Do you stress about holiday foods and how to manage them for yourself and/or your kids? We can help! Here are our tips on how to handle treats during the holidays. How to Handle Treats During the Holidays We’re in it. The holiday season is upon us. The time of parties, excess, and lots and lots of rich and delicious food. For some of us, this is a time of fun and decadence, but for…
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The Importance of Food Rituals We all have food rituals that are important to us. It might be enjoying something sweet at the end of a meal, savoring a snack in peace and quiet after the kids have gone to bed, relishing a glass of wine with dinner, eating a certain food in a certain way (my husband, for instance, likes to cut up his spaghetti rather that twirl it around a fork), the list…
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The challenge for this month’s Recipe Redux was the following: It’s the season of graduation showers, bridal showers, and brunches galore. Show us your favorite healthy shower fare – be it brunch or drinks & apps or something more! This challenge came along at a great time for me for two reasons: I am always looking an excuse to develop new brunch/make-ahead breakfast options for our online meal planning service The spring and summer are…
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For many of us, the new year is an opportunity for a restart. We make resolutions, set goals, pick a meaningful word for the year, or even if we don’t name the change out loud, we secretly tell ourselves that this year will be different. But what happens when the change stalls or the cleanse you were doing is over or you fall off of your diet or exercise wagon? Hitting this wall often happens…
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You have gotten the homecooked dinner thing down (hopefully The Scramble is helping you in that department. If not, check out our two-week free trial to see how much easier getting dinner on the table can be), but what about snacks? For me, finding healthy snack foods that will satisfy my family and don’t require a lot of prep on my part, has been one of the biggest challenges. Because, let’s be honest, all those…
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