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Menu Plan Monday: March 21, 2016

Happy spring! Find out what ingredients are on the menu this week and take a look at some interesting reads and delicious recipes in Link Love! Happy spring everyone! I’m looking at my snow-covered backyard as I write this on the second official day of spring, but it is spring nonetheless. How do I know? I have two bunches of asparagus,…

Menu Plan Monday: March 14, 2016

Packing a healthy lunch for kids and adults, handling food cravings, and tasty ways to use lemons in this week’s Link Love. Plus a nutritious and delicious menu plan! As everyone knows, we sprang forward this weekend, which was not much fun in the loss of sleep department, but it makes me super excited for spring for one major reason: better…

Menu Plan Monday: March 7, 2016

Nutrition myths dispelled and some sweet, smoky, and spicy recipes in this week’s Link Love. Plus a nutritious and delicious menu plan! There’s nothing like nice weather on the horizon to get me in a good mood and we’re expecting mid-60s and sun here in NY this week. Woohoo! If you’re also expecting a change in temperature or if you’re traveling…

Menu Plan Monday: February 29, 2016

Catch up on food and nutrition news and get inspired to get cooking with this week’s Menu Plan Monday. Hope everyone had a great weekend! We had some nice spring-like weather yesterday, which always puts me in a good mood. We spent a large part of the day outside with the kids running around a playground with their friends, which was…

Menu Plan Monday: February 8, 2016

A recap of last week, a new meal planning book you have to check out, and this week’s Menu Plan Monday with nutritious & delicious recipes for the whole family.  So, did you survive Super Bowl Sunday without having to unbutton your jeans?! Last week, everywhere I turned bloggers and dietitians – myself included – were doling out tips and recipes for…

Menu Plan Monday: January 18, 2016

A veggie-filled menu plan Monday and this week’s Link Love.  Hope everyone had a great weekend! We had a low key one here – spent a lot of time playing games with the girls, which was a lot of fun and brought back fond memories of how I spent my weekends when I was a kid! In case you missed any…

Menu Plan Monday: January 11, 2016

The release of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, plus this week’s link love and Menu Plan Monday.  Hope you all had a great weekend! As I mentioned last week, we went to Vermont over the weekend so we could get our four year old twin girls on skis for the first time. They had a blast and can’t wait…

Menu Plan Monday: January 4, 2016

The first Menu Plan Monday of the new year. Plus, where I’m at with my goals for 2016.  Happy New Year 2016!!  I hope you all had a fantastic New Year’s and are off to a great start for the first full week of the new year! We had a very festive start to the year that began with our New…

Menu Plan Monday: December 7, 2015

Weekend recap, link love, and menu plan Monday!  Happy Monday and, to all who celebrate, Happy Hanukkah! This past weekend was a lot of fun and filled with festivities! Saturday we took the girls to see The Peanuts Movie, which was their first in-theater movie! They loved it (and have been obsessed with the Meghan Trainor Better When I’m Dancin’ song…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of October 12, 2015

Some of the latest food trends found at #FNCE, butternut squash everywhere, and a fall menu plan monday.  Hope everyone had a great weekend! It was beautiful in NY and we enjoyed some nice outdoor activities including a mini hike on Saturday and a trip to the Bronx zoo on Sunday. I’m still catching up since getting back from last…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of September 28, 2015

What I love about October, recipes and articles you may have missed, and this week’s menu.  Is Thursday really the start of October?! So hard to believe, especially since I’m still getting use out of my open-toe shoes (these are the important things, right?! Lol, JK!). When I think of October, my mind goes to #AllThingsPumpkin, comfy cozy sweaters and puffy…