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Mixed Berry Smoothies

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE on May 9, 2012 | Be first to Comment

On Saturday, we had my son’s school spring fair. Being that I am the food and nutrition chair, I was automatically given the responsibilities of the Smoothie Bar. I never follow recipes so trying to forecast the amount of fruit we would need to make 100 smoothies seemed impossible. Thankfully, Driscoll’s Berries offered to donate to our event. The graciously sent us delicious raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. I used their recipe to determine the quantities to buy and then [...]

Send the Message with a Cookie

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE on April 4, 2012

My son’s school recently invited parents to share their jobs with the students. I happily agreed, but as the event got closer, I continued to struggle with what to do with the class. There are so many fun options. And while I had already made the new MyPlate with both Bobby and Billy’s classes (see the picture), I was still left to decide between taste testing different fruits and dips, coloring placemats portraying everyday foods like fruit, veggies, legumes and [...]

Guest Blog: Guidelines for Feeding Kids

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE on November 9, 2011

Dear Readers, I asked foodie, mother and blogger, Alissa Stoltz to share her food wisdom. Alissa has a great understanding of nutrition. She left the NYC corporate world few years ago to raise her two beautiful daughters in a simply wholesome and nutritious way. In addition to being a fabulous mother, Alissa has also been blogging recipes she uses to feed her family. Guest Blog by Alissa Stoltz, The Simply Wholesome Kitchen Being a food blogger can be a bit of [...]