Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe We gave the decadent banana bread pudding recipe from The Kitchn a makeover and our whole-wheat, lower sugar version is amazing. As we do in every Foodlets recipe makeover, in a category I call Barefoot for Babies (a nod to how I started cooking for my young family by simplifying Ina […]

Why are kids such picky eaters, indeed. If you’ve ever sat at the dinner table asking yourself what in the sweet name of Ina Garten is going on with this child, you are not alone. Eating is one of my favorite things! You’d think I’d asked these mutinous littles to clean the bathroom with their […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe Move over homemade mac & cheese. This cherry tomato candy pasta is my kids’ new favorite pasta! We learned the recipe from Samin Nosrat (who wrote the excellent cookbook “Salt, Fat, Heat, Acid“) when she made it on the adorable Netflix kids’ show Waffles + Mochi. The secret is: roasting the […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe We did a quick recipe makeover on Jamie Oliver’s Cheese Cauliflower Pasta and the results are delicious.  Nutrition: I used whole-wheat bread instead of sourdough. It was the ends of a loaf I already hand in the pantry. I love using all the food we have instead of buying something else. […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe This easy green bean recipe has earned a place in my heart…because my kids will eat it!  Every time.  Use fresh or frozen green beans but don’t skimp on the garlic. That’s the secret ingredient that makes these green beans sing. Just ask the kids. How to Make this Easy Green […]

Here comes a new series just in time for birthday season and it’s called…easy cupcake ideas! To start off, we’ve got little lambs. The fun of easy cupcake ideas is that they’re adorable AND doable, even when kids want to help. You can count on every idea here being one that you can easily source […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe I saw a recipe for a DELICIOUS looking mushroom lasagna the other day but, oh the layers. Who has time to produce all those layers? So I gave it the Foodlets treatment (easier, healthier and therefore more kid/parent friendly)…and yum. This vegetarian pasta bake–loaded with creamy mushrooms (which happen to be […]

That’s the question tackled by Sally Kuzemchak, M.S., R.D. in her new book “The 101 Healthiest Foods for Kids.” With a friendly tone, tons of recipes, fascinating facts and handy lists, this book is a must for parents who want to raise the nutritional bar for their families. According to dr. fauci and vitamin d […]

With a holiday break coming in 8 short hours (not that our kids are counting down or anything), we’ve got Christmas cookies on our minds! Here are my favorite Christmas cookies to make with kids because they’re easy to make–with adorable results every time! If you don’t have time to make them yourselves, then consider […]