Sweet Treats

Orange Creamsicle

                              Out of the Box FoodSM Orange Creamsicle Serves: Varies depending on size of popsicle molds…

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07/29/2011
Kids Food

Cooking with Kids – A Handstand Kids Cooking Adventure

Summer is in full swing!  What are your plans with your kids? Long afternoons under the sprinklers?  Trips to the cool sanctuary of museums to beat the heat?  Cooking?  Did I just say, “cooking”??  Sure, why not.  Cooking with our kids is a great summertime activity!  When you find yourself with an hour or two and the need to feed the family after a full day of summertime fun, why not turn dinner into an activity for your kids.  There are so many benefits to cooking with kids.  Kids love creating, mixing and measuring, parents love having a fun activity for the family that doesn’t involve the television or a video game…plus, everyone gets fed!  One less thing on your plate for the afternoon. (more…)

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07/17/2011
Kids Food

Welcome to the New & Improved Out of the Box Food

Out of the Box Food has had a makeover!  This week I wanted to introduce you to our redesigned site and give you a chance to poke around and see what’s new!  The lovely team at TCDawson Designs has given Out of the Box Food a fresh look, new dynamic recipe page and a more user friendly way to navigate our comparisons and recipes.  We have also added a button on the sidebar from which you can order our NEW REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS!

 

 

 

Organic – What our Grandparents  used to call “food” (more…)

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07/10/2011
Kids Food / Sweet Treats

Pie Party – Blueberry-Apricot with Whole Wheat & Flax Crust

It’s a Pie Party!  A few weeks ago a fellow blogger, Shauna Ahern at the wonderful site Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef and some of her friends, decided to get other bloggers, home cooks & chefs together for an internet wide Pie Party on July 5th.  Well, I didn’t need much more than the suggestion to bake up my families favorite, Blueberry-Apricot Pie.  But to give it the Out of the Box Food Health Boost, I made it with very little added sugar and baked it in a whole wheat and flax crust.  My family sends out a big, giant “thank you” through a mouthful of Blueberry Apricot Pie to all who created “Pie Party”.  They can’t wait until the next one!

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07/05/2011
Breakfast Table / Snacks / Sweet Treats

Red, White & Blue – And Chocolate Too

Happy 4th of July!  Though we are still in the process of updating our site in the redesign, I wanted to share a fun, kid friendly breakfast/dessert (yes, you read this correctly) that my son created in an attempt to convince my husband and I that he needed dessert the other night.  His creation was so delicious and nutritious, that it earned proud placement as this week’s post.  Enjoy! (more…)

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07/03/2011
Kids Food

Redesign Hiatus

Out of the Box Food is getting a makeover!  We are currently in the process of a site redesign which will make Out of the Box Food a cleaner, more user friendly resource for parents. Over the next couple of weeks, you may notice new posts of recipes you’ve seen before as we transition to the new site.  Please bear with us and know we will continue to bring new content every week. (more…)

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06/30/2011
Homemade Oven Baked French Fries – Skip the Frozen
Dinner Table / Kids Food

Homemade Oven Baked French Fries – Skip the Frozen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rather than succumb to the drive-thru to satisfy our cravings for crisp, salty potatoes last week, we talked about how to make our own Restaurant Style French Fries.  Crisp on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, these fries made even our youngest critics happy.  But for many of us, week night dinners do not include two quarts of oil and a fry thermometer (heard your comment, Susie!).  So let’s slim down the fry in both calories and time by baking them – they will certainly make an easy, fresh and delicious accompaniment to any BBQ or Sandwich night. (more…)

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06/30/2011
What’s in McDonald’s French Fries?
Dinner Table / Kids Food / On the Go / Snacks

What’s in McDonald’s French Fries?

McDonald’s French Fries.  As American as apple pie and corn on the cob.  As common as state fairs in the summertime.  I actually think it might be difficult to find an American who has never popped (or more accurately, crammed) those spears of crisp, salty potato into their mouths.  If you are one of those people, I applaud you.  I wish I could say the same.  Back in our McDonald’s days, (I’m happy to report my family is now MDPF – McDonald’s Product Free), I would feed my children those little nuggets of “chicken” making sure they had eaten a few fries to round out the meal (I literally gag as I remember).  One of the many things I didn’t know then is how many ingredients actually go into those puffs of salty decadence.   French Fries should contain potatoes, oil and salt.  They may not be a health food, but they should be natural.  McDonald’s French Fries are as natural as…well, they’re just not. (more…)

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06/30/2011