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Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday and Happy Halloween! I have been so encouraged reading some of the emails that came in this week about how MTM has helped your child eat new foods or how much fun you are having creating this fun family tradition.

I was so blown away by all of your Muffin Tin Meal submissions last week. You are all so creative. Here are a few of yours that caught my eye from last week.

Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday! We enjoyed a simple evening Muffin Tin Snack while watching a movie this week.  Muffin Tin Girl actually called it dessert. I think she calls any food that's technically after dinner: dessert.

Happy Muffin Tin Monday! This is a Muffin Tin Meal I made last year. If you hadn't noticed, I have been sharing some MTM's from the past. Last year, I found these cute Jack-o-lantern picks and cupcake liners from the Dollar Tree.

Yesterday, My friend Maegen of  Beyond the Bandaids  invited me to spend the morning with her chatting about Muffin Tin Meals, picky eaters, and more. We talked about how MTM is a great option for not only picky eaters, but moms looking to spice up the lunch time routine for their toddlers, preschoolers, and kids.

If you missed the podcast, you I have embedded the player for you. If the widget is not visible you can listen by clicking  here. Go to the episode entitled "Beyond the Bandaids and Muffin Tin Mom"

Maegen writes about health, wellness, fitness and injury prevention on her blog, Beyond the Bandaids.

She has invited me to spend the morning with her chatting about Muffin Tin Meals, picky eaters, why MTM is awesome and more. So, please join me tomorrow, Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 11am PDT on her blog. (Access the podcast by going to her blog Beyond the Bandaids and clicking the play button on the podcast widget) or clicking here.


If you miss the 11am live podcast, you can access the recorded version anytime via her blog.

Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday!


Here's another Muffin Tin Meal from a couple of years ago. All about apples! To learn how I pulled this together click over to the original Apple Themed MTM post.

Haven't posted a "Friday Find" in awhile. Saw these cute divided plates for kids at Wal-mart (in the paper goods section) this week. Had to share.

 Here's how to make pumpkin orange slice happy faces. It's perfect healthy healthier Halloween snack! Oranges are in season year round here, so we have plenty!

• 1 orange 
•  sharp knife
• straw
• cutting board
• circle cutter (or something similar, like a small drinking glass)
• 1-2 fruit leather strips

To make the jack-o-lanterns from yesterday's post, just cut triangles and half circles from the fruit leather.

Last year's Halloween muffin tin meal. For more Halloween MTM ideas, click on over.

Now, it's your turn: