Chocolate Zucchini Mini Cupcakes: Our New Favorite Healthy-ish Treat (Kids...
There’s nothing like a little chocolate to add life to a party (or provide cause for celebration at the end of a meal). These chocolate zucchini mini cupcakes are winners for several reasons: First,...
View ArticleTaking a Stand Against Junk Food in School: Why It’s Hard–But We Need to Do...
It’s February 28, and barring any unforeseen treats at school today, here’s a final tally of my first grader’s classroom junk food scores for the month: two frosted cupcakes; chocolate fudge;...
View ArticleWho Needs Cupcakes?!? Planning a Healthy (& Fun!) School Birthday Party
I don’t know when the custom of celebrating birthdays at school started. I certainly don’t remember having cupcakes every time a classmate turned a year older. While more schools are creating policies...
View ArticleA Healthy School Birthday Party–But Did We Really Need the Food?
My oldest son recently celebrated his 8th birthday. Last year, when he was in 1st grade, birthdays were celebrated once a month as a group. But his 2nd grade teacher follows a different playbook: She...
View ArticleMichelle Obama, Can You Hear Us?!? We Need Help Getting Junk Food Out of Our...
I always planned on having healthy kids. I breastfed. I made homemade baby food. As my children got older, I tried hard to serve fruits and veggies at every meal and limit processed snacks. It wasn’t...
View ArticleShould We Just “Let Kids Be Kids” When It Comes to Junk Food?!?
A healthy birthday treat of fresh fruit with homemade whipped cream and dye-free sprinkles that ALL students (including those with Celiac disease, nut allergies and food dye sensitivities) can enjoy....
View ArticleHealthy School Parties: 18 Fun Cupcake Alternatives (and Ways to Celebrate...
Last year, in a moment of sugar-induced maternal frustration, I tried to estimate how many treats kids at an elementary school like my son’s (with no restrictions on classroom celebrations) get in a...
View ArticleSpeaking Up for Healthy School Food: A Letter to the Principal—and His Response
I’m taking a big deep breath right now. I’d planned another post for today but something came up. You see, a couple weeks ago, I sent an email to my first grader’s principal about the junk food problem...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution: Take Care of ME
OK, moms: Have you fallen into the “busy trap”? If you constantly feel overwhelmed and dream of escaping to a tropical island, then the answer is probably “Yes.” For the past few years, I’ve been...
View ArticleGoodbye, Healthy Classrooms. Hello, Cupcakes.
I thought my days of kvetching about cupcakes were over. Last year, thanks to our new district wellness policy, my kids’ school parties looked like they’d been hacked from my Healthy School Party Food...
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