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April 11, 2013
April 11, 2013
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April 10, 2013
Top Five Vegetables Our Family Keeps Stocked
Ensuring my children eat enough vegetables every day to meet the Canadian Food Guide can be quite tricky! They can be picky some days, other days they do not want to eat certain vegetables raw (I’m sure you get the picture!). To ensure they are intaking enough vegetables, I have five vegetables that I keep stocked up in our fridge all the time that are so versatile and can be used in a variety of different recipes.
Here are our favourite vegetables that are used daily in our home:
1) Spinach
I love love spinach! Spinach is an excellent addition to recipes as it has a high nutritional value and rich in antioxidants. It is a source of Vitamin A, C, E, folate, iron, calcium, potassium, b2, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids and more! I purchase at a minimum three bundles of spinach a week. It is the perfect addition into any recipe: spaghetti sauces, sloppy joe’s, Shepard’s pie and many more! Just shred it up and add it while cooking. Spinach is also a great addition in salads.
2) Mushrooms
Mushrooms are a low calorie food and are a good source of B vitamins, selenium and potassium. They are an excellent addition in any recipe – we use mushrooms in almost every dinner meal (and a lot of breakfast meals as well!). They are great additions to recipes with chicken and steak, and we always add them into our spaghetti sauces.
Check out our family’s favourite recipe using mushrooms here.
3) Carrots
My children are not a fan of raw carrots what so ever. That being said if I cut them and put them in sauces, casseroles or stir fries – they have no problem eating them!. They contain roughly 87% water and rich in minerals and vitamins. Carrots are also full of carotene which our body converts into Vitamin A. They are the perfect addition to sauces, chili and I love to use a potato peeler and create shavings to add them into our meatballs.
Want to sneak those carrots in, try my suggestion above with shaving carrots to add to meatballs – find the complete recipe here.
4) Cauliflower
I was never a huge fan of cauliflower growing up. I did not like the appearance of it and how crunchy it was – it was not until I went away to school that I realized what a versatile vegetable it truly is! Cauliflower is low in fat and carbohydrates but high in fiber, folate, water and Vitamin C! There are so many fantastic recipes on how to cook cauliflower. It can be roasted, fried, raw, steamed and boiled. As a bonus, I have also seen it used as a substitute for potatoes in mashed potatoes
5) Green Beans
This is one vegetable my children will eat raw. We cut the ends together and they love to munch on them as snacks. Green beans are low in calories, saturated fats, sodium and cholesterol while still being a good source of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, calcium, iron, folate and magnesium!They are excellent in casserole and stir fries!
What are your top vegetables that you love to keep stocked in your fridge?
Find more nutritional info here.
April 10, 2013
Dinner Out With Our Children #WW
Photo compliments of my children – this is what a nice dinner out with our children includes: sippy cups, toy cars, crayons and play phones (and nachos everywhere!).
April 9, 2013
Liberte Bebe #Review
Recently I was selected through Yummy Mummy Club to try out Liberte Bebe. This was the first I had ever heard of the product so I was very excited for my little guy to be able to try it out.
I generally do not purchase yogurt geared to toddlers as I do not like the texture, colour and the small amount of yogurt in each container. My eldest son used to eat yogurt geared to toddlers and as he became older he would refuse any type of regular yogurt which really upset me (he has come along way and now eats any type of yogurt!).
Liberte Bebe yogurt comes in two steps:
Step One is a plain yogurt with a lightly sweet taste for infants aged nine months and older. It contains whole milk and has a milk fat content of 6%! It also contains probiotics and Vitamin D.
Step 2 comes in two flavours: Banana and strawberry! It is geared for infants twelve months and older. This step contains a milk fat content of 5% along with probiotics and Vitamin D.
I loved how the yogurt had a creamy, thick texture to it but did not give the appearance nor taste of typical infant yogurt. The container was just slightly smaller than a normal portion of yogurt (which is great as my little one loves his yogurt!). He feel in love with the banana flavour. He actually ate three in a row before I had to stop him!.
Overall, Liberte Bebe was a huge hit in our home and I will definitely be purchasing more of the banana flavoured Step 2 yogurt! You can receive your own free product coupon by visiting their Facebook page and submitting your baby’s first time milestone.
I received two free product coupons for the purpose of providing my opinion to the company and the Yummy Mummy Club. I was not obligated to feature the product on my blog. All opinions on this product are my own and not influenced in any way.