The times have changed. Kids today do not live in the world we grew up in. There is less exploring, less riding bikes and a lot less exercise. Nowadays kids exercise by watching TV, iPads, video games…is that really exercise? We may have grown up eating processed, chemical infused foods, but we had a lower […]
Did you know that kids eat with their eyes? I was getting tired of just putting lunch on the plate. I needed something to get my creative juices flowing and get my kids to eat with their eyes. They named this dish a garden bagel. Our son loves Hummus. Try filling a bagel with hummus […]
Traveling 25 hours south on the highway with two young children (ages 3 & 5) may not seem like a holiday to some people, but for our plant powered family it was a fun and healthy one! We had a lot of car activities planned for ride and once we arrived we had to have […]
School foods are a consistent problem for our family. As a family, we live a whole foods plant-based, unprocessed, sugar free and gluten free lifestyle. While our kids aren’t 100% plant-based, our values are instilled in them and they are probably 90-95% plant-based right now. The school that our kids attend has disappointed us once […]
I’m still amazed every time I hear about the kinds of foods being served and offered to the students in vending machines in our schools, whether in the USA or Canada. While there has been some forward movement in some areas to improve the quality of food our students have access to, there are still […]
