Category: Dietary Lifestyle

(Plant-Based) Easter Egg Charcuterie Board

🐣 With the holidays approaching, I’m always looking for nutritious yet easy holiday-inspired snack ideas to feed my kids (and any guests that may stop by 🏃‍♂️ ). I’ve found snack plates to be such a great option to incorporate veggies into my kids’ diets while making it fun. In addition to veggies or fruits, I love adding a healthy fat (avocado from our homemade guacamole) and plant-based protein.

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Chunky Guacamole

Our homemade guacamole is such a flavorful dip or appetizer, and is extremely kid-friendly! Avocados are a great source of vitamins C, E, K, and B6, and they contain high levels of healthy fats that keep you fuller in between meals (so that the kids won’t come back 5 minutes later complaining they’re still hungry!).

Easter Charcuterie Board

One of my favorite ways to teach my kids about traditions & holidays is through food! A little snack art also gets my kids excited to try new veggies that they normally wouldn’t eat (hello bell peppers… we see you!)! 🫣

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🌱 On our charcuterie board we also used @thegoodbeansnacks crunchy chickpeas. We love that one serving has as much protein as almonds, as much fiber as two cups of broccoli and as much folate as three cups of spinach!

Homemade Blender Hummus

Creamy and protein-rich, our homemade hummus is made with simple ingredients and comes together in a blender making cleanup a cinch! With canned chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and spices, this easy dip will become your new favorite go-to snack!

No-Bake Bird Nest Cookies (candy version)

Although we don’t celebrate Easter, Liv & Sawyer learned about the holiday through Peppa Pig’s Easter egg hunt, and once they saw chocolate was involved, they begged me to join in on the festivities 😂.

These no-bake nests taste like oatmeal raisin cookies and are naturally sweetened by dates. We used coconut flour, making it a grain free and gluten free treat. Oh, and for all those celebrating Passover, this works for that holiday too (as long as peanut butter is part of your tradition)! Cookies bring us all together✌️

Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies

These naturally sweetened gluten-free cookies are perfect for sneaking veggies in without even tasting it! With warm spices, high protein quinoa flour, creamy almond butter, and an entire cup of carrots, these cookies are great for breakfast or any time of day!

Frosted Rainbow Carrot Muffins (whole wheat flour version)

It always feels like a win when my kids think they’re getting dessert for breakfast, and I’m just silently laughing that they’re eating (and enjoying) carrots for their meal. It’s payback for all the grey hairs they put on this head. 😝

These muffins are perfect for breakfast or a make-ahead snack for lunchboxes. They contain whole grains, protein from Greek yogurt, and are naturally sweetened with pure maple syrup.

Recipe inspired by @tasty

(Plant-Based) Chicken & Waffle Skewers

As a vegetarian mama, I’m always looking for plant-based options to feed my kids that satisfy the following requirements:

😋 Tasty + kid approved (My picky 3 year old Sawyer won’t touch it otherwise)
💪 Nutritious
❌ None of those artificial flavors/thickeners/binders/hard to pronounce ingredients

I have to admit, I miss the flavor of chicken nuggets. I gave up meat for the animals, the planet, and for my overall health but I’ve never found a good replacement for nuggets… until now 😏.

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Blueberry Lemon Pomegranate Muffins

Fun fact: these muffins are naturally sweetened by fruit! Pomegranates and dates pair perfectly with blueberries and lemon… such light and refreshing flavors for spring! These muffins are creamy and protein-packed from Greek yogurt and are also filled with nutritious whole grains. Great for breakfasts, snacks, and lunchboxes!

Raspberry Lemon Yogurt Muffins

Did you know that early spring is prime lemon season?? With the start of spring, these light and citrusy muffins are great for breakfast, snack, and even lunchboxes. Packed with protein from Greek yogurt, these muffins are a nutritious treat that will keep you satisfied for longer.

👦 Fun fact: I created this recipe specifically for Sawyer when he was a dairy intolerant baby! I subbed coconut milk yogurt for the Greek yogurt, and they turned out wonderfully. They’ve been a keeper for all these years!

Apple Spinach Pancakes

These pancakes are perfect for picky eaters who need some extra fruits + veggies in their diet. With an entire apple and a cup of spinach, these gluten-free almond flour pancakes are great for a hearty breakfast or sweet treat. I even have my husband hooked on these, and he’s the pickiest of all my kids!!

Teriyaki Glazed Green Beans

Looking for an easy weeknight side dish? Green beans are high in vitamin K, and they also contain a good amount of calcium. This dish has simple ingredients that come together to form a deliciously sweet sauce that’s soy-free!