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Welcome to another fine edition of Muffin Tin Monday. Happy kids with happy tummies is what we are all about! What is Muffin Tin Monday? It's a blog link up where participants link back here at Muffin Tin Mom with a recent post (recent as in the last week) of a Muffin Tin Meal they made for their kids (or ahem, themselves). For more info, be sure to visit the Muffin Tin Meals FAQ page.

some good stuff:


Pioneer Woman: What's not to love about Ree? And she loves featuring the awesomeness of others like this before and after showcase from The Lettered Cottage. love the clean look of this style.

Pizzazerie: Heart shaped red velvet cake whoopie pies, complete with recipes. Yummy!

My Paper Crane: Super cute heart-shaped doilie valentines perfect for kids! found via The Craft Crow.

The Superbowl is coming up this Sunday, so I thought I would share a little football (at least in America) themed muffin tin lunch with you. Today was all about teaching my son about being an "all star" super healthy eater.


Here are the All Star Stats. We went beyond knowing that our foods are "good for you" and researched why. Click on a food to find out it's nutritional benefits.

• Sliced Ham 
• Banana Pieces
• Carrots
• Mozzarella Cheese
• Green Grapes 
• Whole Grain 

*Football food picks are from Pick On Us. I trimmed them down with scissors. Paper Muffin Cup Liners and Muffin Tin are from Wilton.

It was the year 1999.

I was saying goodbye to college. Goodbye to my little life as I knew it living in Santa Barbara. Goodbye to friends. Goodbye to the little hole-in-wall coffee place where I studied for final exams.  Goodbye to my favorite thinking spot inside the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Goodbye to the best piece of Peanut Butter Pie I have ever tasted. And goodbye to that little known "bread company" where I could get freshly baked bread by the slice or loaf.

For me, Panera Bread reminds me of that little bread company (that incidentally is no longer there in SB). I walk in and it feels inviting to me, almost as if to say: "Come, sit, eat, stay awhile." With their Bakery-Cafes I can have that fresh baked bread I longed for, sliced and wrapped around delicious sandwich eats. I can choose to take home a warm cinnamon raisin loaf with my family or enjoy it over a hot dark roast cup of coffee and free Wi-fi (they were one of the first national eateries to offer it).







I also love that Panera has healthy and yet hearty options for kids. From their Horizon Organic Milk to their new "better for you" menu options like the Strawberry Granola Parfait: wholesome recipe created by Panera's head baker Tom Gumpel for his daughter Olivia with maple pecan granola, organic yogurt, fresh strawberries.

Have you ever been to Panera Bread? What's your favorite thing to get?

I was given a gift card to go and sample items of my choosing off the Panera Bread menu and share with you why I love Panera. I was also compensated for this post, which makes it advertorial content and not a review. Either way, I still think Panera rocks and can't recommend it enough. I am among a group of bloggers who will be taking part in a 3 month promotion for Panera Bread and will be getting to share more delicious goodness with you.

Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday! Muffin Tin Mom continues after more than 2 years to be the official Home of the Muffin Tin Meal. We support healthy eating for kids of all ages. We are excited for this week's theme:

We can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! Here's our offering:


Big hearts of cheese, little hearts of bread, little tangerine, little grapes, little m & m's and ham on skewers for good measure.

Look how teensy this tangerine is? The kids loved it. They kept calling it "baby" as if there were a "momma" tangerine out there somewhere.


Muffin Tin Girl enjoying a late lunch...


What did you make? We would love to have you join in. What are you waiting for? Join the blog link up that has moms connected all over the world!

Thumbnails:  32 entries so far... you're next!

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1. Mother Is Not Concerned 2. Jessica @ Jessica Jabber 3. Emma's Lunch 4. Little Bit of This & That 5. GIVEAWAY! Biting the Hand 6. Muffin Tin Snack 7. Itsy Bitsy Lunch 8. Two Bears Farm 9. Sugary Flower 10. Share My Bliss 11. Happy Birthday Dog! ? ? 12. Three A's and a C 13. Big Little Breakfast 14. Living in Dar 15. mere thoughts 16. Eclectic Musings 17. Little Wonders' Days 18. Life Is A Party 19. pigtails and tutus 20. Tots and Me 21. Adventures in Family 22. Alison @ As Is 23. no big, just small. . . 24. My First MTM! 25. Muffin Tin Friends 26. Our First Muffin Tin Mon. 27. Debbie @ Dandelions 28. Trying to Eat Healthy! 29. A Mommy's Adventures 30. Peanut Butter Day 31. Mini Snowman Pancakes 32. Baby Journey w/ Linky

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Here are this weeks deliciously awesome links:

Moments Of Mommyhood {photo credit above}: Sandyra shares an adorable (and easy for kids to make) love birds project out of construction paper hearts! so sweet!

Living Locurto: Pardon me, while I gush a little bit. I have long loved Amy's website and her fabulous printables. In the last month I decided to sign up for her email updates (you can too via her blog's sidebar) and I am tell you, friends, it's like a little present in my inbox every day! I cannot recommend it enough.

Modern Kiddo: I LOVE this free printable chore chart (although I love all chore charts) This one, which is a FREE printable is particularly easy on the eyes. Found via The Crafty Crow.

Mom Endeavors: Is it still cold and snowy where you live? We are a little spoiled here in Southern California, with 70 degree weather, but you can still celebrate winter by creating "snow paint"!

Muffin Tin Monday is the weekly blog link up here at Muffin Tin Mom that celebrates the Muffin Tin Meal and allows moms from across the blogosphere to link up and share ideas for fun presentation of kids food. In case you are new around here, we assign a theme to each week. And every 3rd week, we take a break from the themes. Like this week. :) This week there is no theme. 


Here's our Muffin Tin Snack: Apple pieces, red grapes, cheese circles, blueberry yogurt with sprinkles

Coming up very soon, we will begin our color of the rainbow series. I am excited about introducing some more new foods into the kids diet in a fun way and the color themes are always a great way to do that.

Now it's your turn, what did you make for Muffin Tin Monday? Won't you share it with us? Be sure to link back here, so your readers can find out more about MTM.

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1. Living in Dar 2. Little Bit of This & That 3. Sugary Flower 4. JDaniel4's Mom 5. INVISIBLE Muffin Tin! 6. One Little Word 7. Two Bears Farm 8. Desert Spors 9. Feeding my 3 boys 10. Adventures in Family 11. www. lifeisaparty. ca 12. Muffin Tin Breakfast 13. mere thoughts 14. All kinds of goodies 15. Tots and Me: Build Snowman 16. Biting The Hand That Feed 17. Baby Journey 18. Life's Little Moments 19. James girls 20. StephF 21. BentoLunch. net 22. Eco-friendly Muffin Tin 23. Star Wars Lunch! 24. Tray Compartments 25. pigtails and tutus 26. The Iowa Farmer's Wife 27. A Mommy's Adventures 28. Ocean Life and Fish 29. The Lunchbox Guru 30. Debbie @ Dandelions 31. The Young'ns 32. Lorelei's dinner 33. Mommy meals (Ideas 34. Come Play With Us 35. Cooking with Audrey

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