Real Mom Nutrition
A no-judgments zone about feeding a family.
Really wish your kids ate salad? Here are some doable strategies (and recipes) that worked for us and might work for you too! When I first started dating my husband, he didn’t eat anything green, except Granny Smith apples. (When he reads this, he will indignantly declare, “Also parsley!” but the rest of us know …
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 …
This simple cucumber salad with vinegar and red onion makes a light and refreshing addition to your summer meal. I was a terribly picky eater when I was a child (read: My Picky Eater Recovery). There’s a long list of foods that I wouldn’t eat then that I love now. This cucumber salad with vinegar is one of them. …
As the weather heats up, keep the oven off and toss together one of these light and healthy salads for a delicious summer lunch or dinner! If you’re like me, warm weather means my appetite for heavy food takes a nosedive–as does my desire to turn on the oven or get anywhere near it. So salads …
I have a thing for gigantic green salads. Especially for lunch. To me, it’s the perfect mid-day meal because it fills me up and gives me energy–but doesn’t make me sleepy like some lunches do (I’m looking at you, bread and pasta). The key to a healthy and satisfying main dish green salad is a mix of ingredients …
For many parents, salad is the final frontier–something they really, really wish their kids liked (but alas, their kids just don’t). My strategy has always been to serve “Starter Salads” to my kids. And not for nothing, but that approach also worked on my husband, who now eats big salads nightly and orders them in restaurants even …
Caesar salad pleases three out of the four eaters in my house, which in my book is a statistical success. I like to make my own salad dressings when I can–and I don’t want to mess with the egg yolks and whole anchovies of the signature Caesar dressing–so I came up with a simple combo that …
I grew up on Good Seasons Italian salad dressing packets that my mom mixed with oil and vinegar. Years later, vinaigrettes are still my favorite way to dress a salad. Though I’ve tried lots of bottled kinds over the years, there’s no doubt that homemade vinaigrettes truly do taste best–and a batch takes just a minute or two …
