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Healthy Snack Recipe: 5-Minute Apple Cookies [Vegan, Gluten-Free, & Paleo]

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29th, September, 2017
Food & Recipes
If you have a sweet tooth, you’ll be surprised by how satisfying these healthier "cookies" are. All you need is 5 minutes and 4 ingredients. Plus, apples are at their juicy & crisp peak, so now's the best time to give this easy recipe a try! They are great for breakfast, dessert, or as healthy snack. Total Prep Time: 5 minutes Yields: about 8 cookies Ingredients 1 organic apple -- we used Honey Crisp Apples Your favorite nut butter -- we used Justin's Classic Peanut Butter Mini chocolate chips -- we used Enjoy Life Non-GMO Verified Dark Chocolate Mini Chips Organic and/or Non-GMO shredded coconut -- [...]
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Family Meal Inspiration: Personal Pizzas [with Vegetarian, Vegan, & Gluten-Free Options]

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19th, September, 2017
Food & Recipes
Regular family meals are linked to the kinds of outcomes that we all want for our children: higher grades and self-esteem, healthier eating habits and less risky behavior. Personal pizzas are a great option for a family meal. Building pizzas together can be a fun activity for the whole family, and by offering a wide variety of organic & non-GMO toppings, you can appeal to your family's different tastes and diets while still bringing everyone together.  Choose a few items from the list below, and voila! Dinner is served! BASE IDEAS Miyokos Vegan Mozzarella -- on sale for $6.99 all September-long Organic Valley Shredded [...]
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Budget-Friendly Recipe: Black Bean & Corn Quesadillas [Vegetarian]

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29th, August, 2017
Food & Recipes
These quick and easy quesadillas are made with high-quality organic and non-GMO ingredients, and can feed a family of four for under $25!   Ingredients:   Base: Organic Valley Shredded Cheddar: $4.99 Dean's Black Bean and Corn Salad (made with organic ingredients): $3.77 Maria and Ricardo's 8" Non-GMO Flour Tortillas: $3.49   Toppings: Organic Valley Sour Cream: $2.99 Dean's Own Guacamole (made with organic ingredients): $4.94 Field Day Organic Salsa: $2.99   Total: $23.17*     Instructions: Coat the bottom of a frying pan with your cooking oil of choice (we used avocado oil) and place over medium heat. Place a tortilla in the frying pan, laying it flat. Cover the tortilla with [...]
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Family Meal Inspiration: Taco Tuesday [with Vegetarian & Vegan Options]

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25th, August, 2017
Food & Recipes
We know that juggling jobs, kids, and the demands of a busy, modern life often come at the expense of family mealtime at home, but it doesn't have to! Tacos are a great option for a family meal. The only thing you typically have to cook is your base protein, and the rest of the ingredients can be placed on the table for everyone to "build their own" taco. And by offering a wide variety of organic & non-GMO toppings, you can appeal to your family's different tastes while still bringing everyone together.  Best of all, you can stretch the ingredients over multiple [...]
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Taking the Stress Out of Packing Home Lunch This Back to School Year

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15th, August, 2017
Education
As summer is winding down, the back to school frenzy is officially here! It is a time of excitement and anxiety, and when it comes to packing lunch, absolute dread. Will our kids eat the lunch we pack or trade it for a bag of chips? Will they lose their fancy stainless steel bento lunchbox after the second day? Does it even pay for us to send a healthy home lunch? With moms asking me so many questions related to back to school, I love to look at what it means to send a healthy lunch and the importance of [...]
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