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Mexican Street Corn-Style Popcorn

May 4, 2017 By Jessica Braider 5 Comments

Mexican Street Corn-Style Popcorn

Popcorn is a go-to snack in our house. In part because it is a healthier snack option, in part because it is a cost-effective and simple snack solution when you’ve got increasingly hungry kids to feed, but if I am being honest, it is really mostly because I looooove popcorn and so I make it for me just as much as I make it for the kids.

Over the years I have experimented with lots of different toppings: garam masala, za’atar, chili powder, cinnamon, parmesan, and nutritional yeast are some of my favorites. But in honor of Cinco de Mayo this year I wanted to push the envelope and try something different: Mexican Street Corn-Style Popcorn….

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Filed Under: Snacks Tagged With: Easy, mexican, popcorn, snacks

The Best Nut Free Snack Mix and A Dietitian’s Tips to Help You Navigate Food Allergies

January 17, 2017 By Jessica Braider 11 Comments

The Best Nut Free Snack Mix and A Dietitian’s Tips to Help You Navigate Food Allergies

I am so excited, you guys! Today I am bringing you something new on my blog: my first ever guest post! And it is a great one! Today I am introducing you to my friend, Chelsey Amer at C it Nutritionally. She is here sharing important and super-manageable information on navigating food allergies. This is essential information for all of us, even if we don’t have food allergies ourselves, as we are guaranteed to have friends or family members who do….

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Filed Under: Healthy Eating, Snacks, Tips and Tricks Tagged With: allergies, chocolate, Easy, healthy, nut-free, popcorn, seeds, snacks, vegetarian

Healthy Summertime Snacks

May 28, 2015 By Jessica Braider Leave a Comment

Healthy Summertime Snacks

I don’t know about in your house, but in my house summer is also a time of voracious eating! The kids are so active whether at home or at camp that they get really hungry. Really hungry. With that kind of clamoring for snacks, it can be tempting to just fall back on the pre-packaged snack foods that are so convenient.

In trying to figure all of this out for my family, I have decided that it is important to try to maintain the snack and mealtime structure we have during the school year.  I try to stick to our snack routine to make sure that the mealtimes are still the main focus. For us that means a small mid-afternoon snack (now that my kids are older the mid-morning snack has disappeared– at least on most days), which always includes either a fruit or a vegetable, or both. Recently, that hasn’t been cutting it for my 9-year-old in the late afternoons, so I have told him that he can eat as many fruits and vegetables as he wants between afternoon snack and dinner. That way, he can munch away and I don’t need to worry about empty calories. Win-win! That being said, however, I do think it is important not to get so bogged down in the rules that we forget to have fun and relax. Afterall, we want our kids to have a healthy and happy relationship with food, rather than a rigid one, so there is definitely a time and place for flexibility and ice cream! 

Here are some of our fun, favorite, simple snacks that help us make it through the summertime snack attacks:…

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Filed Under: Feeding Kids, Snacks, Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Easy, fruit, fun, granola bars, healthy, juice and fruit popsicles, kale chips, popcorn, skewers, smoothies, watermelon, watermelon water

Jessica Braider

Hi! I'm Jessica. I love delicious food that is simple and easy. As a busy mom, I am always on the lookout for ways to make life easier and tastier! Read More…

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