Leggo o’ the Eggo
Breakfast Table / Kids Food

Leggo o’ the Eggo

Sunday mornings are waffle mornings at our house. Wholesome, whole wheat, buttermilk waffles. In six minutes the batter is made, then I ask the kids: “waffles or pancakes…or both?  Yup, the kids get to choose but I don’t have to be the short-order cook.  In fact, for the rest of the week, even on busy school mornings, the kids can choose to make it a  pancake or waffle morning.  How?  In six minute we’ve got a  pancake and waffle batter for that special Sunday morning plus extras to freeze for the busy weekday mornings.  No more store-bought frozen toaster waffles or pancakes.  Oh, and did I mention no need for maple syrup?  The next post will cover that…stay tuned.

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07/06/2010
Stickin’ with Chicken
Dinner Table / Kids Food / Lunch Box

Stickin’ with Chicken

First, let me begin by thanking you all for the incredible support!  Since our launch less than a week ago we have had over 1600 hits on Out of the Box Food!  What a fabulous testament to the subject matter.  It has been made clear to me how important it is to simply begin the conversation.  Talking about the dangers of processed food is bound to lead us to question ingredients and ultimately pull us out of the processed food rut.

This week I took a reader suggestion and went in search of “better” boxed alternatives for chicken nuggets.  I hit Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s which would inevitably carry better boxed versions, should they exist.  One  hour, two full pages of ingredients and a cramped hand later, I confirmed that in the case of chicken nuggets it is far more economical and healthy to prepare your own; though the Applegate Farms chicken nugget did have fewer ingredients than the others.  See for yourself:

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07/04/2010