Real Mom Nutrition
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Want to be sure you’re buying allergy friendly Halloween candy and class party goodies? Here are the lists you need! I recently learned about SnackRoots on Instagram and thought it was brilliant: It’s an app that lets users create lists of safe snacks to bring to class parties, sports games, scout troop meetings, and other …
These three healthy Halloween snacks are quick and easy to make, fun for class parties, and feature fresh apples and pears. Believe me when I say that I’m not the Fun Police. My kids go Trick or Treating and eat as much as they want when they get home with their haul–then broker trade deals, …
Thanks to Wild Blueberries for sponsoring this post! I’ve got a thing for eyeballs this Halloween. Because little eyeballs can transform something ordinary into a fun treat for kids. This week I posted an idea for Mummy and Monster Apples. Today I’m sharing these Spooky Wild Blueberry Boo-Berry Snack Balls, a healthy Halloween snack I developed …
The only thing better than a fun, healthy class party treat: One that’s also super-simple to make. These Mummy and Monster Apples would make a fun, silly snack or favor for a Halloween class party. Get all the details on how to make them in my post for the Stemilt blog. All you need is a bag …
You know those moms who are always volunteering to coordinate the classroom parties? Guilty as charged. I’ve got a flexible schedule that allows for it–and frankly, I like to steer the food away from frosted cupcakes and candy. I’m not the fun police. I just think that especially for Halloween, the excesses of trick-or-treating call for a …
I’ve planned a lot of elementary school class parties, and my mantra is always: EASY EASY EASY. I don’t think kids need a lot of fanciness to have a good time. They’re just excited about having a PARTY in their CLASSROOM! Young kids are tickled pink with just about anything out of the ordinary at school, so why …
Last week, a mom wrote to me with a problem: At curriculum night, her son’s fifth grade teachers announced that students would be given soda as a weekly reward for good behavior. This mom was (understandably) upset. But she didn’t know what to do. She was worried about speaking up, worried about her son being pegged as “the boy with …
This post was originally published a few years ago, but I felt it was so important I wanted to bring it back. It was inspired by an incident at my school, when a teacher asked parents not to bring outside goodies for Valentine’s Day because of kids with food allergies–but some parents sent in candy …
I’m a purist when it comes to trick-or-treating: I pass out chocolate and let my kids have free reign over their stashes (read: “How I Handle Halloween Candy Craziness“). But I think it makes sense to dial it back for classroom Halloween parties. Most kids already haul in loads of sugar from trick or treating. At my children’s …
School is starting in the next few weeks. Are there are changes you’d like to see in your child’s school, like less sugar in the classroom or more events that get kids moving? If so, make this the year you get involved! Here are three ways to jump in: 1. Attend PTA meetings. It’s the very best way to know …
Stickers, crowns, homework passes & other creative and fun ways to celebrate birthdays at school without food (and that kids will love!). I love cupcakes as much as the next person. I have sweet memories of the birthday cupcakes my mom made for me when I was a child (read “For the Love of Cupcakes“), …
When I talk to people about soccer snacks or class parties or more recently, candy Valentines (read: “I Have No Love for Candy Valentines“), the discussion invariably turns to how how things were when we were kids: “But we had class parties, ate candy, and washed down birthday cupcakes with cherry Kool-Aid. And we turned …
