A few weeks ago I shared photos of school lunches I made for my 1st grade son. It seems that it resonated with a lot of you. I hope you found it useful and that you had the chance to use some of those ideas into your children’s lunches. Please let me know if you did as I love hearing [...]
My son began grade 1 on September 1st. Packing lunches for him became more complex as I have to pack more food than in kindergarten since he is at school the whole day. Here is how I survived the first 5 days of my son in grade 1. Last year in kindergarten, my son ate one snack most days. Very [...]
I mentioned before that I love adding grapes to my smoothies. To prove it, I am sharing with you one of our favourite grape smoothie recipes. My whole family loves it. I hope your family will love it too! Summer is almost ending. School is almost starting. My son is starting grade 1 in September. He lost his first tooth [...]
If you are planning a trip and need a few ideas on what healthy snacks to pack, you came to the right place. We like to travel quite a bit. Since our second child was born (3 years ago), we travelled less, but we still travelled. The longest journey with both kids we went on was to Mexico when my daughter was 1 [...]
As my summer break continues, I thought it would be fun to gather a few smoothie recipes from some of my favourite bloggers for you. It’s summer, it’s hot, and a cold smoothie is not only needed, but essential! Here they are, 5 delicious smoothies in alphabetical order! I could not list them in deliciousness order because they are ALL [...]
Although I had decided to take a break from blogging for the months of July and August while my son is on summer break, I have not been here too much in June either. I guess I started my summer break early. The weather has been gorgeous in Calgary and my whole family has been enjoying outside time at the [...]
Can you believe that I had French toast only once or twice while growing up? One day I ate it at a friends’ house which prompted me to ask my mom to make me some. Which she did, once or twice. It seems that history repeats as I made French Toast for my son only a couple of times since [...]
Eggplant is not a vegetable that children tend to naturally be attracted to, unlike carrots or celery for example. This eggplant spread might change their mind. Many years ago, I used to bake eggplant rounds with tomato sauce and parmesan. I also used to make a casserole with eggplant, millet, garlic, feta and other delicious ingredients. Oh, both recipes were [...]
Did you ever want a quick and easy solution to help your child poop? What if that solution is in fact a tasty and nutritious smoothie? I want to help you and your child who does not poop every day! I created a yummy smoothie that you can offer your child as part of their breakfast. Give it a try and [...]
Do you find that sometimes you have no idea what to give your child when they come home from school or what to pack in their snack bag for the park? It happens to everybody, including me. For an easy reference, I like to keep a list on my fridge of quick things to put together when I need a snack [...]