13 Healthy Homemade Snacks (perfect for kids lunch boxes)
Are you including school lunches in your meal plan? You should be! I've been trying to buy fewer packaged snacks and wanted to share these homemade snacks for kids - they'll love them in their lunch boxes! If my five year old asks for one. more. snack. I'm going to...
10 Meatless Monday Menu Ideas
Meatless Monday has been going strong for over 10 years, and it's just getting more and more popular. Everyone is realizing how eating less meat can benefit your health AND your wallet! If you're wanting to eat healthier, or save money on groceries, try adding these...
Whole30 Recipes Even Picky Eaters Would Love!
If you're doing the Whole30 and afraid you can't find recipes for the whole family, I've got you covered! Enjoy these easy Whole30 recipes for kids (even if they're picky eaters!). (This post probably contains affiliate links. My full disclosure policy is quite...
Save Money with Home Canning for Beginners (it’s easier than you think!)
I bet you’d agree, we’re all looking for ways to save money and eat healthier. Canning our own foods can do that for us and I’ve asked my friend Jenny to walk us through the process today. Don’t worry, we’re totally doing “canning for beginners” here - no experience...
10 Disney Movie Night Dinner Match-ups (make Family Movie Night fun!)
Make your family movie night extra special with Disney movie-themed meals to match up with the movie! Here are some inspired Disney dinner recipes and the movie to watch it with! When my oldest son was about 5, we lived in a small one-bedroom apartment. He had the...
What is Backwards Meal Planning?
Meal planning is the art (or chore, for some, ha!) of simply planning your meals ahead. Typical meal planning would occur before you go grocery shopping. Backwards meal planning is a technique that helps you keep costs down and I’m going to show you the best way to do...
20 Vegetarian Taco Recipes so Good your Meat Eaters will Love Them
You could combine Taco Tuesday and Meatless Monday with these delicious vegetarian taco recipes. Even your meat eaters will love them! Oh man, I love Taco Tuesday! But I'm also loving Meatless Monday lately, and starting to go beyond just turkey burgers and vegetable...
21 Clever Freezer Storage Containers & Meal Prep Tools (updated)
If you're wanting to master freezer cooking, you need these clever freezer storage containers and meal-prep tools to save you even more time and money! Once you start using some of them, you might even wonder how you ever lived without them! (This post probably...
20 Healthy Winter Soups to Keep You Cozy + Warm
There is nothing better than a warm bowl of soup to keep you cozy and warm in the winter, right? These healthy winter soups are easy to make, keep you on track with your healthy goals, and will fill you up and keep you warm! Add these easy soup recipes for dinner to...
Best Meal Planning Posts of 2018
Happy first day of Twenty Nineteen! Remember back in 1999 when everyone freaked out because we didn't know how we were going to say the years in the 2000's - was it going to be "two-thousand-four" or "twenty-oh-four"? Funny the things we remember at the beginning of...
The Hot Mess Mom’s Guide to Planning Christmas Dinner
How to plan Christmas Dinner even if you’re the most disorganized person on the planet! Are you hosting family Christmas this year? Making an entire holiday dinner yourself is stressful enough, then add in everything else you do this time of year, and you end up...
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