Tara
Tara is mom to two energetic daughters Bianca and Iyla. Passionate about inspiring others to cook healthy, delicious and allergy-friendly food, she owns Yummy Sprout, which provides healthy culinary adventures through classes and more. Check out yummysprout.com. Tara has been featured in the Wisconsin State Journal and on Channel 3 WISC-TV on topics including “making your own baby food”, “cooking with kids” and “packing healthy school lunches”. She adores living in Madison and all it has to offer family life. Her favorite ways to spend time include messing up her kitchen while recipe testing, running, yoga, writing, painting, traveling and reading books with her girls.
Traveling with Kids 101
I have always had a bit of wanderlust. A strong desire to travel and experience new places. From a 30 minute drive to a plane ride an ocean away, travel has always fascinated and...
Five Fabulous Freezer Meals
No matter how detailed you meal plan or stock your kitchen, inevitably there will be days where it's 5:21pm and you're staring at the fridge hoping a healthy, delicious meal will hop out and...
Springtime Snacks
Here in Wisconsin we are all doing little happy dances (okay maybe some of us are doing BIG happy dances) that spring is finally (fingers-crossed) almost completely here. I had to add in the...
Earth Day Snacks
Earth day is coming up on Monday, April 22nd. It's a wonderful time to talk to your kids about the planet we live on and the ways we try to help care for it....
Breakfast Tacos
Even as an adult there are many things to love about Saturdays. Sure we don't get to sleep till noon like we did in college but over all Saturdays are less regimented. No nine...
Edible Art
Something fun that my daughters (and the kids in my classes) love is making food art! It's something easy and fun that allows little ones to use their creativity and practice fine motor skills....
PB and J Smoothie
This a fun, easy and DELICIOUS recipe! It's like a sandwich in smoothie form. Kid's love to help making it almost as much as they love drinking it. It is always a big hit...
Homemade Pistachio Pudding and Vanilla Wafers
I have fond childhood memories of digging into a bowl of pistachio pudding accompanied by vanilla wafers. To me they make a perfect team. I recently set out to create a healthier homemade version...
Salad Pops
Sometimes a simple change in presentation can mean the difference between a child trying a food or not. And really that is our goal, yes we want them to like and eat healthy foods...
Dr. Seuss Snacks
Dr. Seuss's Birthday {March 2nd} is a fun day to celebrate with your children. I loved reading the classic books as a child, a joy which I now get to share with my children....
Very Vanilla Milkshakes
Ahh, the "milkshake" one of America's wonderful culinary creations. Did you know the blender was actually invented to make milkshakes, which were originally shaken by hand? Today we use it to make so many...
Natural Tummy Trouble Cures
"OOOh Mom, I don't feel so well"... We have all heard these dreaded words before or been given "the look" that lets us know something isn't right. There is not much worse than seeing...