Having a little boy who's sensitive to artificial flavors and colors leaves hardly no room for store bought treats, including chocolate bars. Organic brands are good for leaving out the chemicals, but they're still packed full of sugar. I came across a recipe for making your own sugar free healthy chocolate syrup and one of the readers left a comment with a recipe for healthy chocolate bars! What a perfect treat for my little boy to enjoy and for mom and dad to have that little piece of … [Read more...]

A sort of odd combination of ingredients but somehow they all work beautifully together to make a fresh, flavorful, perfect summer salad. It's a favorite of mine, my husbands AND my boys! I can never seem to make enough and forget about keeping any extra in the fridge! - watermelon - feta cheese - balsamic vinegar - fresh ground pepper Cube watermelon, crumbled feta cheese on top, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and top with fresh ground pepper. Done and delish. Enjoy! … [Read more...]

It doesn't take much to get kids excited about food when it's tiny and kid-sized but looks sort of grown up. This simple snack is made with the 3 things my kids (and likely yours) will eat up in a hurry: cucumbers, cream cheese and small crackers. These PC®  Blue Menu™ Ancient Grains crackers by themselves aren't a favorite of my boys (even though I love them!) and since I absolutely will not bend and buy them "junk" crackers, to make them a little more tasty and "fancy" according to my … [Read more...]

Adding something new to the rotation of toast, greek yogurt, pancakes, oatmeal, waffles and eggs is always a welcomed change - a new muffin, bread, yes...but cookie? Now that's a way to get my kids to finish their breakfast without complaining. It's also something perfect for me when I'm running out the door still trying to finish my first coffee when I've realized I'd forgotten to eat breakfast. And since we ditched granola bars in place of these, I can't grab something store bought from the … [Read more...]

Did you know that regular soap kills 99.4 percent of germs while antibacterial soap kills 99.6 percent? Or that the main ingredient in most commercial air fresheners is formaldehyde?  How about that the main ingredient in carpet cleaners is one of the most carcinogenic chemicals to humans?? It's news to me. Our relationship to chemicals is changing as new research draws a connection between health problems and exposure to certain compounds. Your home may be more toxic than you realize because … [Read more...]