What are the “healthy” cereal options for kids out there? As a dietitian and mom of three kids, let’s walk through what to look for when choosing nourishing breakfast cereal for your kiddos! Much like the candy aisle, the cereal aisle is flashy and enticing with its fun cartoon characters and bright colors, quickly drawing…
One Bowl Banana Barley Breakfast Cookies
High in fibre and protein, these one bowl banana barley breakfast cookies have staying power to keep you satiated and are a nutritious and balanced way to start the day. I can confidently state that your family, your appetite and your schedule are going to LOVE these breakfast cookies! They’re nutritious, lightly sweet and chock…
Chocolate Berry Overnight Oats
This chocolatey overnight oats recipe is just as nutritious as it is delicious. Your kids will feel like they’re having a treat! Top with berries of your choice, and you’ve got yourself a balanced breakfast! Overnight oats are genius. In fact, anything you can prepare the day before is genius in my mind, especially when…
Easy Peanut Butter and Banana Oatmeal
This nutritious, yummy and easy peanut butter and banana oatmeal recipe is perfect for the whole family (even your wee ones!) Oatmeal is our go-to weekday breakfast, especially during the colder months of Fall and Winter. It’s warm and comforting, easy and nutritious and so versatile – there are SO many flavour combinations that you…
Easy and Delicious Carrot Cake Oatmeal
You can make this yummy carrot cake oatmeal ahead of time, or the morning of (because it’s THAT versatile and easy!). It’s dietitian-approved and tastes like carrot cake – what’s better than that?! Oh, your kids will love it too. Boom! I love coming up with a recipe that is just as nutritious and it…
Blueberry and Banana Baked Oatmeal
This make-ahead version of oatmeal is the perfect combination of nutritious and delicious. Naturally sweetened with ripe banana, and higher in protein than regular oatmeal, this will be your family’s new go-to weekday breakfast! If you’re anything like me, you don’t have a ton of time to prepare any meal, let alone weekday morning breakfasts….
5 Breakfast Oatmeal Recipes for Toddlers
Nutritious, filling and easy, oatmeal is the perfect breakfast for a busy toddler (and big kids too!). These oatmeal recipes for toddlers use large flake oats or steel cut oat for added nutrition. As a pediatric dietitian and mom of 3, I’m asked all the time: “what do you feed your toddler and big kids…
Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal
This pumpkin spice baked oatmeal is loaded with delicious Fall flavours, as well as nutrition. It’s rich in protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals and will keep your family satisfied all morning. When it comes to weekday breakfasts, there’s nothing better than popping something delicious and nutritious in the microwave for a minute or so and…
Baked Breakfast Taquitos
These easy breakfast taquitos are delicious, nutritious and freezable! If your crew gets sick of the same old breakfast options (you can only have so much cereal and toast, right?!), this is one that you must try. One of the best parts of this breakfast taquito recipe is that it makes a great big batch,…
Delicious and Nutritious Make-Ahead Brunch: Carrot Cake Overnight French Toast
Need a make-ahead Easter brunch idea? Look no further than my carrot cake overnight French toast. Breakfast is by far my favourite meal of the day—I would have breakfast foods for every meal if I could, and make it a habit to have “brinner” (breakast for dinner) on busy weeknights because it’s not only easy…
My Top 5 Nutrition Tips For Working Parents
As a working Mom with three kids, I know first hand how easy it is to completely forget to pack your lunch (and/or eat breakfast) amidst the morning chaos, when trying to get myself and my kids ready for the day ahead. And this is coming from someone who thinks about food A LOT, so I’m…
A Beautiful Muffin Marriage
I am so excited to share with you this amazing muffin recipe. My Mom is such an inventive cook and baker… she creatively decided to combine our two favourite muffin recipes- my Grandma’s Bran “Pail of Muffins” recipe and my Mom’s delicious banana muffin recipe- together forever in holy muffin matrimony! This muffin marriage is…