Real Mom Nutrition
A no-judgments zone about feeding a family.
Need gift ideas for the big and little people in your life (and maybe a present for you too?). Here are some ideas–in all price ranges. First things first: This is not just a random list of gift ideas. I actually have and love all of the items on this list–and in the case of …
I tend to break all the classic rules when it comes to attending holiday parties. I don’t eat a healthy snack before I go. I don’t fill half my plate with vegetables. I don’t position myself at the opposite side of the room from the buffet. Instead, I usually arrive hungry, eat my very favorites, …
These homemade Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies are easy to make, tender and buttery, and topped with naturally colored frosting. And you don’t have to chill the dough! Thank you to the National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association for sponsoring this post! Of all the holiday goodies we make, classic cut-out sugar cookies are my kids’ …
Here’s everything you need to know about creating an ALDI cheese board that’s perfect for entertaining (and affordable too!). Thank you to ALDI for sponsoring this post! Cheese boards and charcuterie boards are all over Pinterest right now, each one more elaborate than the next. As opposed to some Pinterest trends (I’m looking at you, …
From homemade nut butter to jars of seasoning mixes, here are 15 easy food gifts to make for the holidays. Fancy spiced nuts Vanilla extract or Vanilla sugar Homemade Nutella Truffles Granola Chocolate Bark Taco seasoning spice mix Popcorn seasoning mix Cocoa mix & homemade marshmallows Homemade protein powder Homemade peanut butter A jar of …
Bracing yourself for having The Santa Talk with your kids? Here’s how we broke the news to my son–and the surprising and wonderful way he responded. It was the moment I’d been dreading. Two years ago, my older son came to us one night with a half-grin and asked quietly, “Is Santa real?” I’d been bracing …
Every year, my book group has a holiday party and we hold a Favorite Things gift exchange. We buy something little that we love (no more than $8)–maybe it’s a favorite nail polish, fancy lip balm, a homemade mix CD of songs, or high-quality chocolate bar–and bring one for each person. We take turns distributing our gifts and explaining why (a …
Don’t be fooled by the festive nature of this graphic. I’m in a funk. And being in a funk is no way to start the holidays. As we all know, the holiday season will hit the fan on Friday, when we’ll suddenly be in a full-on, event-packed, to-do-list-filled, memory-making sprint that lasts until January 1st. That requires stamina, both …
I don’t usually make traditional New Year’s Resolutions. Last year I chose one word to guide me through the year (read: My Word For The Year). Another year, I chose “themes” for the way I wanted to feed my kids in the new year (read: Feeding My Kids: What I’ll Be Doing Differently). This year, I decided …
Is holiday stress getting you down? Feeling grinchy instead of joyful? Cut stress and save time (and even some money) at the holidays with these 35 ideas. I hit a wall on Sunday. A wall made of Christmas cookies, Target receipts, gift bags, and those ornament hooks that get snagged in your sweater. Instead of …
Do you have a love-hate relationship with frosted holiday sugar cookies like I do? They look so good. They taste SO GOOD. Problem is, they don’t feel so good. One buttercream-glazed cut-out snowman sends me into a headachy stupor. Though I’ll probably still have a sugar cookie or two this holiday season–because you know, maybe this time it …
I was asked to participate in the #PastaFits campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture blogger network. I was compensated for my time. As always, all opinions expressed are my own. The week following Halloween officially ushers in a period I like to think of as Prolonged Holiday Season Insanity (PHSI), when calendars get crammed, exercise regimens get swapped …
