I've never had a tuna melt. Is that weird? I guess that's what happens when you grow up not liking mayonnaise. I never ate tuna salad or egg salad or chicken salad. Honestly, they always kind of grossed me out. Then I realized.. hey.. why does tuna salad have [...]

I have no idea where this idea came from. I was hungry. It was lunch. I had Brussels Sprouts. That was all the catalyst I needed.:) I decided to use a slice of real bacon to add flavor and little fat that would help sauté the sprouts. I'm trying [...]

PB&J on a Whole Grain Sandwich Thin Leftover Roasted Broccoli 2 Clementines CapriSun Water What Came Home? So you may or may not know, I run a juice free household. That way I can let the kids (OMG now I have 2) have it when we go out and they see it as [...]

WOW was this good. I mean seriously good. It's not vegetarian so don't start throwing stones. I'm calling it a Garden Vegetable Burger because I use the new Laughing Cow Smooth Sensations Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread. It was this recipe on Allrecipes.com that inspired [...]

I drink water 99.9% of the time but every so often it just doesn't cut it. I want something else. Something more. Something slightly sweet. Today was one of those days. I decided to make a refreshing drink based on the famous Arnold Palmer, half lemonade and half iced [...]

2 Slices of Leftover Pizza Fresh Green Beans 2 Clementines Water What Came Home? I'm so proud of my Little Guy and this lunch box is a small microcosm of why. We love our pizza but eating fruits and vegetables are good for us. He gets it. I mean he REALLY gets [...]

The other day I made a whole chicken on the grill in pieces. It was delicious! Just a little BBQ sauce and an open flame is all I need to make The Husband happy in the dinner department. I also picked up a few ears of corn from the grocery store. They aren't in season [...]

I'm trying hard, REAL HARD, to feed Little Bean what we eat at dinner. That's it. End of story. Case closed. I make chicken, broccoli and noodles. He gets chicken, broccoli and noodles. I make hamburgers, beans and corn. He gets hamburger, beans and corn. It sounds so easy, right? Yet my mom worry [...]

2 Hard Boiled Eggs A Pile of Pirate Booty Red Bell Pepper Strawberries Water What Came Home? We've become big fans of Pirate's Booty. It's made with corn and rice and has a pretty short ingredient list. I, honestly, put it in his lunch of desperation. Apparently he liked it. :)

Let me explain so you don't think I'm making a chili recipe and just put it on pizza. I'm calling this vegetarian Chili Pizza because chili is what inspired flavors. I think I told you. Little Bean is really into, well, BEANS! We go through a can about every 2 days. Yesterday [...]

Leftover homemade pizza on whole wheat crust (click here to see the fun shape I made) 2 Clementines Carrots and Celery Sticks Kidney Beans Water What Came Home? Little Bean, the 1 year old, will eat any bean. ANY. It's kind of funny. Chickpeas, cannellini, lima, black, pinto, it doesn't matter. [...]

I've confessed my inability to follow recipes here on GreenLiteBites many, many times. I don't know why it's so hard for me. I can barely follow some of my own and I wrote the darn things! I think most of my problem stems from not having all the ingredients listed and, [...]

2 Hard Boiled Eggs Fresh cut pineapple Crunchy Green Beans Dry "Awesome" Cereal AKA Barbara's Bakery Shredded Spoonfuls Water What Came Home? Ok, first, we absolutely love Barbara's Bakery Shredded Spoonfuls so much so that we call it "Awesome Cereal." Not kidding. Second, the green beans. Both myself and my kids [...]

Join me (and the kids) tonight as I attempt, yes ATTEMPT, cooking dinner live on camera. On the menu will be some kind of chicken rice concoction. I'm purposely winging it to show you it's possible to make dinner, in a pinch, while entertaining kids, from freezer to plate in about 1/2 hour. This is [...]

SO MANY FUN ANNOUNCEMENTS! OK, sorry, just had to scream that right up front. Now on to the news... 1. Saving Recipes! First of all, I’m excited to let you all know about a new feature here at GreenLiteBites. You’ll notice that I've added a Save Recipe button to each recipe post (top right and bottom left,) [...]

Leftover brown rice and leftover sauce meet in this quick lunch idea inspired by my favorite food of all time: Pizza. I swear I can turn anything into a pizza concoction. Have you seen all my pizza ideas? I've used everything from pumpkin to zucchini, polenta to wontons. Nothing is off [...]

PB&J on a Whole Wheat Hamburger Bun Fresh Sugar Snap Peas Cocoa Roasted Almonds Dried Apricots Water What Came Home? He ate about half. Not bad for a kid who doesn't naturally like PB or sandwiches. Frankly, I was just out of ideas and thought a sandwich on a bun would work. [...]

This isn't a recipe just an idea I had to share. I can't believe how good it was! I've never had grilled pineapple. Can you believe it? I just never really had the desire to grill it before. When you love something raw sometimes it doesn't occur to you to cook it. [...]

2 Hard Boiled Eggs Leftover from Easter Strawberries Carrots Triscuits Thin Crisps and a small package of Easter Candy (for dessert) Water What Came Home? I can hardly believe this myself... I told him to pick out a piece of Easter candy for his lunch "for dessert." He dug through his basket and smiled [...]

I whipped this up for lunch on a whim today because, well, I have a baby who's obsessed with three things… Cheese, Beans, and Avocado. No, really. Look... It's my go to meal for him so I find myself with beans and avocado readily available. [...]

You know that tradition 7 Layer Mexican Dip? The one with the cream cheese, guacamole, salsa, lettuce, cheese, green onion and olives? Yea. That's the one. Well I had a craving for it the other day. Well, not exactly for it as I can never make anything the way it's suppose [...]

If you go through the archives of GreenLiteBites I have about 5 total beef recipes. Five. Compare that to the 80+ I have tagged with chicken/turkey there's a clear winner in the meat department on my blog and in my home. I don't have a beef with beef (omg The Husband [...]

I'm a kitchen sink smoothie maker. Whatever I have on hand goes in the blender and viola! A quick breakfast or a healthy snack. Last year I posted an "Elastic Approach" to how I make smoothies but I still like to share specific combinations that worked really well. This was one [...]