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    • What I pack my kid.

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Jan 15th

      Another installment of What I pack my kid.

      Lunchtime. Sigh. Woe is me.

      Lunchtime. Woe is me.

      Spinach Tortellini. No sauce.

      Spinach tortellini. No sauce. Finger food, anyone?

      Now in a perfect lunchbox these would be whole wheat. But if my kid is willing to bring something stuffed with spinach to school for lunch? I’ll take it.

      Sliced Red Pepper

      Sliced red pepper. Yes. Another colored veggie. Amp up the vitamin C. Yes, red peppers have more vitamin C than oranges. Not sure why oranges get all of the glory.

      Amp up the vitamin C. Red peppers have more vitamin C than oranges. Not sure why oranges get all of the glory.

      Whole Grain Crackers and Raw Cashews

      Whole grain crackers and cashews. Not much to say on this one other than that it is a heck of a lot better than cheeze-its.

      Not much to say on this one other than that it is a heck of a lot better than Cheez-its.

      Apple Blueberry Fruit Leather

      A fruit, that's not really a fruit, but not as bad as a fruit roll-up. A happy medium if you will....

      A fruit serving, that’s not really a fruit, but not as bad as a fruit roll-up. A happy medium if you will….

       Dark Chocolate for dessert.

      Need I say more?

      Need I say more?

      Posted in What I pack my kid. | Tagged kids, lunch, school
    • Back in First Grade: A Healthy Holiday Treat.

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Dec 20th

      So I went back to Laurel Hill. Remember when we did the Pumpkin Smoothie Challenge? Well, back for another hands on treat. This one might look familiar from a couple of weeks ago. Remember the Avocado Chocolate Pudding?

      Avocado Chocolate Pudding.  Chocolate is the perfect place for avocado to hide.

      Avocado Chocolate Pudding. Chocolate is the perfect place for avocado to hide.

      Went to Laurel Hill and used the same recipe except to give it a holiday twist we crushed peppermints as an optional topping for the Avocado Chocolate Pudding.

      Same technique that I used for my Healthy Holiday Ice Cream Sandwiches.

      Add your mints to your processor.

      Peppermints in the processor.

      Crush 'em.

      Crush ’em. Easy.

      Back to Laurel Hill…I made the “health lesson” for this visit on avocados. Good fats. Bad Fats. Easy. You know that green scares the kids :). 

      Needed to make a large batch. 19 kids means quite a few avocados.

      The original recipe calls for 2 avocados. 19 kids means quite a few avocados.

      I first had them do our sweet topping.

      All of the kids lined up and got a turn adding mints to the food processor. I especially like the Trader Joe's mints because there is no gross red dye in them. Score.

      All of the kids lined up and got a turn adding mints to the food processor. I especially like the Trader Joe’s mints because there is no gross red dye in them. Score.

      A little of that...

      We cut, we measured, we scooped. We added a little of this and we added a little of that…

      We tripled our recipe and got 22 cute little pudding cups.

      Tripling our recipe got us 22 cute little pudding cups.

      Time to test our treats.

      A little unsure....

      A little unsure….

      He  will likes this, because he is the My Foodie Call  at-home judge.

      He will like this. That I can say with certainty. And I know this because he is the My Foodie Call at-home judge.

      I think the peppermint candy topping helped seal the deal.

      I think the peppermint candy topping helped seal the deal.

      As mentioned above, I began the lesson by explaining about good fats and bad fats.

      By the end?

      Happy to say that 100% of the kids could pronounce the word “Mono-unsaturated”.

      Mission accomplished.

      ***Taking a blogging break and going on a My Foodie Call hiatus to enjoy the kids during the holiday break. See you in 2014!*** 
      Posted in Random stuff | Tagged avocado, chocolate, kids, school
    • What I pack my kid.

      Posted at 8:05 pm by myfoodiecall
      Dec 18th

      Home stretch for lunches. Almost winter vacation. Hanging in there. You should too.

      Here is what I pack my kid.

      My kids like stuff like this way better than sandwiches.

      My kids like stuff like this way better than sandwiches.

      A closer look.

      This is just whole wheat linguine with butter and nutritional yeast. Easy. You could make this blindfolded.

      This is just whole wheat linguine with butter and nutritional yeast. Easy. You could make this blindfolded.

      Cut cantaloupe satisfies my fruit requirement.

      Cut cantaloupe satisfies my fruit requirement.

      Don't you just love these mini peppers they sell now. Cute.

      Vitamin C, anyone? Don’t you just love these mini peppers they sell now? Cute.

      Homemade trail mix. Almonds, cranberries, raisins, and chocolate chips (of course.)

      Homemade trail mix. Almonds, cranberries, raisins, and chocolate chips, of course.

      Vanilla milk. Love this stuff.

      Vanilla milk. Love this stuff.

       

       

       

       

      Posted in What I pack my kid. | Tagged kids, lunch, school
    • What we did for teacher gifts this year.

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Dec 17th

      A break from cooking. Had an idea.

      Cute pot, right?

      Cute pot, right? No, we didn’t make the pot. Just the pineapple flower on top.

      Mr. Foodie Call got one of those Edible Arrangements a couple of months ago from the women at work for Boss Day, Manager Day, whatever it was… Edible Arrangements. Those insane fruit bouquets that you can eat? Well, Mr. Foodie Call got one. The family devoured it. Very cool gift.

      We actually have never really gotten one of those as a gift or have even bought one. They always seemed so expensive.

      When Mr. Foodie Call’s fruit arrangement was kicked, I started to dissect it to see how they put it together and what it entailed. It really did not look hard. And it wasn’t. A couple of kabob sticks, some foam, fancy cut fruit…not too bad. Long story short: The kids decided they wanted in on this fruit cutting thing and the Fruit-Teacher-Pot idea was born.

      Ours is a toned down Edible Arrangement with one change. Instead of a throw away pot, I decided to use a really cool mixed media stone pot to set it in. That way the teachers could have an actual gift to keep. These pots are my new obsession.

      These are the mini pots. They hare available in mini, small, medium, large, and extra large. I'm obsessed!

      These are the mini pots. They are available in mini, small, medium, large, and extra-large. I’m hooked!

      The kids and I made 8 fruit arrangements, all with these mini pots.

      we had

      My oldest has 5 teachers. These would have taken FOREVER had we gone with a larger size.

      The arrangements varied quite a bit based on the cuts and how sick of making them the kids were. :)

      The arrangements varied quite a bit based on the fruit cuts and how sick of making them the kids were. 🙂

      Here are a couple more pictures of the mixed media pots.

      These are the stone pots. Awesomeness.

      Awesomeness.

      So, so cute.

      So, so cute.

      If you have any questions about purchasing these pots, please email the owner of Nests & More Creations:

      rachellebartholomew@yahoo.com

      I like the medallions...

      Don’t you want to be a teacher so that we can make you one of these? Ha.

      Below is an example of a completed gift. This pot had a sand dollar instead of the medallion.

      My youngest, signed his tag. Love 6-year-old handwriting.

       For my youngest’s teacher. Love 6-year-old handwriting.

      Posted in Random stuff | Tagged fruit, kids, school
    • What I pack my kid.

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Dec 3rd

      What I pack my kid.

      Do you have a child that hates sandwiches? I have a child that one day likes them, then hates them.

      Likes, hates. Likes, hates…..

      Deep sigh.

      How can you not like sandwiches?

      Here is an easy lunch that makes my kid happy, requires zero effort on my part, and doesn’t come in the forbidden yellow package (yes I am talking to you, gross Lunchables).

      No sandwich necessary.

      No sandwich necessary.

      A closer look.

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      Mini whole wheat bagel with Laughing Cow cheese wedge. Having three kids, I’ve learned that kids like to “spread things”. This cheese wedge ought to work.

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      Fig Bar. Pretty self-explanatory.

      Balancing the meal with fruit. Not slicing into wedges. Call the apple police.

      Balancing the meal with fruit. Not slicing into wedges. Call the apple police.

      Cherry tomatoes. These may or may not come back home. I never know with these babies. Depends on the day.

      Cherry tomatoes. These may or may not come back home. I never know with these babies. Depends on the day.

      Chocolate squares. The sweet treat. Interesting how these never come home un-eaten.

      Chocolate squares. The sweet treat. Interesting how these never come home un-eaten.

      Posted in What I pack my kid. | Tagged kids, lunch, school
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