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A couple of weeks ago during our winter camping trip, we spent a morning at the local farmer’s market. My favorite organic farm showcased was Frog Song Organics – I thought the hand-painted wooden sign was cute and they had by far the best looking display with beautiful produce at the market.
If you live in the Hawthorne, Florida area and are looking for a CSA, I strongly suggest you check them out.
+ Frog Song Organics
4317 NE US Hwy 301
Hawthorne, FL 32640
352.468.3816
Gone are the days of “gluten-free” meaning sub-par or second-rate. Parents used to be baffled at the notion of finding mouth-watering and enticing birthday cake, cupcakes or special occasion desserts that were made without wheat and other ingredients that gluten intolerant kids can’t safely enjoy. But a lot has changed in recent years, and the once alternative diet now holds its own with options aplenty that will wow and delight children when it comes time to blow out the candles and celebrate another glorious year.
I rounded up 7 of my favorite gluten-free desserts from traditional vanilla and chocolate cakes, and festive cupcakes, to a fruit tart and ice cream sandwich cookies! These recipes are an inspirational guideline. We recommend substituting organic ingredients wherever possible, if not indicated. Jump over to Inhabitots to feast your eyes on these goodies and start planning the next birthday party on your calendar.
photo credit Shutterstock via Inhabitots
My family and I love Sunday brunch. We laugh, tell stories, and catch up on the previous week. If it were up to Eben, every single Sunday we would have cinnamon rolls on the brunch menu — they are his absolute favorite. That gave me the idea to put a fun twist on his favorite brunch staple by making cinnamon roll waffles. While I have seen them done before with store bought cinnamon rolls, I could never buy those since they are pre-packaged and full of artificial flavors and colors. Instead, I took my favorite vegan waffle recipe and set out to make a batch of cinnamon roll waffles. The results were as amazing as you would expect — and the best part is, they are piping hot and taste fantastic fresh from the waffle iron. Not to mention, they are a fun new way to serve an old favorite – jump over to Inhabitots to check out my vegan cinnamon roll waffles.
Eben has a constantly changing relationship with yogurt. Some weeks he only wants yogurt and granola – other weeks it’s drinkable or squeezable yogurt. When we received a package of YoKids Smoothies in stawbana and very berry, he was excited to give them a try. I was excited because Stonyfeild is packed with fruit, vegetables and probiotics. Win-win.
Here are few more reasons I love Stonyfield YoKids Smoothies:
We decided to take a few different yogurts along with us on our winter camping trip. The YoKids Smoothies are perfect for camping because they fit perfectly into the small refrigerator in our camper. Also, they are easy to pack for the beach, hiking trips and as snacks in the car.
We also packed our 52 Fun Things to do in the Car cards. Have you picked up this game? It is perfect for any time that your family spends in the car. In fact, I just leave the deck in the glove box, that way we always have it on hand. It helped to make our 3 hour car ride breeze by and kept us engaged and chatting the whole way.
On our trip, we enjoyed our Stonyfield yogurt with cereal and fresh fruit every morning for breakfast. It really gave us the energy that we needed for beach combing, touring St. Augustine and cruising the Farmer’s market during our long weekend.
Now it’s your turn – would you like to try YoKids Smoothies and get your family on the moo-ve? One reader will receive four coupons for FREE six-packs and 52 Fun Things to do in the Car cards.
Disclosure: I received Stonyfield YoKids Smoothies to sample, 52 Fun Things to do in the Car cards and was financial compensated for this review – however, all opinions are my own.
After checking out the box, I asked the mister – how is it that I have never seen these before, the company has been around for ages? From what I could gather Mom’s Best Cereals makes healthier versions of the cereals from my childhood. You know, those cereals that always ran commercials during Saturday morning cartoons – the ones that are full of artificial colors, flavors and tons of sugar! This is absolutely NOT the case with Mom’s Best cereals. For example, when I picked up the Mallow Oats, I was surprised to find a healthier version (of that cereal with the Leprechaun) – here is what I saw:
So we picked up a box and headed on our merry way. We enjoyed our Mallow Oats with our organic Stonyfield yogurt and organic orange juice the next morning. While Eben has never had this type of cereal before, he definitely approved and saved the marshmallows for last (just like I did as a kid!)
We don’t eat a lot of cereal in our house, however Mom’s Best will be on my radar when we do pick more up. I am looking forward to trying out the Honey Grahams and Blue PomWheat-Fuls. They also carry oatmeal – I definitely have to check that out!
Plus, Mom’s Best Cereals supports renewable energy development by purchasing wind energy credits to offset 100% of the electricity consumed by the production of their products. Their recycling and water reduction efforts help conserve natural resources and even their boxes are printed with vegetable-based inks on recycled paperboard.
The only thing that I would love to see in the future for Mom’s Best Cereals is the use of organic ingredients.
Have you tried Mom’s Best Cereals?
Thoughts?
I was not compensated in any way for this post, I just bumped into an amazing new company with products that I enjoyed and thought you might be interested.