by teresa@sweetveg | Apr 3, 2014 | Grains, Mealtime, Recipes
Lena has started requesting certain things in her lunch, specifically manna bread and field roast rounds. Both foods are similar in that they give her body some richness and a chewy texture. This has caused me to rethink a bit about what I need to be providing in her...
by teresa@sweetveg | Mar 29, 2014 | Articles, Children and Vegetables, Lena's Lunchbox, Mealtime
Lena will be four-years-old in a few weeks. An exciting thing she has learned recently is how to make her own nori rolls. Her favorite filling is rice and avocado, but we were out of avocado this week, so she got creative. These nori rolls are filled with pressure...
by teresa@sweetveg | Mar 21, 2014 | Children and Vegetables, Feeding Baby, Lena's Lunchbox
Sometimes a whole lot of fun can be had with very little financial investment. Last week I bought these two cute little food cutters for one dollar. I found them in a local store that sells Asian items. I first saw similar ones at a friend’s house last fall. We...
by teresa@sweetveg | Jan 31, 2014 | Articles, Children and Vegetables, Grains, Recipes
Whether the bread you eat is gluten-free, vegan or otherwise, baked flour can be really hard on our bodies. The process of baking is drying and hardening and it can do the same thing to our bodies. This is especially true if the bread is toasted. However, if you steam...
by teresa@sweetveg | Jan 13, 2014 | Articles, Children and Vegetables, Lena's Lunchbox
I hope you are enjoying this wonderful New Year so far. Here are a few more ideas from Lena’s Lunchbox. . Lunch 1 Pressure Cooked Brown Rice with pan toasted pumpkin seeds Savory Baked Tempeh Oil sautéed carrot matchsticks green peas in pod Lunch 2 Brown...