Video: Chocolate Milk

Chocolate milk is a treat! My kids drink chocolate milk 2-3 times a week, the rest of the times it is plain milk with some omega 3 in it. They have been drinking plain milk from the beginning – no added sugar, and no added flavor. I want to believe that their taste buds have [...]

Nutella Strawberry Milkshake

  The way my 2 year old drank this milkshake will be etched in my memories. I had poured the milkshake to photograph it for the post and by the time I came back to the kitchen with the camera, my little sneaky swiper (yes we love the Dora books in our home) had swiped [...]

Video: Coconut Water and a fun art project

Coconut water is a great alternative for fruit juices and sports drinks for kids. The sweet, clear liquid is naturally high in potassium and electrolytes, which the body loses through perspiration. Coconut juice and small young coconuts are now widely available in the US and there’s this amazing new tool by Melissa’s, Young Coconut Punch Tool, that [...]

Spiced Apple Cider

My first sip, at a Christmas dinner I was invited to my first year in this country, and I was hooked. Ever since, during the holidays and the cold wintry months I make Spiced Apple Cider at home. Sometimes there’s more cinnamon in it, other times there’s more zest in but what doesn’t change is [...]

Pumpkin Chocolate Milkshake

Nothing beats the feeling when you make a new recipe for the kids and the first word out of their mouth after eating (or sipping in this case) is – “delicious”. Well this is exactly what my 22 month old son said when he took his first sip of this Pumpkin Chocolate Walnut Milkshake. I [...]