Experts can tell you until they are blue in the face that family dinners and social connection are important for a health and emotional well-being, but sometimes what you really need is personal experience to remember why eating together is important. For me, a combination of bonding with people I don’t know very well over food and missing my own family dinners renewed my belief in the power of sharing a meal. The Power of
There are very few things as comforting as a mug full of a warm, spice-infused beverage (after all, why do you think Pumpkin Spice Lattes are so popular?). But there is one that, at least for me, stands above all the rest: chai. And after years of pining for my favorite chai concentrate, that was both expensive and hard to find, I decided to see if I could make my own. The result? This absolutely
Parenting can be a lot of hard work. One area that many parents find more challenging than others is feeding their kids. To my mind, there are two important aspects to feeding our children: actually getting food into them and helping them to develop a happy and healthy relationship with food. Here at The Scramble we have lots of resources specifically designed to help with the first challenge (check out our family-friendly meal planning service,
Sweet potatoes are a nutritional powerhouse that offers up so many fun and delicious options. Check out our tips on how to cook sweet potatoes in the oven, microwave, slow cooker, and air fryer; foods that go well with them; and sweet potato recipes you’ll love.Sweet Potatoes: A Favorite Fall and Winter FoodI try pretty hard to eat seasonally. I do this for two reasons: 1) it increases the chances that the produce I am
Packing lunches day after day can be a grind and when you add in eaters who don’t enjoy sandwiches, it can feel even more stressful. But it doesn’t have to be! After years of packing lunches for two kids who don’t like sandwiches, I’ve pulled together a list of 21 non-sandwich lunch ideas that are perfect for school or work.Note: This page contains affiliate links. If you purchase a product through these links, your cost