May 22 2013

Why My 13-Year Old Hasn’t Eaten at McDonald’s & 5 Better Choices

I don’t really mention it in conversation much but when it comes up people are shocked that my 13-year old has never eaten at McDonald’s. {never is not a typo} My two 11-year old sons just ate there for the first time this past year when they got invited by a friend who won a limo ride to the fast food hot spot and invited them as his guests. How could I say no to a limo ride? You’d laugh at the fact I had them go online with me to ‘just be aware’ of the ingredients in the food there. {They ended up choosing chicken salad, water and some ice cream.}

This post isn’t about, “Boy, I’m a better mom than you because my kids haven’t eaten at Mickey D’s!” Not at all. Nope. It’s not about judgment at all. There’s plenty of parenting decisions we’ve made at the Batten house that would make you go “Huh? Why are they doing that with their kids exactly?!”

Angelle Batten Last Updated on 22 May 2013 0 Comments

May 20 2013

Prepping Made Simple

So you’ve read Step One: Planning Made Simple & Step Two: Shopping Made Simple. Well hold on to something because this Prepping Made Simple step will help you get REAL food to your table REAL fast for sure.

This step is what will help you get REAL food, REAL fast into the hands of an overly-hungry toddler, a ‘starving’ 4th grader after school or an on-the-run teenager. It will help you get REAL food on your table for a family meal before anyone can whine, “How long until dinner is ready?”

It’s inspired by a cooking class I attended with Chef Kelli Lewton and Chef Jackie White.

Angelle Batten Last Updated on 20 May 2013 0 Comments

May 20 2013

Shopping Made Simple

You’ve got your weekly menu plan done and your shopping list in hand? Super. Or, you don’t but you still need to shop since for some crazy reason that family of yours wants to eat at least 3 meals a day and a few snacks even if you don’t have a plan? No problem. I get it. {But do check out my Planning Made Simple post to get my FREE Weekly Menu Planner.} Either way I want to share a few tips to shopping for healthier Bridging & REAL food PLUS my FREE Grocery Store Guide {just keep reading!}

Angelle Batten Last Updated on 20 May 2013 0 Comments

May 20 2013

The Only Question You Need to Ask Yourself

There’s just one question you need to ask yourself when you make the choice to feed your family healthier.

Seriously. One question.

“What’s the next best choice I can make?”

That’s it. You start where you are and you make the next best choice in the moment.

If you are overwhelmed about changing your family’s diet – stop, take a deep breath, and ask yourself, “What’s the next best choice I can make for my family? That’s all you can do. It’s One. Managable. Step (or Choice). At. A. Time. No more than that.

So what’s an example of a next-best-choice?

Angelle Batten Last Updated on 16 May 2013 1 Comment

May 15 2013

Planning Made Simple

Moms are always asking for recipes. “I don’t know what to feed my kids. I need some recipes,” is what I hear a lot. I do give out a lot of tried-and-true recipes. I’ve even been known to hand out actual ingredients for some of them to my clients.

Do you know what I often hear the next time I see those moms? “I don’t know what to feed my kids. I need some recipes.” The funny thing is I understand. I have no shortage of cookbooks and recipes. And, of course, there’s a zillion healthy recipes available online. There’s no shortage of recipes.

Yet, sometimes I’m the mom who is thinking, ‘I don’t know what to feed the kids this week. I need some good recipes.’

Angelle Batten Last Updated on 20 May 2013 0 Comments

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Angelle was mind-blowing without being overwhelming! I was truly pleased, both as an organizer and as an audience member, with Angelle’s presentation on What & How to Feed Your Child REAL Food for Great Health, Learning & Behavior. Angelle’s approach to eating REAL food is realistic and she gave us tools to make it simple to implement better eating into our individual lifestyle needs. Her use of food props made a huge impact on the way I see food at the grocery store how I read labels. She took …Bridget Favre, Mom of 2, Michigan

I highly recommend coaching with Angelle. She helped me to restart my aniti-candida diet and she made it so much easier and enjoyable for me to stick to. I also worked with her to transform my family´s diet. I banned sugar and processed foods from the house and with Angelle´s help I was able to introduce changes gradually and become really good at meal and snack planning! The whole process became fun for the kids and Angelle has some great ideas and teaching tools to get kids excited about hea…Anna Laugeseen, Mom of 2, Spain

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