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Where to Pick Strawberries This Weekend {Virginia} by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the pinnacle of strawberry season here in the DC area, though our earlier-than-usual spring means we’ve already been enjoying them fo ... Read on »

At the H Street NE FreshFarm Market by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The younger foodie tot and I stopped by the H Street NE FreshFarm Market last weekend to finally scope out one of the few markets on the east side of town. At a new locati ... Read on »

Kids Cook: Baked Snapper in Parchment by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating We had a fabulously delicious weekend, including our Food Revolution picnic at the Washington Monument — before participating in Yoga on the Mall. Taking full ... Read on »

Food Revolution Day by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Y’all know about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, right? His television shows brought viewers into the front lines of the childhood obesity battle, and a battle it is when ... Read on »

Meatless Monday: Slow Cooker Pinto Beans by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hope all you mamas out there had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend! I’m not sure if he heard about it somewhere or came up with it on his own, but around the start of the ... Read on »

Cinco de Farmers Markets! by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating It’s opening weekend at Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland seasonal farmers markets! Head out early to score the best asparagus and strawberries and give a local flair to ... Read on »

Almost Wordless Garden Wednesday by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating today in the foodie tots kitchen garden: (1) great job for tots: weeding around the edge of the bed (2) peas coming up (3) first strawberry is almost ready! ... Read on »

Baking with Plum Organics {and Giveaway} by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating It’s amazing how many new products for kids have been developed even just in the four years between the births of my son and daughter, particularly in the natural and orga ... Read on »

DC Food Blogger Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Springtime in Washington means cherry blossoms, strawberries at market, and bake sales — the Great American Bake Sale for Share our Strength, to be precise. DC food blogge ... Read on »

{At Market} Strawberry Horchata by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I still can’t believe how early strawberry season began this year. We got our first Virginia berries of the year at the Falls Church Farmers Market last weekend, and a few ... Read on »

{Friday Finds} Earth Day Quick Ideas by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Need a last minute activity for Earth Day this Sunday? Pottery Barn Kids has some adorable garden kits on sale, including a butterfly garden kit (in stores). O ... Read on »

Corn and Feta Quiche by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Welcome spring! Everything seems to be blooming early this year, with the first strawberries arriving at the markets in DC already. The kids and I have only just planted o ... Read on »

Foodie Tots Move at the White House Egg Roll by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating On Monday, the boy and I were thrilled to take part in the 134th Annual White House Easter Egg Roll , courtesy of Let’s Move and the White House’s . We’d been before , thr ... Read on »

Foodie Tots Take on Flushing, New York by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The foodie tots and I spent our spring break visiting the kids’ grandparents (my in-laws) in New York — Flushing, Queens, to be exact. In the 10+ years I’ve been coming to ... Read on »

A Lighter Shade of Green for St. Patrick’s Day {Leprechaun Smoothies} by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I’m not sure when St. Patrick’s Day became a national holiday nearly on par with Christmas. I know it can be a slow slog through the months of school between winter and sp ... Read on »

Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating When she heard I was finally conquering my slow cooker phobia, my friend Jill was quick to share her favorite black bean soup recipe. I made a few substitutions, starting ... Read on »

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! {and Yink’s Pink Ink Drink} by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating We’re big fans of Dr. Seuss around here. The boy has been looking forward to PBS Kids’ Cat-in-the-Hat-a-thon all week — and, he even has the day off school so he can camp ... Read on »

Toad-in-the-Hole with Crispy Kale {Happy Leap Day!} by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating One of my favorite breakfasts as a child was something so simple I’d nearly forgotten about it. It begins with an egg and a slice of toast, but is somehow elevated to some ... Read on »

Kid-Friendly Oscars Party {and Mojito Mocktail} by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Sure, I may not have seen many of this year’s Academy Award nominated films, but there’s no reason to let kids keep us from celebrating Oscar night. Most kids are natural ... Read on »

Slow Cooker Paprika Chicken by C. L. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Reminders: It’s the final day of voting for the DC Lamb Pro-Am, and I’d be so grateful if you’d click over and vote for FoodieTots real quick. And, it’s the final day ... Read on »

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