Gluten Free Dairy Free Granola Bars

Gluten Free Dairy Free Granola Bars

These gluten free, dairy free granola bars will become a favorite whether you have allergies in the family or not.  But if you are dealing with allergies, these granola bars will become your saving grace morning, noon, and night.  They have quickly become exactly that for my family.  Before we learned about our allergies we [...]

No Bake Chocolate Energy Balls

no bake chocolate energy balls

There is almost never a time when there isn’t a bowl full of these no bake chocolate energy balls in my house.  As soon as one batch disappears I immediately refill the bowl.  It’s not just because they’re healthy.  It’s because they’re healthy AND my kids love them.  They adore them really.  But the truth [...]

Blueberry Pecan Oat Bars

Blueberry Pecan Oat Bars

If you know anything at all about me then you know that I’m on a mission when it comes to breakfast.  I’m constantly looking for ways to cram as much healthiness as humanly possible into something my kids will eat.  Just check out my breakfast section on the recipes page to see for yourself.  The [...]

Chocolate Banana Breakfast Smoothie

chocolate banana smoothie

If you’ve been looking for a quick breakfast to perk up your mornings, well here you go.  This is a Chocolate Banana Breakfast Smoothie, people.  This is a healthy, real-food breakfast that you can have ready in well under 5 minutes.  But that’s not why you should make it.  You should make it because it’s [...]

Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus Recipe

cilantro jalapeno hummus

Don’t you just love a good dip?  I certainly do.  I’m pretty sure that given a choice, I’d choose to eat a bowl of dip for dinner over just about anything else.  And this Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus recipe ranks as one of my favorites. Hummus is really simple to make, and is a great choice [...]

Buffalo Chicken Bites

buffalo chicken bites

Raise your hand if you love chicken wings!  Now, raise your other hand if you don’t eat them as much as you’d like because of the mess and the deep fried calories.  Then these Buffalo Chicken Bites are the answer you’ve been hoping for.  Crispy, crunchy, and full of spicy flavor, these bites will satisfy [...]

Recipe: Homemade Chocolate Lara Bars

lara bars (1)

Recipe: Homemade Chocolate Larabars I love Lara Bars as much for their convenience as for their list of ingredients.  Some flavors have just two ingredients which is an amazing thing if you’re a label reader like me.  They’re completely sugar free, full of natural protein and fiber, with plenty of vitamins and minerals.  So I [...]

Banana Bites – a healthy snack recipe

banana bites

Banana Bites – a healthy snack recipe Snacks.  They are the bane of every Mom’s existence.  You want them to be easy, accessible, and most of all healthy.  It helps if they’re interesting to the kids too.  These little banana bites fit the bill perfectly.  They’re simple to put together and are full of vitamins [...]