Camping season is well underway for many families. I'm not a fan of camping myself but I go with the rest of the family once in a while because they enjoy it. The deal with my family is that I plan all the food for the trip and they get everything else ready. Meals aren't fancy but they're tasty and easy to put together, rain or shine.
To keep meal making easy at the campsite, I plan a
In the middle of the winter this year, while missing all the fresh food the summer brings, I decided to sign up for a CSA box. I am so glad I did, because now that it has started for the season, I am absolutely loving it!
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The idea is that you pay a flat rate, and then every week (or every other week in my case), you receive a box of locally
Gardening is not my specialty...it never has been. But that doesn't stop me from attempting to grow vegetables each year. This is our ninth year planting a vegetable garden and although I still feel like a beginner gardener, I have learned a few things along the way...
1. Your soil matters- so add some compost to it. Compost can help to improve your soil and adds nutrients to help your
Last year I wrote about Mom's thoughts on team snacks for kids in rec sports. A few people posted comments. Some agreed that healthier snack options like fruit, vegetables and water are a good fit at kids sport. Other people believed that a treat at games or practice is no big deal. Over the year, I've continued the discussion about snacks for kids in sports and two common themes stood
Hello, my name is Shannon and yes I am a meal planner! Every week we sit down and decide what to make for dinners each night. Then we make a grocery list and head to the store. This planning has served us well over the years. Never have I come home from work and thought "what on earth will we have for dinner?"
This week though I did something a little different.
I planned two different meals
Do you ever dream of coming home to someone making you dinner? And that someone being your child? No matter what age your children are start planning for this to happen one day. Coming home to this is priceless!
March
is Nutrition Month and here at Diaries of a Dietitian we’re focusing on the
potential of food to bring people together. Food is nourishment, of course, but
it’s also so much
This nutrition month, we’re celebrating the potential of
food to bring us together! What better way to come together than over the
family meal! Families across the world practice the tradition of eating
together…and for good reason! Here’s just a snippet of the many reasons that family
meals are so important:
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A soup what? Yes that's right a soup exchange. It's an easy and fun way to add variety into your diet with only having to make one kind of soup.
March
is Nutrition Month and here at Diaries of a Dietitian we’re focusing on the
potential of food to bring people together. Food is nourishment, of course, but
it’s also so much more. Food unites us all.
Our next idea - host a soup exchange. We
March is Nutrition Month and here at Diaries of a Dietitian we're focusing on the potential of food to bring people together. Food is nourishment, of course, but it's also so much more. Food unites us all.
Every Wednesday in March we'll post an idea that fits the theme of bringing family and friends together to share great food and conversation.
The first idea: a Burrito Bar. This is
and more..
