My kids love chocolate chips and I wanted to find a way to give a boost of nutrition to a chocolate chip muffin recipe that I often use. I decided to add white chia seeds to the batter since they are often unnoticed in a baked good. Black chia seeds stand out, which might cause […]
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Becca Eisenberg is a certified speech language pathologist and mom of two. Through her own personal challenges at mealtime with her two young children she ventured on creating a website to help parents facilitate language and make mealtime fun. Her website gravitybread.com focuses on facilitating and encouraging language with fun and easy recipes, educational books and recommended toys and apps.
Irish Soda Bread
What could be better on a cold winter morning than warm, sweet Irish Soda Bread? This bread is moist, full of raisins, and perfect by itself or toasted with cinnamon butter or homemade jam. After many searches for the perfect recipe for Irish Soda Bread I found it here at allrecipes.com. I modified it slightly […]
Almond Butter: Two Ways
Are you looking to make some gifts for the holidays? Make almond butter! It’s so simple! Buy unsalted roasted almonds (I like to control the salt) and process in your food processor until creamy, smooth and delicious. That’s it! Nothing else in the food processor besides those roasted almonds. I add ground cinnamon, vanilla powder […]
Dairy Free Pumpkin Donut Holes
Nothing feels like Fall more to me than pumpkin. What better way to add pumpkin than in donuts?! These baked donut holes are a cinch to make and a real hit with the kids. They are easily modified to accommodate different dietary needs and have a healthy ingredient as the star ingredient. According to Allison […]
Sweet Potato Granola
What better way to start the day than with sweet crunchy granola? I had a sweet potato in my fruit bowl and wanted to do something creative with it. The granola took very little time to prepare and came out crunchy, slightly sweet and perfect in oatmeal or on yogurt. You can even pack it […]
Blueberry Yogurt Scones
Have some blueberries and extra yogurt in the fridge? Don’t have any fresh blueberries, use frozen! Make these delicious blueberry yogurt scones for breakfast. They are sweet, moist and full of juicy blueberries. According to Allison Topilow, MS, RD, CDN, Nutrition Consultant, “Berries are fiber rich fruit that taste and look great in baked goods! […]
Dairy Free Bran Pancakes
Are you limiting dairy or have a child who is on a dairy-free diet? These pancakes are super delicious, nutritious and yummy for both a grown up and a child. They are packed with fiber and made with almond milk and coconut milk yogurt. My son, who is on a limited dairy diet, does not […]
White Bean Chocolate Chip Cookies
Do your kids love chocolate chip cookies? Do you want to add more fiber and protein to their diet? Try these white bean cookies and your kids will eat them up and get fiber and protein at the same time. These cookies are sweet, soft and “cakey”. Why combine beans in cookies? Well, I like […]