Fruit salad, yummy yummy!

Fruit salad is the best snack for a hot summer day. Its so easy. The kids can do all the cutting. You can pretty much throw any type of fruit together, the kids don't care. Melons, berries, citris, apples, tropical....whatever fruit is in season. The best way is to go to a local U PICK farm with the kids and let them help with the picking. There is not anything better than a beautiful, colorful, yummy fruit salad!

kids in the kitchen!

Lets get our kids in the kitchen! Let's stop trying to hide veggies in their food (lets face it, they usually figure it out...they're smarter than we think sometimes!). I was a preschool teacher for 10 years and I know first hand that if children help prepare food it gives them a sense of pride and they are more apt to eat it. Even veggies! No matter what type of food you are cooking, children can help in some way. Washing veggies, slicing green onions, measuring flour. Yes it takes longer so you'll need to add a little extra time to your plan but they CAN do it! And they are so proud of themselves for their acomplishments. It's a win win situation :)

Smoothies!

Smoothies are a great way to get lots of fruit in the diet. I make one with a cup of vanilla almond milk, half cup frozen mango, half cup frozen blueberries, tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate, and a tablespoon flax seed oil. Full of antioxidants, omega 3 fatty acids, and tastes yummy! My son loves it :)