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🍋Healthier Lemon Loaf Cake🍋
Lower in sugar a

🥨🥜No-Bake Trail Mix Cups🥜🥨
A little we

“I can’t cook with my kids. I don’t have eno

“I can’t cook with my kids. I don’t have enough patience.”
Have you ever said or thought this??
I hear it all the time. I feel it too.
It’s true that patience helps make cooking together a better experience for everyone. However, if I could scream anything from the rooftops it would be this:
PATIENCE IS A LIE!!
No one is patient all the time.
Sure, we all have different levels of tolerance for mess and chaos. But we all get frustrated, lose it, or yell sometimes. I think there’s a misconception that we shouldn’t cook unless it looks like a beautiful commercial: gentle music playing in the background, matching aprons, and giggling children slowly stirring a bowl.
Stop!
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When I’m teaching in the classroom or anytime I’m with children other than my own, I have the ability to be calm and cheerful. However, at home, my own children certainly know how to push my buttons and teacher Heather is no where to be found a lot of the time 😜😂.
I’m sharing that to normalize the struggle. It’s ok to lose your patience. It’s normal!
Acknowledge the situation.
Take a deep breath.
Apologize and find something to laugh about.
Then keep trying, keep going.
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No, you don’t need to try everyday or every week. Whatever you feel comfortable with. But don’t let this fallacy of patience hold you back.
Have you ever taught your child something? To brush his teeth? To ride a bike? To count to 10?
It’s not easy, but you can do it.
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What do you think? Call BS on all this or think it doesn’t apply to you? I want to dig deeper in this subject and get your genuine feedback, so write something below. 😊💕
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#cookingwithkids #momlife #cookingwithtoddlers #honestmotherhood #parenting #parents #patience

🎉Celebrating the first lunch back at school sin

🎉Celebrating the first lunch back at school since last March!!🥳
This was not the lunch I packed today 😆 but I highly recommend making these pizza bites. They are so yummy. (Recipe on my blog.)
I wanted to let you know that on my stories today I’m answering some questions I got about lunch box gear, bento boxes, and the ultimate lunch box question: How do you keep apples from turning brown?? 🍎😱😂
There are some swipe up links to my favorites supplies for lunch packing and to my blog post that goes over the pros and cons of all the bento style lunch boxes we’ve used. (Search ‘bento’ on happykidskitchen.com)
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📚Although my guys barely have enough time to eat a sandwich and things are still so new/out of sorts, it’s nice that the school day is slowly getting back to “normal”.
How I can help you with lunch packing or lunch making at home? It’s one of my favorite things to talk about. 😆💕
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#lunchbox #bentobox #lunchideas #lunchboxideas #healthylunchbox #preschool #healthykidsfood #cookingwithkids #cookingwithtoddlers #feedingkids #schoollunch

🥦🥔Broccoli Cheddar Stuffed Baby Potatoes🥔

🐰🍓Pink Bunny Smoothie Bowls🍓🐰
An easy

Hello! I just wrote an article tackling some of th

🍠🌮Sweet Potato “Tacos”🌮🍠
One of my

🍠🌮Sweet Potato “Tacos”🌮🍠
One of my favorite vegan/vegetarian easy dinner recipes from the Simply Satisfying Meals ebook.
Why?
✅You throw some whole sweet potatoes into your crockpot and forget about them for a couple hours. Totally hands off!
✅When the potatoes are cooked and you’re ready to eat, stir up some beans, frozen corn, and seasonings. Veggies, protein, and fiber BUT no chopping! So easy.
✅Get out your favorite taco toppings...salsa and store bought guacamole. Yum!
✅Everyone can make their own stuffed potato...the way they like it! And it’s easy to deconstruct for little eaters.
Seriously a dinner winner! 🙌🙌
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So, have you checked out the full recipe list of Simply Satisfying Meals?? What’s holding you back?? Let @mamaknows_nutrition and me know so we can help you figure out if these stress free dinners would work for you and your family.
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#whatsfordinner #plantbaseddinner #vegetariandinner #familymeals #easydinner #crockpotrecipes #healthydinner #healthykidsfood #sweetpotato #stuffedsweetpotato #mealplanning #blw #toddlerfood #onefamilyonemeal

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