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Snacking with Sunflower Seeds and Cinnamon Sunbutter by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Sunflower Seeds and sunbutter is a great alternative to peanut butter! Sunflower- Butter: Is Easy To Make Is cheap when you make it Is perfect for those wit ... Read on »

The Best Varieties to Grow in Your Garden by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Deciding which variety to plant of different vegetables and herbs is always so hard! All of the seed catalogs seem to promise the most delicious, biggest, flavorful, vege ... Read on »

Cancer, Kids, and Cures {Sponsored Video} by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating While there are many things we don’t know about cancer, there are a few things researchers do know! Decades of research has shown, 1/3 of cancer deaths can be prevented. ... Read on »

Grab and Go Granola Bars by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Saturday was one of those days! We really wanted to take the kids to an Astronomy Festival at BYU . They were having free planetarium shows, physics demos and lectures by ... Read on »

Beans and Benefits Plus New Meal Plan by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating It has been recommended for optimal health, to eat 1/2 cup of beans or legumes per day. ( This is easy to do by including beans in soups or salads, or pureed to be a dip. ... Read on »

Fruit Salad and The Healthiest Diet for Kids by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The more research I read, the more I’m convinced that we place too much emphasis on whether we should be eating low carb, high carb, low fat, high fat, high protein, etc. ... Read on »

Grillin’ Turkey 101 by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Juicy roasted turkey is delicious. But you would never think to cook up a turkey when it is 80 degrees outside right? Wrong. For Mother’s Day last weekend, I wanted to ... Read on »

Rainbow Wraps and Chives by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating We have a crop of chives that literally won’t go away. We love that it comes back every year , but it is not by any effort on our part. In fact, we don’t water it, we don ... Read on »

10 Quick and Healthy Bedtime Snacks by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Many active kids need a bedtime snack to hold them through the night, especially during growth spurts. When the weather is warm and the sun stays up later, I know m ... Read on »

5 Minute Dinner and The Best Energy Source by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Ever have a quiet minute in the day, so you pick up a book, only to fall asleep? Or you try to watch your favorite TV show and then fall asleep on the couch, missing the w ... Read on »

New Meal Plan and Racing Season by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The racing season has begun. While I love to run a few races each summer, we always at least sign the kids up for one of them. This race was sponsored by Nate’s middle ... Read on »

Using our Micro-Greens: Pizza! by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Well, our microgreens have grown, and they are ready to harvest. I have to admit, I took awhile to figure out what to do with them, but now that we have a few ideas, we’r ... Read on »

How to Make Your Own Garden Boxes by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating There aren’t many things that I love more than gardening. When February comes I start getting all excited making big plans for my garden. This year we decided to d ... Read on »

How to Grow Microgreens by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating As you may recall , I met Glenda a few weeks ago on vacation while visiting a Farmer’s Market. She was selling sprout supplies and I was particularly interested in her Mi ... Read on »

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Salad by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I love eating salads. I would probably eat a salad every day, but sometimes it seems like such a hassle to get everything out and prepped for just one salad. I dec ... Read on »

Kelly’s Carrot Cranberry Salad! Kid (and mom) Approved! by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating One of our readers Kelly, emailed this salad recipe to me this morning! Literally this morning, and within an hour I was at the store buying cabbage and oranges. I knew m ... Read on »

5 Fast, No-Prep Snacks and New Healthy Meal Plan by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Some of my kids favorite snacks, are also some of the easiest ones! These snacks literally require no recipe, and very little prep. These are some of our faves: Car ... Read on »

Sweet Nut Clusters Recipe For Your Sweeties by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating On our last major hike, I purchased from Costco a bag of Cashew Clusters. And, as with all new foods, I looked at the ingredients and say to myself: I can make that! ha ... Read on »

Homemade Strawberry Creamsicles by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating You know it is summer when after being outside all day, your kids take a playing break to sit and enjoy a popsicle! It’s too bad most of the popsicles you can buy i ... Read on »

Brainy Breakfast Salad for Kids! by Amy R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating This avocado and apple salad is the perfect salad to get your day off to a good start! Most kids wouldn’t associate salads with breakfast, but this is a great way to brea ... Read on »

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