We’re fortunate here in Virginia that we don’t go back to school until after Labor Day, so there’s still time to check the last few things (and favorite summertime treats) off our to-do list. My niece starts school this week though, and I know others are already back in school — having grown up with […]
Back-to-School Lunch Box Taste Test
August 18th, 2014 · 1,118 Comments
Tags: cooking with kids · kids cook monday · lunch box
It’s Food Day — What Are Your Kids Eating Today? (School Lunch Check-In)
October 24th, 2012 · 7 Comments
Today is Food Day 2012,* last week was National School Lunch Week — so it seems like a good time to check in on what our kids have been eating in school. While our county public schools advertise all the right buzz words — whole grains! local produce! fresh fruit! — the menu could still […]
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Lunch Box Lessons {and Giveaway!}
September 7th, 2011 · 16 Comments
The foodie boy began kindergarten yesterday (sniff), and now that I’ve successfully packed my first two brown bag lunches I thought I’d pass on my expert advice. Kidding — but I am employing a couple strategies learned from our summer experimentation. And I welcome any tips from those of you with more experience than I! […]
Tags: healthy eating · lunch box
10 Posts I Didn’t Write in 2010
December 30th, 2010 · 6 Comments
Before I pull together my own year-in-review for 2010, I wanted to share 10 posts I didn’t write in 2010, but wish I had. These are posts from the blogs that fill my feed reader, the ones I turn to throughout the year for support and inspiration. If you’re not already reading them, I hope […]
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5 {links} for Friday
April 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Ah, Friday… 1.Family Gardening on your spring agenda? Katie at goodLife eats is organizing a weekly GrowCookEat blog event, beginning now. Hope to see you there! 2. (School) Lunch Bite of the Week: You know that meager increase in federal school lunch funds approved recently by the Senate Agriculture Committee? To pay for it, they’re […]
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