My preschooler has been into baby carrots and hummus lately. It’s been her go to snack, and I am for it. Does anyone else feel like supermom when their kid eats a vegetable dipped into another vegetable? The only problem is that my toddler always want what everyone else is having. In theory, this is…
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Simple Strawberry-Banana Smoothie
This is my go to weekday smoothie recipe. I love that it has added flax (great for kiddos dealing with constipation), sneaky spinach, and uses ingredients I typically always have on hand. I like to serve the 16 month old’s in her Pura cup. The straw is large enough for her to easily drink the…
Turkey Taquitos
These taquitos are a great way to shake up your Thanksgiving leftovers. We always seem to use up the dark meat first, so I freeze the breasts. The addition of mayonnaise keeps the white meat moist in these crunchy, crispy taquitos. The spice is a welcome new flavor profile from the standard Thanksgiving flavors. Serve…
Gluten-Free Sugar-Free Apple Crisp
My husband’s family is in an area of the country that has apple orchards nearby. I have always been envious of being able to pick your own apples. In southeast Texas, where I grew up, we had berries galore, but never the requisite frost for apple trees. The one time we made it to his…
Easy Roast Chicken
There isn’t a more soothing smell I can think of than a chicken roasting in the oven. It makes the house smell so good, and makes me feel like everything is okay. I like to do two chickens once a month or so. We eat the first chicken for dinner that night, with potatoes and…
Marinated Grilled Vegetables
It is full on 90+ temperatures every day here in Texas, which means you can usually find us at the pool. During COVID, that means our backyard. We’ve got a large blow up pool for the toddler (is 3 1/2 a toddler? I guess not) and the baby pool for the little one. The girls…
Snack Tray Lunches
Weather has been warm and beautiful lately, and we have been enjoying outside lunches as much as possible these days. The easiest way to make this happen has been snack tray lunches. What is a snack tray lunch you ask? It’s where I pile all the leftovers and odds and ends from the fridge onto…
Pumpkin Spice Breakfast Cookies
How would you feel about something that feels like a treat with your morning coffee, keep the kiddos happy, and keeps everyone full until lunch time? I dare say, these cookies fit that bill. Breakfast cookies were a revelation to me as a parent. Sometimes, you need something quick to eat, portable, delicious, and something…
Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal
There’s something so comforting about a warm bowl of oatmeal on a cool morning. I did not grow up eating oatmeal. In fact, the only time we ever had oatmeal in the our house was on Christmas morning. My dad would make a biiig pot of salted oatmeal because that’s what his grandmother always did….
Budget Smoothies
Smoothies may seem like a luxurious breakfast, especially when smoothie joints charge you $5+ for a serving. However, at home, they can be a cheap, easy way to nourish yourself in the morning or as an afternoon snack. One of my favorite aspects of regularly doing smoothies is that it can be an excellent way…
Turkey Burger Sliders
For those of you who have been following along, you know that here at True Food Katie we are highlighting September as Hunger Action Month. See my previous posts on Hunger Action Month, My Top 7 Budget Tips, and my recipe for 15 Bean Soup for more info on hunger awareness and budget friendly recipes….
15 Bean Soup
On Mondays, we eat red beans. This is one of the many lessons I learned while working for Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans. Supposedly this tradition comes from Monday also being laundry day, which was a long grueling task before washing machines. People needed a meal that was hearty, yet did not require…
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