Terri's

I believe in a healthy diet for children and I ensure I go above and beyond the Canadian Food guide.

Our family has made it a bit of a ritual to go to the Cross Roads farmers market almost every weekend. This is where we stock up on tons of fruits, veggies, free range organic eggs and chicken. My most recent favorite find are baby carrots that look like "real" carrots, from the friendly Mennonite farms. Our one sinful lunch indulgence is Kraft dinner, I loved it when I was a kid and it is still loved!

I am very fond of baking. Not so much in the summer months when it's hot but almost everyday from September - June.

That being said I'm not the best meal planner I generally plan out my meals 2-3 days ahead of time or even the day of. I'm getting there....

Here is an example of what we eat;

Breakfast - I do prefer breakfast being served at home. I believe it sets a good routine for the children and averts potential crankiness in the morning. I do provide it at 7:30 am just let me know if they haven't eaten. This is pretty standard - Low sugar cereal with yogurt or milk, oatmeal, granola and yogurt or toast. All of these options with a piece of fruit ( banana, apple slices, orange, berries ect.)

AM Snack: My Morning snack usually centers around breakfast, a kind of second breakfast but smaller. This could include; Martha Stewart whole wheat mini pancakes or puffins ( pancakes baked in muffin tins), French toast, regular toast with jam and/or peanut butter, yogurt and granola, various homemade muffins, banana bread and breakfast cookies. All of these items will come with various fresh fruits.

Lunches: Various sandwiches (tuna, ham, turkey, pb&j, veggie), homemade pizza, veggie packed or meat sauce spaghetti (I love this recipe), Kraft dinner, tuna or chicken melts, homemade chicken noodle soup, quesadillas, Sheppard's pie, mini meatloaf, assorted trays ( this is when I pack meat, cheese, crackers, two different fruits & two different veggis, pickles ect) and veggi packed frittata's (glorified omelet), All of these lunches stand with mixed steam or raw veggies, salads, homemade fries, rice, yogurt, fruit sauce, cottage cheese and fruit to name a few.

PM Snack: Veggi and fruit cups (example :mix of baby carrots, snap peas, celery apples with crackers or cookies), Cracker, cheese and apples or pickles, fresh fruit salad with cookies or mini muffins, mini homemade pizza muffins with fruit, muffins and fruit, mini peanut butter crackers with fruit or veggie, yogurt and fruit, granola bars and fruit and veggies, again to name a few.

I hope this gives you a good idea of the health minded meals I provide throughout the day. In addition, I tend to be a little sneaky in my baking and cooking. I tend to grind and add things like flax, almonds and various seeds into my baking and grate or chop very fine things like zucchini, kale, squash, spinach ect into my cooking. 

Recipes will be posted from time to time, so check back!