Halos

bowl of clementines and a close up of Mikey's hands peeling them and putting the peels into a Tupperware container.

Halos are small oranges, sometimes also called clementines.  They are amazing for kids for several reasons. They’re sweet, seedless and easy to peel!  Packed with vitamin C, these little gems come in crates at the grocery store and have the cutest little stickers. Mikey loves them! Halos are as close as nature can get to a “predictable”…

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Popcorn

Mikey smiling wide as he watches his popcorn pop.

So many kids, especially kids with special needs, like to have snacks that are the same every time.  They prefer goldfish crackers to blueberries because a blueberry might taste and feel and look a little different each time.  There is comfort in predictability. But, for parents, there is comfort in feeding your kids snacks that are healthy.  Air-popped…

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Kale Chips

Michael eating kale chips.

We make kale chips with a pretty simple recipe and 3 out of 4 people in the Mauro household approve.  Here’s the recipe: Remove the stem/central rib from the kale leaves Cut the leaves into pieces and wash them. Mikey likes to use the salad spinner for this. Dry the kale leaves. We do this…

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