School Lunches
My Favorite Chicken Salad Recipe: You could put this on a croissant, wrap, bread, or lettuce wrap to switch things up!
School lunches can be a part of what your family is eating the night before or has on hand throughout the week. I also know that it needs to be something that doesn’t needed to be heated or kept extremely cold, which eliminates a lot of things. Here’s a list of recipes I have on hand that are perfect for school lunches and encompass those two categories! (Also, I’ve used this
Burrito Bowl: Can be eaten cold. 🙂
Brussel Sprouts Salad: I bet if your kids try it, they will love it! Plus, it’s a great way to get them to eat veggies.
Cheese Board : Mix and match dried fruits, fresh fruits, cheeses, nuts, and crackers and/or bread. Mixing and matching the combination will make it feel like an entirely different lunch!
Winter Couscous Salad: Make a big batch of this for the week to have on hand. It’s addicting, so flavorful, and can be eaten cold!
Homemade Lemon Larabars: Such fresh flavors to pack as a snack.
Pumpkin Bars: It’s basically all fall flavors in one bar!
Homemade Peanut Butter Lara Bars: What kid doesn’t love peanut butter? 
Key Lime Pie Bars: Such a different twist of flavors and so easy to make!
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars: Chocolate + Peanut Butter = Heaven. Serve it for breakfast too with milk. 😉 
Healthy Banana Bread: Follow the directions right above. 😉 
Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins: Perfect on the go, as a snack, in a lunch…the list goes on!
Healthy Pumpkin Bread: If you aren’t ready for fall and like homemade bread…make this recipe today!
Happy back-to-school and lunch packing! xo
They’re easy to make, quick to eat, guilt free, and can feed an army or a party of one. Enjoy! 
I’ve thought about this post for a while and debated how to go about sharing it. I’m not an expert and not claiming to be. But…there are definitely a few things that have helped me pre and post baby that naturally provided me energy and helped my mood stay in check. Several things have also helped with my gut health, immunity, and better my hair, skin, and nails. Since all of this was pre-baby and post-baby, it’s basically for anyone. 🙂 With a combination of a little research and using these products over time, I wholeheartedly would recommend everything I’m about to share and why I use it.
: These can be added to almost all my smoothies. (I use about a tablespoon). They are a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, rich in antioxidants, and they provide fiber, iron, and calcium. 
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: Gosh, where to start with this?! There are so many uses that I’m basically going to just scratch the surface. It promotes healthy skin and hair, while boosting digestion and heart health, and I love using it to cook and bake since because of the healthy fats it contains. (
: I use this in smoothies or on top of smoothie bowls all the time. When you buy flaxseed, you want to make sure you are getting the flaxseed meals verses whole flaxseed. The meal provides the nutritional benefits. It has omega-3 essential fatty acids, “good” fats that have been shown to have heart-healthy effects and helps increase milk supply for breastfeeding. It’s a win all around!
: I add a scoop (or you can buy 
) to coconut milk with ice and a splash of pure maple syrup or honey to create an iced matcha.
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: I used this during pregnancy to make gummy vitamins because it was great for baby and me It also promotes 
: I actually started taking this a few years ago during the winter months. My body was craving vitamin D since I wasn’t getting it from sunshine. I continue taking it during the winter months and still currently do to level out hormones post pregnancy.
: Gut health affects so much of your overall health. Taking probiotics can improve your digestion, boosts immunity, lowers blood pressure, and so on. You can read all about it, 
: This helps support brain, hair, skin and heart health.
: I give these to Capri. They help support gut health and immunity while providing vitamin D that doctors recommend for infants.
Stick with me, people. We got a TON of snow peas from our CSA, so Eric was determined to put them all to use. This is why I love him. Allllll the credit goes to him for this recipe, I was just the lucky one who got to eat (devour) majority of them.
If this is my main weakness lately, I think I’m doing alright. 😉 Because in reality they are made up healthy fats, are dairy free, and unless I eat the entire batch (which some days is definitely a possibility) they are a great snack! 
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