Posts Tagged by Lunches

Giving a Second Chance to an Old Friend

We have become die hard Udi product followers ever since we discovered it shortly after it’s release at the Chicago food fair.  Soft, fluffy, REAL bread became a staple in our home again.  I turned my head away from all the previous companies that were doing their best at creating a near proximity to the white sugary carb goodness and basked in the reliability of Udi.

I have been hearing about Kinnikinnik again.  Their brand name surfacing in more and more circles.  They were the favored choice, prior to the golden goodness of Udi, but I had not tried it in years.  Standing in the grocery aisle of Safeway, staring at the Kinnikinnik donuts desperately fighting the impulse to get their sweet sinful chocolate delights, I decided it was time to give them another chance.  I picked up a loaf.

My first thought was ” hmmm new packaging… and ooooo  soft!”  and I felt hope.  I brought it home and immediately put it to the Manitoba Farm Girl test.   A simple slice, un-toasted, with butter.  Holy Hell if it didn’t pass!  Fluffy, firm, non-granular, and a butter outer crust.  WOOOT!

So, thumbs up ( once I put the bread down) to Kinnikinnik for once again stepping up their game and bringing amazing goods!   Pizza Crusts, donuts and fluffy bread!  You have no idea the difference you make in my family’s lives!

PB Marshmallow Squares

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Lunch Snacks, After School Snacks.. just snacks! PB Brown Rice Squares punch some protein into the traditional treats! more

School daze begins and Take it Tuesdays

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So forward we go. Sitting and glaring at the monitor isn’t going to help me OR the kids get lunches that will meet the nutritional needs and taste needs that paper bags challenge. Every Tuesday will be Take it Tuesdays. Lunch boxes and paper better quake in fear! muahahhaha more

Just keep swimming… Just keep swimming…

In today’s markets/societies, convenience and processed foods are the staple!  Commonly available educational materials on healthy eating include and even promotes many of these convenience foods as part of a ‘Balanced Diet’.   I am still stunned and amazed at the information I see coming home in my kids hands or doled out to adults as gospel.  Corporate sponsorship of ‘educational programs’ often placing the fox in the hen house and our children and homes are filled with mixed messages.  However, there is a small but mighty wave of change rippling through.  The movement away from pop tarts and pasta platters is encouraging but ever battling.

Packaged nutrient deficient delicacies on the market (Count Chocula was my childhood favorite… followed closely by BOOberry) end up in our homes for two reasons.  1 – Ease   2 – Cost/quantity ratio  These are hard reasons to overcome as the validity is understandable.  At a time when we are pinching pennies and watching ‘cut backs’ and ‘ recessions’ in the news, feeding a family of bottomless pits scares parents more than property taxes!  Trying to cram food in their mouths while racing from work to the endless myriad of organized sports and activities takes the skills of a NASA launch team!  Time and Money are very motivating factors!

So what are 5 things we can do to over come this?

1)     Menu Plans to avoid waste and save time ‘wondering what’s for supper’.

2)     Get the Kids involved in the shopping lists to avoid the ” I don’t Like those!” battles when making lunches.

3)     EDUCATE - Kids, adults, and ‘professionals’ are all humans and awareness is huge!

4)     Be Prepared for being weak! Keeping temptation foods out of your house is important for those days you ‘just can’t do it!’

5)   HAVE FUN! - No one likes a food nazi!  Keep the atmosphere light, the food delicious and spirit playful!

Most of all…. Don’t give up, Join Up!   Find like minded individuals to help keep the energy going.

Good Eatin’s to you!

Home again with Chocolate Consolements.

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Moist warm mounds of guilt free chocolate. Would absolutely serve to my mother in law ” wink”. more

Salmon Filet with Creamy Dill dressed Avocado Salsa

Eating Wheat Free is NOT colorless and bland! This colorful plate will have you not missing a thing as you eat healthy, enticing dinner as colorful as a painting. And this delicious recipe is super easy. more

Campbells gets Smart!

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Every now and then I pick up a can of Campbell’s soup in hopes that MAYBE this time it won’t read ‘Wheat’ in the ingredients. The frequency of these explorations have diminished as grocery shopping just takes too much time as it is! But this weekend… I took the time. EUREKA! more

Lunch Box Wars

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Kids GF Lunches are hard… keeping the fridge stocked is critical in our house to allowing freedom of choice and energies up! more

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