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Toddler Feeding Strategies + Favorite Foods

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It’s a kid food day! Feeding Beck is something I get in a rut with every once in awhile, and it kind of goes one of two ways. One, she eats a few healthy things so that’s all I give her because then she’s getting produce and protein and things that I’m cool with BUT not trying lots/any new things. Then we have part two where we have a ton of fun things or busy things and she eats pizza for five days straight because it’s quick and her favorite food.

Obviously one of those items is prooooobably preferable, but pizza is also a winner on an emotional level, there’s no denying that. We’ve been working with Beck more on eating all at once (she’s the queen of saying she needs to color in between bites or other silly but cute things), eating produce first, and trying new things even if she’s pretty sure she won’t like them. 

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Blueberry Breakfast Cookies

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This is of many things currently in my freezer that I’m trying SUPER hard to not eat until after the baby is born, easier said than done. I’ve been trying to make a thing or two each week to put in the freezer before the baby is born. Mostly I’ve done sauces to use in quick meals, I froze a bit of slow cooker pork for tacos, and some oatmeal-heavy breakfast-meets-dessert stuff is high on the list for the sake of not just eating a half loaf of bread each morning AND because oatmeal is supposed to be great for lactation but I don’t usually run for bowls of straight oatmeal so. Cookies instead! 

This particular inspiration came from the fact that I had some frozen blueberries leftover from my sister’s inlaw’s yard this summer (riddle me that). Part of all this freezer cooking is that we are using up stuff that was already languishing, so I used something from the freezer to make something for the freezer, which is pretty much like saving for retirement, right? Tres meta. 

This recipe came straight from Sally’s Baking Addiction, and I doubled it and added chocolate chips because chocolate is probably definitely important for lactation. 

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Dill Roasted Salmon Salad Kit

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Today we have a gift idea! 

A gift idea that was gifted to us once, in fact. Once, long ago, while I was pregnant with Beck, Jay broke his leg in three places on the first day of vacation. It was horrendous, and he still is dealing with pain from the injury and planning to have a third surgery to do some more correcting of what can only be described as a crappy first attempt at fixing him. 

In those early weeks of healing, one of my yoga students at the Y brought this meal to me one day at the gym. It was SO good and one of the most thoughtful things she could have done. The end result was a salmon salad with orzo, but she packaged everything separately and cooked the components perfectly so that the salad was great cold and we could mix and match to make plates exactly the way we wanted. I created a version and love this idea for a gift for someone who needs it, but it’s also great to prep on the weekend and have for lunches and dinners all week. The salmon DOES get slightly fishy when eaten cold, so you could definitely cook the salmon right at the last minute or even sub chicken, but I don’t mind the cold salmon flavor at all. 

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Two Weeks to Thanksgiving!

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In what is probably the busiest week of our lives, we are working a ton, attempting to finish the re-do of our room, finalize Christmas plans, turn in a bunch of projects, and prep food for a mountain girls’ weekend that starts TOMORROW. Never have I ever needed time away so badly, although I really really want to bring Beck. 

But! In addition to prepping for this weekend I’m already thinking about Thanksgiving! I’ve been sharing some of my favorite oldie-but-goodie recipes on Instagram, which I really wish you’d follow me on, but I’d also like to direct your attention to the THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS CATEGORY PAGE. …

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