by Cassie | Nov 13, 2017 | Balanced Meals, Balanced Snacks, Breakfast, Healthy Changes, Healthy Kids, Recipes, What Cassie Eats
In all my years of coaching clients, one of the most common things I hear is: “But, I don’t have time to make a balanced breakfast every morning!” And since breakfast IS the most important meal of the day (for your metabolism, your brain power, and your energy...
by Cassie | May 1, 2013 | Balanced Meals, Balanced Snacks, Healthy Kids
Fruits and vegetables are a funny thing, because it seems like kids either love them or hate them. Or maybe they love fruits, but not vegetables. Or maybe the other way around. With the recent headlines on the sugar craze in the media, we’re seeing the detrimental...
by Cassie | Apr 8, 2013 | Balanced Meals, Balanced Snacks, Healthy Changes, Healthy Kids, Hot Topics
Juicing is a hot topic, as many people think it’s a healthy choice to make fresh juice. It’s tasty and delicious. Wanna know why? Because it’s all sugar. Now, before you start getting defensive and putting your argument together about how it’s healthy...
by Cassie | Mar 11, 2013 | Balanced Snacks, Healthy Kids
Now that you’ve heard you should be feeding your kids real foods, what kinds of real foods are actually “kid friendly?” I spend a lot of time putting together realistic meal plans and brainstorming snack ideas for kids to show parents and kids that they don’t...
by Cassie | Feb 25, 2013 | Healthy Kids
Is it strange to think that kids can eat the same foods as adults? Having spent an ample amount of time working with a pediatric population, I realize the types of foods kids are usually fed, and I also know it’s not impossible to get them to eat nourishing,...
by Cassie | Jan 7, 2013 | Balanced Meals, Breakfast, Healthy Changes, Healthy Kids, Start Here
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That’s a common phrase we’ve all heard, and for good reason. The word “breakfast” literally breaks down into two words: “Break” and “Fast,” because breakfast is the meal that *breaks* your overnight *fast.*...
