5 Dinner Ideas
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Ditch The Oatmeal, Bunny Grahams, Bars and Nuggets
Mindset Encouragement:
Your kids aren't missing out on the treats that are full of sugar, dyes and pesticides. You are giving them the gift of being able to desire an apple with peanut butter over a packaged, processed carbohydrate.
What to serve instead
1 Real, whole fruits. Oranges, apples, avocados and bananas are regularly stocked in our household. Seasonally we eat melons, peaches, berries, nectarines, watermelon and more!
2 Real whole veggies. Carrots, broccoli, sprouts, cauliflower, green bell peppers, cucumber. Onions and sweet potatoes are often in our dinners.
3 Full fat and raw when possible dairy. Cheese, milk, yogurt and cottage cheese are our regularly loved dairy offerings.
4 Leftovers! I cannot stress enough the importance of cooking family dinners at home. Not only for the time spent together around the table, but so that you can offer for snacks and lunches in the days following.
5 Do not feel pressured by the Pinterest Perfect Mother. What do I mean by this? When you ditch the packaged snacks, you may feel inclined to make homemade versions of them yourself. But, let me be the one to tell you (as someone who loves to bake)... I DO NOT provide a regular rotation of homemade, prepared ahead snacks and treats for my kids and we've managed perfectly well. Go ahead and do the dang thing if it brings you joy. If it is not in your bandwidth to do so, you are still a good mom and still do not have to purchase the store bought ones either! Here is some toddler snack inspo if you need it!
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"Your motherhood will outlive you and live inside your children forever." -Unknown
"I said to my mom, 'oh to be 2 again and getting pushed in a swing.' She said to me, 'oh to be 30 again and pushing you.'" -Unknown
"Make your motherhood journey less about getting it right and more about discovering who you really are with each decision you have to make." -Jerica
"Letting go of how you think things should be is a major part of parenting." -Heng Ou
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