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Your Guide to Successful, Healthy Snacking with Kids

Jul 23 Feeding the Family

We have been terrible with eating healthy snacks lately. This list of healthy snack ideas will be so helpful, and I can't wait to get a snack time established so my kids stop asking for snacks all day!

Tired of giving your kids unhealthy, over-processed snacks? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Here is your guide to successful and healthy snacking with kids! If you’ve read any of my posts about feeding kids, you know just how seriously I take healthy eating with kids. From the beginning, I have tried my bestContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Jul 23

How to Cook a Pizza in a Skillet

Jul 18 All Ages

Don't turn on the oven to make pizza this summer! Use a skillet instead, and get some of the best pizza you've ever had in under an hour.

We’ve had an unusually hot start of the summer this year with temperatures in the 90s and a couple days of 100. My left foot is swollen (thank you, pregnancy!), my swamp cooler doesn’t really cool off our kitchen, and I’m just overall warmer because of pregnancy so cooking anything in the oven is likeContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Jul 18

6 Startling Myths About Feeding Babies – Debunked!

Jun 20 Babies (<1 yr)

If you're ready to start feeding your baby food, you need to read this first. So many things about feeding babies just aren't true!

We all want what’s best for our babies, but sometimes we rely too much on the traditions of previous generations to make critical decisions for them. When it comes to feeding babies food for the first time, some practices are sticking around, despite the fact that many, if not all, of these practices are absolutelyContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Jun 20

Helpful Printables for Planning Out Your Baby’s Meals

Jun 18 Babies (<1 yr)

Too busy to make your baby's food at home? These printables can help! It's really not rocket science to feed your baby!

So it’s time to start feeding your baby solids, huh? Such an exciting time! With everything going on in life, though, do you really want one more thing on your to-do list, like making your baby’s food? Since it’s so much more convenient to buy the jars and pouches, isn’t it logical to just take that routeContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Jun 18

Eating in Season: Summer Edition

Jun 8 Eat More Veggies

Summer produce is in full swing, and you need to take advantage of it while it's here! This list of summer fruits and vegetables will help you know what to buy to save money and cook food with the greatest flavor and nutrition!

One of the best ways to give our families more variety and nutrition is by eating in season. With all the wonderful produce available in the summer, it shouldn’t be too hard, either! © Thomas Bethge – stock.adobe.com Every year I mention to my husband that I would like to go to the Farmer’s Market,Continue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Jun 8

40+ Amazing Pregnancy Snacks with Tons of Protein

May 18 Breastfeeding Moms

Having trouble getting the extra protein you need for your pregnancy? These protein-loaded pregnancy snacks are perfect for increasing your intake!

What do you eat during pregnancy when you are absolutely famished? Why, you turn to a delicious protein-loaded pregnancy snack, of course! There’s no better way to fill you up and give you the energy you need to make it to the next meal. It wasn’t until about half way through my second pregnancy thatContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on May 18

How to Minimize Diaper Rash for a Happy and Healthy Baby

May 9 Uncategorized

Diaper rash is no fun to deal with, for both mom and baby! Here are 5 effective ways to minimize or possibly even prevent diaper rash from flaring up. Your baby or toddler deserves to be healthy and happy! #KrogerLittleSnugglers #Pmedia #ad

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Huggies, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #KrogerLittleSnugglers http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Imagine this: you’ve been so busy all day you have all but forgotten to change your 16 month old’s diaper. By the time you wrangle him, put himContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on May 9

Our Simple Summer Meal Plan {Free Printable}

May 6 Healthy Food on a Budget

Have you got a busy summer ahead of you? Or maybe you just really don't want to spend too much time in the kitchen and relax for once? Then you need to get a summer meal plan in place now!

I enjoy meal planning, but it could take me several hours each week if I let it. And with two and a half kids, that’s just not an option. So I have to simplify. I also really love to cook, but I have zero desire to spend more time in the kitchen than I needContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on May 6

How to Endure Difficult Financial Trials in Any Season of Life

May 3 Uncategorized

Going through a period (or several) of financial hardships can feel lonely and stressful. But you can endure these trials well if you focus less on your wants and more on your blessings.

We’ve had lots of rocky financial moments in our marriage. From the time we got married until now, nearly 8 years later, I can’t think of any year that was perfectly financially sound, if you will. We have learned so much from these difficult periods. If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t change a thing.Continue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on May 3

I Cook with My Kids Even Though I’m Impatient

Apr 21 Cooking with Kids

Cooking with kids has so many short-term and long-term benefits! This impatient mom wants to involve her kids in cooking even though it stresses her out. Here's why...

Just in the last few months, I’ve noticed something interesting start to happen each time I enter the kitchen that I didn’t necessarily initiate. My daughters follow me in there, curiousity getting the best of them, and they stick around to “help” me cook. © jackfrog – stock.adobe.com Now, you should know that I’ve alwaysContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Apr 21

The Ultimate Pizza Sauce Taste Test

Apr 8 All Recipes

Need an amazing recipe for homemade pizza sauce? These three sauces went head to head in a taste test that will make you want to try all three for yourself!

About 7 weeks ago, I gave you the recipe for the most delicious pizza dough you will ever make. For reals. But I left you hanging, because I didn’t offer a nice pizza sauce to compliment it, now did I? I’m going to rectify that today and give you some delicious options for homemade pizzaContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Apr 8

8 Amazing Solutions for Morning Sickness

Apr 1 Uncategorized

These really are great tips for morning sickness that I've never read anywhere else. It'll be really helpful when I get pregnant again!

When I got pregnant for the first time over 4 years ago, I was not ready for the sudden changes morning sickness brought to my life. I wish I had known then what I know now, since I just went through morning sickness for a third time. I had no idea that morning sickness couldContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Apr 1

Eating in Season: Spring Edition

Mar 10 Eat More Veggies

Spring has some wonderful produce to add to your weekly meal plan. Buying in season not only saves money, it tastes better, too! If you'd like to add more variety to your family's meals, be sure to reference this list of produce that is in season in spring.

I’ll tell you what. I have been looking forward to spring for one reason, and one reason only: all the fresh, springy produce available to eat! © zoryanchik / Dollar Photo Club It seems as though winter is left with far fewer delicious fruits and veggies than any other season, and spring is a greatContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Mar 10

The 10 Pantry Staples that Keep Our Grocery Budget below $300 a month

Mar 8 Grocery Budget

What a great list of delicious meal possibilities using 10 cheap foods! I could meal plan just with this list and save tons of money!

The first few years of our marriage, I was all over the place with our meal plans. There were a few meals I would make over and over again because my husband loved them, but I loved exploring the kitchen and learning how to cook. So most nights, I was cooking something we had never had before.Continue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Mar 8

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