Fast and Easy

Trick to making egg salad… chop everything finely, especially the hard boiled eggs. Make it a bit mushy.  We spread it between two rice crackers.  The kids couldn’t get enough!  “More,  seconds, PLEASEEEEEE…. I like it a lot… Yes, I loved it – it is a crunchy delight… It was Egg-squisite!”  The added taste touch of Parmesan cheese steps this up to the rank of a favorite food.  What a great way to get you kids to eat eggs, the perfect brain food!  CLICK HERE for RECIPE

Invite your kids to help you make it.  Bet half  is gone before you serve it.

… for the health of your family,
ellen

Mac & Cheese Muffins – what a great idea! "It was a fun way to eat Mac and Cheese. We had it for lunch but you can take it on the go for a picnic or as a snack!"(Fernanda, mother of 2)  This Healthier Recipe Mom was creative.  I've made them.  Super easy.  Kid Kritics comments: "Too good to be true. Gooder than real mac and cheese. Extraordinary. Supreme adventure!"  For recipe, CLICK HERE. Ask your kids to make them!

… for the health of your family,
ellen

NEW PRIZE!  Win a case of Organic Bunny Classics Buttery Rich Crackers by Annie's Homegrown. www.KidKritics.com/sweepstakes

Crunchy wheat-free 100% Natural Cereal: a good fun snack for kids.  This cereal is made with yellow and blue corn giving it's real food colors.  Oat Hull Fiber is a big nutrient plus, as is the Expeller Pressed High Oleic Acid.  There are zero saturated and zero trans fats.  It is free of dairy, eggs, peanuts, trees nuts and wheat.  Plus a serving gives your kids about 20% of their needed Vitamins A and C.  Relative to other cereals, it is not only lower in sugar, the source is evaporated cane juice – nothing fake or highly processes.  We are fans of Barbara's Bakery products because they care about the health of your family. 

Check out the Fruit Medley Yogurt Pudding recipe made with Puffin Puffs Fruit Medley Cereal.(Click Here)  It is an easy and nutrient filled breakfast, lunch, or snack one the Kid Kritics highly recommend, "Seconds, please can I have seconds?"  All but those who are not banana fans want it served at home. Try it!

… for the health of your family,
ellen

How would like to have a case of Creamy Almond Butter with Omega 3s by Once Again Nut Butter delivered to your home?  Enter to win: www.KidKritics.com/sweepstakes

This recipe is a treat made with real food containing important nutrients such as protein and complex carbohydrates. It is so easy to throw together and will impress your friends and family with how it looks and tastes. In fact, when you use plain yogurt, this becomes a healthier breakfast!

Performance Rating: 4 naturally sourced colors, 4 food groups

For a snack or dessert, a Performance 4/4 rating is really good. If you add the nut or seed option, you not only increase your number of food groups, you also add protein to help balance the natural sugars of this recipe.Your kids could… and should… make this themselves. Save a little for their next day’s lunch box. Enjoy this fruity recipe!  For details, please  Click Here.

… for the health of your family,
ellen

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"You may want to double this recipe.  These go fast!" … says the mom who created No-Bake Cashew Butter Balls.  It's so simple.  In a bowl mix together rolled oats, a little agave nectar or raw honey and flour with some cashew butter. Roll into little balls and they're ready to eat.  Add some dried fruit, nuts and coconut if you like.  For details, please click Here.  Make some for Easter, adding some dark chocolate chips!

… for the health of your family,
ellen

Imagine a whole Case of Greek-Style LowFat Plain Yogurt by Cabot of Vermont being delivered to your home!  What a great supply for making smoothies, dips, fruit yogurts, sauces and yummy summer frozen yogurt recipes. Enter to win. www.KidKritics.com/sweepstakes.