of The Wild Blueberry Association of North America, who covered my travel expenses and accommodations, but I was not compensated for writing this post. All opinions expressed are my own. True to their name, wild blueberries grow wild–and have for thousands of years. …
I’m a big fan of batch cooking on the weekends, but not just dinner foods. A double batch of pancakes or muffins is no sweat on a slow Sunday morning–but a total lifesaver when the rush of the school and work week arrives. Here are four breakfasts to make this weekend and stash in your …
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 …
These hearty Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cups make a filling breakfast or healthy snack that’s full of fiber and protein. Last week I posted a photo on my Real Mom Nutrition Facebook page of my old, stained muffin pan straight from the oven and this: “My mess of a muffin tin has seen a lot of action over …
Looking for ways to reduce sugar from your child’s diet (painlessly)? Use these five simple tricks that keep the flavor but cut the sugar. Most kids (including mine) love sugar. But most of them get way too much. Added sugar, the kind put in by manufacturers, comes from the usual suspects like soda, candy, and desserts. But plenty of …
