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A New Way to Do School Lunches
We’ve been trying out a new way to do school lunches. For years, Matt or I would decide what to pack for the boys. The boys would get the same lunches as each other. When I was in the thick haze of launching an organization, the boys and I used to make all of their meals on Sunday.
But our old system was making everyone feel pretty blah—myself included!
So we decided to test out a new way to do school lunches.
We started by making a list of several different options in several different categories:
- Protein
- Vegetable
- Fruit
- Carbohydrate
- Dairy
- Extra Snacks
Every Friday morning, I ask the … Read More
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Quick Snack Ideas for Hungry Kids
The other day Henry brought home three friends and I didn’t have much time to pull together some quick snack ideas for hungry kids.
First, I chopped up some vegetables and put them around a small bowl of ranch dressing.
I also had some fruit. I was going to make a dip out of plain Greek yogurt, honey, and cinnamon. But this time I opted for Nutella, plain Greek yogurt, honey, and vanilla.
I threw some pickles into a small bowl for good measure.
I also had an extra box of King Arthur’s Muffin mix lying around, so I made chocolate chip muffins.
In the end, it was a veritable … Read More
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A New Womanly Habit
It’s a little late to be putting this new womanly habit in place. But better late than never, right?
I started listening to the Feel Better Live More podcast episode with Dr. Mindy Pelz. She talks about the dramatic hormone shifts that happen to us during perimenopause and highlights specific strategies we can put in place.
I’m honestly only at the beginning of the episode but had to pause it before continuing. There are already things I want to put in place! I wanted to stop and get things going rather than listening through the whole two hours and producing a really long, overwhelming list.
So, this new womanly … Read More