Parenting Healthy

I was sent sample for feature

There is still time to get Dad a basket of great gifts for Father’s Day! The best part about these gifts for Dad is that if you cannot be with him, the basket can get to him! Whether Dad likes to grill, snack or enjoy a beer, there are great selections for him.

I have the Hitting the Range Golf Gift Basket for my Dad who loves sports and snacks. This basket contains

Golf Range Basket
Golf Balls
Blueberry, Pomegranate and Almond Orchard Bar by Liberty Orchards
5 O’Clock Crunch mix by Feridies
Deli Style H’oeuvre Crackers by Partners
Hot Pepper Cheese by Northwoods
Chichester Snack Mix by Merrimack Valley Snack Company
Sweet Corn Crunch Snacks by Sensible Foods
Fuji Apple Crunch Dried Fruit by Sensible Foods

They have cookies, wine, beer, meats and fun popcorn flavors Dad will love such as hickory maple bacon, honey mustard and buffalo. Gourmet Gift Baskets has gifts for anyone on your shopping and holiday list! Remember to check in often as they post promotions on their site.

The Father’s Day Gift is also a great choice for the meat and cheese-loving Dad!

Find these and many other Father’s Day gift ideas at GourmetGiftBaskets!

Food, Healthy Living

Denny’s Restaurant Fit Fare Menu Review

January 22, 2016December 4, 2016 Erin Sluka

I was sent to Denny’s to sample the menu

Eating out just got healthier. If you have visited a Denny’s Restaurant you may have noticed the Fit Fare® logos on some menu choices. These logos tell you the calories and other nutritional information about that dish that qualifies it as a Fit Far® menu selection. The Denny’s Restaurant Fit Fare Menu offers the healthiest choices and we sampled some with my family.

With choices like Banana Pecan Pancakes and Alaska Salmon, you get a healthier plate without the lack of taste or variety. The sides may be turkey bacon or a bowl of fresh fruit so you stay on track. These selections make eating out a less guilty of a pleasure.

Within the Deny’s menu you can easily spot the Fit Fare® meals by the heart icons under the descriptions. I chose the Banana Pecan Pancake breakfast. My son never passes up chicken nuggets and from a kids menu but with sides like garden salad, sliced bananas, corn and fresh fruit he can choose from on the kids meals he eats balanced as well!

The next time you want a good meal with more food than most can eat at one serving, Denny’s has a great value in their menu and for the healthiest picks, look for the Fit Fare® logos!

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Education, Kids, Sponsored, STEM Learning

UMIGO math Games, Music and Videos for at-home learning

June 27, 2015October 8, 2017 Erin Sluka

This is a sponsored post for UMIGO. Opinions are my own #umigo

UMIGO math Games, Music and Videos for at-home learning

UMIGO-Free Online Math Learning for First-Second Graders

UMIGO math Games, Music and Videos for at-home learning

In my home, our summer reward chart includes learning time. Our son is 7 and he can earn rewards the same as chores for ever 20 minutes of learning time he does. That learning time can be online educational games like UMIGO or reading. Typically that is the combination we use-reading and online math with UMIGO. My son will be in second grade starting this September and is the perfect age for the UMIGO online system. For every 20 minutes of game play, he gets 1 reward which is redeemable for events or quarters. The first day playing, he went well over 40 minutes non-stop.

UMIGO math Games, Music and Videos for at-home learning

We started by watching the music videos, but my son is more motivated by games, so we quickly chose a game next. He did very well with navigating himself as each game starts you off with a story that leads to some sort of problem. It then directs your child on what they need to do to solve a problem. This could involve measuring something or fitting shapes. They are problem-solving as well as practicing math concepts when they feel like they are playing a game and earning an unlock.

UMIGO math Games, Music and Videos for at-home learning

The games are organized by concepts

Measurement

Addition

Skip Counting

2D Shapes

Functions: Find the Rule

Greater Than or Less Than

The games are designed with all of the Common Core standards for first and second grade so your child is learning at the same level as they do in class. The games are engaging, the stories are hip and the songs have the repetition needed when learning concepts in math. Whether your child is a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner, UMIGO will guide them and give them the at-home support needed to keep the learning active beyond the classroom or with in-home schooling.

There are plenty of resources for parents and educators as well as research to give you more insight. The funding for UMIGO is partly funded by the US Department of Education Ready to Learn Grant. With the concept in mind that repeating characters in songs, video and game play is attractive to a child, it is a very engaging learning site.

Learn more: http://www.umigo.com/
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Food, Recipes

Homemade Honey Mustard Recipe using Colman’s Mustard

December 12, 2014December 19, 2019 Erin Sluka

This post promoted Coleman’s Mustard. I was provided samples. All opinions are 100% my own

Honey Mustard is one of the most popular dipping sauces for so many foods. You can order it with your take-out foods or buy it in a bottle. A while back, I was googling how to make one of our favorite honey mustard recipe sauces we have ever tried while out to dinner at TGI Friday’s one night. I wrote down a copycat recipe and use it often. I changed it a bit adding more honey and less sour cream to our taste.

When I got my hands on some Colman’s mustards, I knew it was worthy for our dipping sauce recipe! If you think mustard is just mustard and they are all the same, you have not tried the yellow-labeled Colman’s mustard compared to some other brands I have tried.