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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.Fakin It!: Halloween! Jessica's Jabber "B is for Boo!"Bent on Better Lunches: I Love Fall/ Hugs...
*This post has garnered a few pinterest mentions lately, so I thought I would share it again with all of my current readers in case you missed it last year. Aren't these adorable? I think these little white chocolate-covered strawberry ghosts are the perfect Halloween treat for kids and parents to make together. If you can make chocolate covered strawberries, you (and your kids) can make these.You'll need:Strawberries1 pkg. white chocolate or almond barkbaking sheetwax paperchocolate...
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.Grapes, apple cinnamon muffin, pumpkin cookie. var _rssimg = document.getElementById('wpImg94895'); if(_rssimg) { _rssimg.style.display='none'; }function __inlinkzEndsWith(str, substr) { return (str.match(substr+"$")==substr)...
Happy Muffin Tin Monday! This is a Muffin Tin Meal I made last year. If you hadn't noticed, I have been sharing some MTM's from the past. Last year, I found these cute Jack-o-lantern picks and cupcake liners from the Dollar Tree.Pumpkin shaped sandwich, clementine, cheese squares,mini-pumpkins made out of cut string cheese, and banana slice pumpkins var _rssimg = document.getElementById('wpImg92970'); if(_rssimg) { _rssimg.style.display='none'; }function...
Yesterday, My friend Maegen of Beyond the Bandaids invited me to spend the morning with her chatting about Muffin Tin Meals, picky eaters, and more. We talked about how MTM is a great option for not only picky eaters, but moms looking to spice up the lunch time routine for their toddlers, preschoolers, and kids.If you missed the podcast, you I have embedded the player for you. If the widget is not visible you can listen by clicking here. Go to the episode entitled "Beyond...
Maegen writes about health, wellness, fitness and injury prevention on her blog, Beyond the Bandaids.She has invited me to spend the morning with her chatting about Muffin Tin Meals, picky eaters, why MTM is awesome and more. So, please join me tomorrow, Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 11am PDT on her blog. (Access the podcast by going to her blog Beyond the Bandaids and clicking the play button on the podcast widget) or clicking here.If you miss the 11am live podcast, you can access the recorded...
Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday!Here's another Muffin Tin Meal from a couple of years ago. All about apples! To learn how I pulled this together click over to the original Apple Themed MTM post. var _rssimg = document.getElementById('wpImg90986'); if(_rssimg) { _rssimg.style.display='none'; }function __inlinkzEndsWith(str, substr) { return (str.match(substr+"$")==substr) } function __inlinkzToggleVis(divId, divId2) { ...
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 sha...
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!Here's what you'll need:1 orange sharp knifestrawcutting boardcircle cutter (or something similar, like a small drinking glass)1-2 fruit leather stripsSlice your oranges flat into circles. I can get 3-4 large circles out of 1 orange open your fruit leather. Using the straw punch out tiny circlesusing the circle cutter,...
Our city is home to one of the finest Farmer's Markets around. Sampling some fresh organic California strawberriesLast month, I spent $12 on th...
Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday!Last year's Halloween muffin tin meal. For more Halloween MTM ideas, click on over.Now, it's your turn: document.write('...
