Healthy and Natural Ideas for Kid’s Birthday Parties I
recently read this great romance novel. I know... it’s embarrassing to admit, I read romance novels…lots of them! They are my one vice and I love them. Anyway, back to the topic of what I read,
it was a story about a mother of 5 girls. The mother was remarkably controlling, everything had to be perfect, homemade, organic and healthy, sugar free, along with other rules as well. No television, except for PBS on an irregular basis, and so on. Honestly, I saw myself in this character. Except it was like observing myself through a window. I love my children. They are incredible and sweet and young.
As young as they are, they have yet to hold strong opinions about what they eat and how they live. They are perfectly happy with the natural, organic, sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, GMO-free concoctions that I make. Some would say that I am ‘over the top’. Certainly, my husband would agree to this statement. But I love it. I love being natural. I love having a natural home. I love raising my family, including my wonderful husband, in a natural, organic, and healthy way. It fuels me as I’m sure it does for many of you. It is a way of life.
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So, as I was reading this novel, and getting a good look at my- self, albeit not quite as scary, it occurred to me: How can I maintain a fun atmosphere while still integrating these healthy natural prin- ciples into our lifestyle? In today’s era, being natural is an up and coming trend. Everywhere we look, we find references to gluten-free living, as well as other natural strategies for healthy living. Incor- porating healthy and natural strategies into daily living can be easy with regular planning. With special events like children’s birthday parties, it can take a little more effort to be creative. Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Let’s start with the birthday cake. Sticking to gluten-free is
relatively easy today as there are a variety of gluten-free cake mixes available. With many of these mixes, they require that you add in the sweetener. To make a healthier cake, you can substitute the regular sugar in the recipe with palm sugar or coconut sugar which are lower glycemic, or maple sugar which is rich in minerals. As for frosting, there are some fun recipes that combine cocoa powder and butter substitute such as earth balance, palm oil shortening, and natural sweetener such as honey or coconut sugar. Another great frosting recipe combines maple cream, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, a small amount of milk substitute such as rice milk, with a dash of sea salt. This recipe can be found on the blog: naturalliving-
family.com. 2. Party Favors—Avoid Candy! Even without sweets, party fa-
vors are treasured by young ones. Consider offering children’s books as favors, or maybe some stickers and colored pencils. Some other ideas include creating your own party favors such as homemade chocolate lollipops that are naturally sweetened and dairy-free. A great chocolate recipe can be found on the blog: naturallivingfamily. com. It combines cocoa butter, cocoa powder, honey, vanilla extract and sea salt. Once the mixture is poured into candy molds with lollipops sticks and hardens, you can then remove the chocolate lol- lipop from the mold and wrap it in a fun way. 3. Feeding Your Guests. Birthday parties often fall during meal-
time where serving food is an essential requirement. Pizza is the most common food to serve at children’s parties and can easily be made gluten-free. There are many different ready-made gluten-free pizza shells that can be purchased or you can make your own. In addition, more and more pizza restaurants are offering gluten-free pizzas and often, they will deliver. In addition to pizza, you can offer a fruit salad or fruit ‘kebobs’. Some other ideas found on www.
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