Healthy food ideas for and by families of Central Montessori School
Kid-friendly kitchen tools, best lunch boxes, how to get your kid to eat things, oh my!
This week, we've got some crowd-sourced lunches to include! A million thanks to parents for sending along some new lunchbox ideas - keep 'em coming! Lesson learned here - bento-style boxes are awesome. Especially with small kiddos, it lets you pack a bunch of smaller portions, giving them options without overwhelming them with giant helpings …
It's spring break next week, y'all. And whether you're going somewhere or not (but especially if you are), these weeks off lend themselves to a lot of snacking and/or eating on the go. In our case, we're headed - in the car - to Florida to spend some much-needed QT with some sand and the …
Now, let me start this topic off with saying I'm reporting on a sample of one here. All of this is purely anecdotal, and may or may not work in your household. This is also probably better advice for avoiding pickiness in the first place, rather than working through it once it's established, but who …
It's probably not news by now that basically my kid gets leftovers for lunch most days. Some things re-purpose better than others, which is why I LOVE a good grain salad. They usually keep and pack up well, are super versatile - I can either make a big batch of something deliberate over the weekend …
Sophia gets two containers every day for her lunch at the toddler room. Each container is divided in two, so she gets four items every day. I try to do one protein, one carb, one vegetable and one fruit, but I will admit that I don’t always follow my own rule. During the winter is …
A great way to both (1) get my kid interested in what he's eating (and more willing to eat what's in front of him) and (2) lessen the after-school-but-pre-dinner meltdown is to find a way to get him involved in dinner prep. The other day, that meant avocado chopper and bowl-assembler. For dinner, we had …
Our three-year-old loves, loves, loves yogurt. I think she’d be fine if we fed it to her three times a day. Unfortunately, there can be a lot of hidden sugars in yogurt. So, in order to avoid it, we make our own fruit yogurts. We buy frozen fruit, thaw it in the fridge, throw it …
