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Recipes: Convenience

3 Hummus Recipes In 1

3 Hummus Recipes In 1
Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt
These are three great, easy, healthy dips to use for snack time or with mealtime. And as we all know, kids LOVE to dip! Dip crunchy veggies or pita chips. Or use on the dinner table instead of ketchup with simple grilled chicken. The beet hummus is especially pretty for Valentines Day too!

Pappa Al Pomodoro

Pappa Al Pomodoro
Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt
Sometimes you have time to spend a whole day cooking and humming around your kitchen in a fancy apron. And sometimes you just fling open your pantry and hope that dinner has just magically appeared. Well ta da! Here is dinner, Pappa al Pomodoro (Simple Tomato and Bread Soup), and it is almost magic.

A Nice Nice Rice Bowl

A Nice Nice Rice Bowl
Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt
Inspired by our friends Stacie Billis, Rachael Hutchings and Marc Matsumoto and their Peko Peko cookbook, today I’m sharing an Asian inspired rice bowl recipe with you. Two dinners in one. Simple, fast and fun. Here is a rice-bowl recipe that you can assemble in no time.

Healthy Kale Chips 54321

Healthy Kale Chips
Today I Ate A Rainbow
Kale is loaded with antioxidants & calcium and is considered a superfood. This fun and easy recipe for Kale Chips has been known to convert even the pickiest of eaters. These crispy treats are an irresistible healthy snack!

Chicken Dopiaza

Chicken Dopiaza
Parent Earth
Wesley Stace made Indian curry when he first met his wife. Now he makes this recipe with his daughter with the advice that for kids, “If they help you make it, they’ll probably eat it”.

Extra Healthy Granola

Extra Healthy Granola
Parent Earth
This granola recipe has protein from nuts, omega 3′s from flax seeds and is low in sugar. We are a busy family so when we cook, we do it in bulk to last for many meals. Feel free to cut down this recipe and adjust it to your taste – for example, sometimes I add a bit of salt.

Black Bean Pinwheels

Black Bean Pinwheels
Parent Earth
Fab has a vegan kitchen in her California home & shares recipes and tips on food that you can make with your kids. Watch her teach her kids & their friends to cook a healthy fun lunch, black bean pinwheels. This is a great recipe to get your kids started in the kitchen & enjoy for lunch or dinner.

Mock Tuna Salad

Mock Tuna Salad
Parent Earth
Fab lives in California. She has a vegan kitchen and shares recipes and tips on healthy snacks for pregnant women. She cooks and eats with pregnant Tatiana and her kids. Welcome to the Fab Kitchen!

Quinoa & Apple Baby Food

Quinoa & Apple Baby Food
Parent Earth
Why make your own baby food and freeze? Consider why you choose frozen peas over canned peas: better taste, better look, more nutritious.

Trail Mix For Pregnant Moms On The Go 54321

Trail Mix For Pregnant Moms On The Go
Parent Earth
Nutritionist, mom and pregnancy wellness guru, Latham Thomas talks about how eating protein snacks & maintaining a healthy blood sugar level all day can help eliminate morning sickness & nausea. Her solution is to keep a little bag of trail mix in your bag, she calls it the Pregnancy Pantry To-Go.

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