• Fresh & Healthy: Lunch Box Meals

    Encouraging our kids to eat healthy lunches

    The best part about making lunch for your kids to take to school or for your husband to take to work is you know exactly what they are eating each day.  There were a few days when the girls would come home from school hungry and cranky, after asking them what they had for lunch I would occassionally get the answer……”yogurt”.  My girls really do like yogurt, unfortunately it is not the most filling nutrition to help you get through the rest of the school day.  Which is just one of the reasons we decided to start making the girls lunches this year.

    Here’s what they have in their lunch boxes:

    • PB&J Sandwich
    • Freshly Sliced Plums
    • Lime or Raspberry Jello (sugar free)
    • Freshly Sliced Summer Squash & Cucumbers
    • Yogurt Cup or Stick
    • Freshly Made Banana Bread
    • Snack – Bag of Peanuts or Biscotti
    • Drink – Gatorade or Reduced Sugar Juice

    After Halloween I picked up the “candy corn” baggies which the girls love!  I was able to get 100 candy corn baggies for $0.25 cents on clearance.  The girls smile when I put in a “fun” bag and it helps me stretch the budget so it’s a win-win for the family!

     

  • Fresh & Healthy: Community Supported Agriculture (Week 15 & 16)

    I took a take a couple weeks off since our family schedule was so busy and we had out of town guests staying with us I forgot to get a picture snapped before eating the goodies.  It is week fifteen and sixteen receiving fresh produce from our CSA!  Our family has been enjoying a half of share of  fresh produce, local honey, eggs and more from a local farm.

    Week 15 & 16 of Fresh Goodies from our CSA!

    Fresh goodies from our Local CSA Farm!

    Items in our Basket this Week:

    •  1 bag Red & Green Okra
    • 1 bag Green, Yellow & Purple Beans
    • 2 Green Pepper
    • 1 Red and Green Pepper
    • 2 Red Tomatoes
    • 1 Orange Tomato
    • 1 Cucumber
    • 2 Summer Squash
    • 2 Zucchini
    • 1 bundle Radishes
    • 1 Dozen Fresh Eggs

    I am looking forward to eating these goodies this week!  Anyone have a great recipes for Radishes?  Thanks everyone for the delicious Recipes, keep them coming!!!  The CSA’s are gearing up to do their Fall Harvest soon, if you want to get involved this is a great time to contact them.

    To find out how you can be a part of a local CSA check out this post – Fresh & Healthy:  Community Supported Farms

  • Fresh & Healthy: Our Garden – Cabbage, Okra, Green Beans, Cucumbers, Purple Beans,Tomatoes, Peppers and More!

    We are enjoying the fresh vegetables from our garden!  We didn’t have to travel this week so we had the opportunity to enjoy the veggies even more.  Our garden is slowing down a little with all the heat.  I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of all the vegetables because a couple neighbors came over to get some produce.

    Here are some of the fresh veggies we were able to eat and share this week:

    Green Cabbage and Purple Cabbage from our garden

    We made green and red coleslaw out of our two cabbages.

    Red and green cabbage heads ready to be sliced for coleslaw!

    The cabbage made great coleslaw!

    Fresh Garden Produce

    Fresh vegetables and fruit from the garden – Big Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Green Beans, Purple Beans, Okra, Banana Peppers, and Strawberries.

    We have had a lot of great tomatoes the last couple of weeks.   We had a friend made some delicious salsa from our tomatoes and peppers.  It has been neat seeing and hearing what others have been able to make with our vegetables.

    What are you eating out of your garden this week?

  • Fresh & Healthy: Community Supported Agriculture (Week 10 & 11)

    It is our tenth and eleventh week receiving fresh produce from our CSA!  Our family purchased a half of share and will be receiving fresh produce, local honey, eggs and more for 20 weeks.   This week we picked up a full share instead of our usual half share because we were out of town last week.   Jake picked up the fresh veggies this week, thanks babe!  It was nice to get our basket again this week after being away for a little bit.

    Week 10 & 11 of Fresh Goodies from our CSA!

    Fresh produce from our local farm!

    Items in our Basket this Week:

    •  1 bag Red Okra
    • 1 bag Green Okra
    • 1 bag Beans
    • 3 Cucumbers
    • 5 Tomatoes
    • 1 container Cherry Tomatoes
    • 4 Green Peppers
    • 6 Eggplants
    • 2 Green Squash
    • Dozen Fresh Eggs

    I am looking forward to eating these goodies this week!  Thanks everyone for the delicious Recipes!!!

    To find out how you can be a part of a local CSA check out this post – Fresh & Healthy:  Community Supported Farms

  • Fresh & Healthy: Community Supported Agriculture (Week 7 & Week 8)

    It is our seventh and eighth week receiving fresh produce from our CSA!  Our family purchased a half of share and will be receiving fresh produce, local honey, eggs and more for 20 weeks.   Jake picked up the fresh veggies this week, we got a full share this week since we have been traveling.

    Week 7 and Week 8 of Fresh Goodies from our CSA!

     

    Items in our Basket this Week:

    • 1 Bundle of Fresh Basil
    • 3 – Cucumbers
    • 3 – White Potatoes
    • 2 – Red Potatoes
    • 1 Squash
    • 1 bag Green Beans
    • 1/2 bag Red Okra
    • 1/2 bag Green Okra
    • 1 bag Pink, White, and Light Green Beans
    • 1 bundle Beets
    • Dozen Fresh Eggs

    I am looking forward to eating these goodies this week!  Thanks everyone for the delicious Recipes!!!  We have eaten some beets in the past but would love to hear if you have any amazing recipes to share that use beets?

    To find out how you can be a part of a local CSA check out this post – Fresh & Healthy:  Community Supported Farms