Healthy Parenting

meatless main: maple orange tempeh

  Maybe you are thinking "Maple Orange WTF?" Meet tempeh! If you are meatless or enjoy a meatless night (or lunch) once in a while, you and tempeh should be besties. Tempeh is "a traditional soy product that is originally from Indonesia. It is made by a natural...

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Healthy Italian Stuffed Peppers

Healthy Italian Stuffed Peppers

  This delicious fall recipe is a new favourite around my home! Bell peppers are loaded with vitamins to help stave off cold-weather colds & flus, and the protein and healthy fats in these peppers are super satisfying while still light on the tummy. Comfort...

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Happy Belly Bedtime Treat

Some of you might not need anything on your belly between dinner & bedtime. You are -- clearly -- superheroes with iron willpower. I am not one of you. I do not snack during the day, do not eat sugary treats and make almost all of my meals at home BUT there is a...

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Post-Hallowe’en Recovery Plan

  So you went a little overboard with the miniature peanut butter cups? Didn’t we all?... Sigh...  You might be tempted to starve yourself for the next week to make up for your indiscretions over the Hallowe’en week (those miniature treats have a way of invading...

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gluten-free “breaded” baked cod

  My kids are pretty good fish-eaters. It might not be the dinner that receives a chorus of "yay"s on the drive home after school, but it does get eaten. One of my tricks for serving fish to kids is to include some sort of topping/condiment. That could be...

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No-Bake Gluten-Free Chocolate Energy Bites

  Phew. That title is a mouthful. And so are these bites... *cymbal* Also known as "bliss balls," these amazing treats are raw, vegan, nut-free, gluten-free and naturally sweetened. Allow me to list a few other ways these energy bites are going to rock your...

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