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Food Prep For You (Because Moms Need to Eat Too!)

March 8, 2021 by Sally

Taking care of everyone–but yourself? Here are some ideas for food prep for moms so you can feed yourself well too! This post was written in partnership with Healthy Family Project. You packed lunch boxes last night, flipped pancakes for your kids this morning, and prepped healthy after-school snacks. Meanwhile, YOU nibbled a cold, leftover …

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Make a #StayHome Food Plan: Free Printables To Help You

April 2, 2020 by Sally

Having a food plan can help you be smarter about grocery shopping and feel more prepared. Here are five free printables to help! There’s a lot of uncertainty around food right now: what’s available, where to get it, and how much to buy. There are also worries around money, with a lot of people tightening …

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Smoothie Ingredients in a Reusable Bag

How To Make Green Smoothie Packets For Busy Mornings

February 4, 2020 by Sally

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 …

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Meal Planning Worksheets

Free Meal Planning Worksheets

November 14, 2017 by Sally

Get organized and lose the “what’s for dinner” stress! Grab a free meal planning worksheet that puts your grocery list and menu planning all in one place. Meal planning is a gift that keeps on giving. Spending ten minutes on it at the beginning of the week means no more 5:30 “what’s-for-dinner??” angst. A crucial …

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Tips for Better Meal Planning

5 Tips for Better Meal Planning

June 8, 2016 by Sally

Meal planning is a small investment with HUGE returns. When I map out our dinners, a certain amount of stress just falls away from my week. I usually sketch out the week’s dinner plan, along with my grocery list, on my Meal Planning Worksheet. My friend Jessica publishes hers each Monday on her blog Nutritioulicious to share recipes and …

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My Goals For the Year in Food, Fitness & Health

My Goals for 2016 in Food, Fitness & Health

January 1, 2016 by Sally

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 …

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How a “Dinner Formula” Changes Meal Planning Forever

December 17, 2015 by Sally

I officially found my goal for the new year: Get a whole lot smarter about meal planning. I was totally inspired by the new book What to Cook for Dinner with Kids: How to Simplify, Strategize and Stop Agonizing Over Family Dinners by fellow dietitian blogger Maryann Jacobsen of Raise Healthy Eaters. I’ve been meal planning for …

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How to Shop at ALDI by Real Mom Nutrition

How to Shop at ALDI + My 20 Favorite Things to Buy!

January 20, 2015 by Sally

Several years ago, my friend Lisa was raving about ALDI. But I was skeptical and stubborn. I had my routine and knew my neighborhood grocery store inside and out. Luckily she persisted. One day she took me to ALDI, showed me the ropes, and pointed out all her favorite items. Then I was hooked. Now I rave …

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5 Foods I Don’t Buy Anymore

November 2, 2014 by Sally

Since starting this blog five years ago, I make a lot more food from scratch. Perhaps it’s because my kids are older and less demanding and no longer require me to be within two feet of them at all times. Perhaps it’s because I started paying much closer attention to ingredient lists. Or because my …

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Why I Love My Old-School Recipe Book

July 23, 2014 by Sally

Did you have a scrapbook as a child? I did. In the pages of mine are ticket stubs to U2 and Depeche Mode concerts, photos from church camp, and dried corsages from high school homecoming dances. I don’t know if kids today keep scrapbooks (at least the paper kind) but I’m so thankful for mine. It’s like a roadmap …

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Reclaim the Dinner Hour With Freezer Meals

April 10, 2014 by Sally

Ever feel a 5pm wave of angst when you realize you have no idea what’s for dinner? I do. It’s a lousy feeling. Batch cooking and freezing is one of the best ways to replace that wave of angst with a wave of relief. Having a set of freezer-friendly recipes and expert instructions helps an …

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From-Scratch Cooking Confession: I Can’t Keep Up!

March 3, 2014 by Sally

I believe that a diet based around whole foods is the way to go. I believe we should know what’s in our food, that we should strive to eat food that isn’t laden with preservatives and artificial flavors. Over the years, my suspicion about ingredients like artificial colors has grown, and I’ve become increasingly annoyed with …

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