Thank you for your quick reply. I was hoping it was just a food processor. I already have a vitamix blender, so after researching, I think I will get an eight cup Braun food processor. If you have any other suggestions I would appreciate them. Thank you!
@@marthalofton6124 I spent 6 months researching and re-thinking, and settled upon cuisinart. America's Test Kitchen has a video on it, search for "The Best Food Processors". So far, I am happy with my pick.
Hi, I just found your channel today. I love that there are more parents doing things from scratch! Do you also make dehydrated fruit roll-ups? I used to make my own fruit roll ups that my kids loved. I liked knowing what my children were eating and made sure that what they got was a lot healthier than anything you could ever buy from the supermarket! My favorite was the look on another parent's face when they would ask me... how much sugar I put in and I would tell them... none! Lol
Im 61 and live in Canada. My mom baked daily for our family of 7. We never over ate or binged. Mom cooked the best healthy meals as well. She made everything from scratch. I followed the example she set. All Stacy is doing here is going back to how things used to be done before grocery stores carried everything. She's setting an amazing example of self-sufficiency for her kids. I know kids who don't have a clue where the meat, fish, poultry, fruits and vegetables in the grocery stores come from. They teach kids in school how to read the product information because in many families this isn't explained to them. The food Stacy is making for her family is healthier than store bought even if she includes chocolate chips😊 I've watched many of her videos and she's leading her family by example. I taught my boys the same way. Excellent way to grow up!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! I really appreciate you watching my videos and glad you are enjoying them. I agree that it’s really just going back to how things used to be!
Absolutely. I’m colombian and my mom raised my and my siblings the same way. I’m so thankful for this as nowadays as a grown woman I keep the tradition even though I’m living abroad. And it has saved me so much money
I’m 67 and grew up in South Central Kentucky. My Mom made all of our snacks such as potato chips and condiments such as ketchup, meals and luscious desserts from scratch. I confess that as a kid I longed for store bought “normal” snacks and food that my friends had such as Pop Tarts, Lays Potato Chips, Coca-Cola etc. I didn’t know how blessed I was.
I didn’t realize how fortunate I was either. I was a farm kid and I was fed mostly organic stuff grown on the farm. Probably the most ridiculous thing I was jealous of were kids in grocery stores who had cheese whiz in their cart. I was stuck having cheese from a farm nearby 🤣 I had never tried it, but it represented normal to me lol.
Yes, I remember begging my mother to buy me processed foods as a teenager and then being disappointed by them! I still love her cooking, when she invites me over!
OMG “ I didn’t know how blessed I was “ craving the junk “normal “ kids ate This is true for millions of kids thanks to marketing campaigns and haves and have nots created by a dysfunctional society
I'm a single mom on state benefits while I finish school and I have a huge garden to supplement my limited funds your channel really inspired me! Thank you
I am happy to find you. I grew up in India, we rarely ate snacks and never ate out. I recall eating out twice in my life (before I went to college), once during a move, and second time when we celebrated a rich friend’s birthday. We ate seasonal fruits and grains (yes, grains are seasonal too). Now I am raising my kids in the USA, and they don’t understand what a good hungry stomach feels like, they don’t want to eat nutritious delicious food because they are full from easily available junk food everywhere. Your video is an inspiration to keep working hard to teach kids how nourishing and tasty snacks can be. I always have lara bars in my freezer and fridge, also have smoothie popscicles, frozen fruit, banana bread. Bread and butter is my go to snack too.
My husband ate fast food from dhaba stalls often when he was a teen in India as he was a bottomless pit. He mom would cook 16/17 chapati for him at one time and she would finally cut him off and threaten to beat him. We are mixed and feed our kids only home food for the most part, of the mom is out of the home that’s a problem, normally why the kids start eating bad. Also, our littles little Indian spice but not hot n heavy so I make a little different tarka, chutney or pickle to add more spice for the grown ups. Using our green chilies from the garden makes a big difference too as the red chili powder gives us stomach aches like it has chemical or gmo. I notice they spray paint the cardomon green from Indian too so I am ordering my own plants to grow myself.
@@calisingh7978 you are right, once mom is working out of the house, kids start eating bad. I lived in very rural India (15 years ago) so I didn’t not experience adulterated food but I have heard stories of fake colors in vegetables and spices. Growing your own food as much as you can is the best. I like the idea of adding spice for adults using tarka, chutney/achaar, I will try this trick.
And India has one of the highest levels of type 2 diabetes, otherwise known as the diabetes capital of the world. Cooking from scratch doesn't mean it's a healthy diet (high carbohydrate and plenty of processed snacks in cities)
It’s normal in my house and my mom cooked from scratch. My parents were raised in the country and all but one sibling of mom’s cooked from scratch and my grandmother cooked like she was feeding an army. Everything was fresh from the garden or home canned or frozen. I miss my grandma and her cooking. I think when women started working all that got left behind. Personally I think it was the worst thing for society but I also understand why women went to work.
I’m 21 and living in America. Growing up my mother rarely made anything from scratch, and when she did actually cook something it was by adding store-bought canned and processed foods in a pot and then heating it up. But usually, it was boxed macaroni with store bought hotdogs, or frozen meals. I love my mother dearly and I know she was very busy and tired when we were children because me dad didn’t help her, so she was doing the best we could, but now that I’m grown with my own child I crave homemade from-scratch foods. My husband and I have been working on learning how to make everything from scratch and it’s so rewarding.
What % of working professionals in India can afford at home cooks though or have other family members helping with household cooking or childcare? I can only speak for the US but it’s rare that any parent has anyone else helping with anything including cooking. The parents are on their own. I’d love to cook from scratch more but I have no time between work and kids. When they are older hopefully I can prioritize it
I like how you didn't re invent the wheel when it comes to snacks. It's essentially the same thing except you know what you are putting in your kids bodies. I love that!
Aww it was so sweet when your baby was fussing and you gave your lil one a little cuddle and comfort and I saw the instant smile on your baby’s face and no more fussing. What a loving mama. Just as God intended ❤
The side of side soothing 2:47 rock. Yes. I remember doing that sooo many times a day. Now my little ones rarely need it, but it’s an automatic. Love it. Respect for your hard work.
I’am in my 70’s and we were allowed to have a piece of fruit if we were hungry between meals , we always had some sort of dessert after our dinner and then we had a hot drink ( hot chocolate) before bed , that’s it
Not sure what you mean about in the past Americans didnt snack. Everyone did snack, but it wasnt processed snacks, it was more like fruit. I grew up very poor (a long time ago) where extra food was not always around in the house, but I still snacked daily. It was called picking fruit from the trees. I ate oranges, pomegranates, plums, avocados, used the lemons I picked and squeezed them over the other fruit and put a bit of salt, YUM! So running in the hills all day eating fruit from any tree I could find, I never felt hungry. Snacked all day!
You don't seem to know how expensive fruit was then and not every State had fruit trees. Not everything could be shipped everywhere especially before the railroad. But even when the railroad was introduced not every fruit could survive the train rides especially in the summer months. Maybe some wild berries were around but not much to snack on back then depending on where settlers lived. There were nut trees but again that depends on where you live. And you don't make much sense saying you were poor and had very little food in the house then say you snacked all day and was never hungry 🤔 you were not very poor then.
@@millennialodyssey5956 These are not things I bought. I was dead broke. I just found them around the neighborhood and picked them, but even in the colder climates, there are apple, peach, cheery, and crab apple trees; blueberries too. You just have to go looking.
@@icidive3890what small amounts of food? Food is everywhere. You just have to know where to look and what to do. Plant a garden, grow fruit trees, get some chickens for eggs. Dont expect the govt to feed you. You'll starve.
THIS is what I've been searching TH-cam for! I'm ok with a small refuelling after school, especially during growth spurts and at movie times!. But overall I'm tired of how kids are living on snacks these days and with costs rising I'm needing to homemake almost all snacks for packed school and work lunches
Love your take on snacks. Spot on! Too many parents complain about their kids not eating a good meal. They aren't hungry after grazing all day. This drives me nuts. Really enjoy your channel.
Children's stomachs aren't very big... there is nothing wrong with children who are "grazers" and eat small amounts throughout the day, when their bodies are hungry.
That's why babies have to eat 8-12 times a day. Small tummies. And they are growing. Kids do need to eat more frequently than adults. I used to feel so hungry as a kid between meals, but I'm sure my blood sugar was all out of wack.
When my kids were young, I would offer fruit or carrots and if they refused, then I knew it wasn’t true hunger, but merely cravings that was promoting them to ask for food. True hunger will cause healthy food to taste amazing! I try to incorporate this into my nanny job with some exceptions.
My mom always had something for when we got home from school. I also followed this with my kids. I don’t think there is anything wrong with snacks. It wasn’t processed food.
I love this! I wish I lived this lifestyle, homesteading, making things from scratch. I live in a city though, am a single mom and don.t have the garden, the stamina and the youthful age any more. I commend you for feeding your kids so healthily!
I have a niece that lives in the city and she has a couple of those new green stack planters on her patio. She grows strawberries in one , herbs in another and some peas and beans and wants to get the deep pocket ones to try carrots. I have 4 gardens large- big- raised stone bed and the eat me first garden. My collards just came up today 👍😊. If I lived closer I’d gladly share with you 🥰. I have hens too and don’t pay that ridiculous price for eggs
I'm a city mom. It's good to plant something small, like an onion, to show the kids how things grow up close. Try to hit up a farmers market now and then, or take your kid apple picking. Don't feel inadequate. We all have our unique life situations. i personally know that I'll never make any of that stuff she's making, no way! I can though simplify snacks to fruit, cheese, the like.
My life is so far from hers. I'm a working mom who is the financial provider for the family. It's interesting to see how others live, but this will never be my life. I absolutely love this for her and others who can live similarly. Not all of us have the same lifestyle, but I appreciate others who make their life the best that they can. You may not have a farm, but I bet you have some great restaurants and a plethora of fun activities nearby
I only have 5 kids and I struggle to just make dinner each night! 😅 I love all these ideas, and I'm super impressed that you have the ability to make 5 or so snacks, homeschool, AND clean all in the same day! 🤯 But I guess it helps that you have extra help. My husband works all day and my kids are usually busy with chores either around the house or homestead, or homeschooling. By the time they are done they just want to relax. Occasionally they might help me with dinner, but they aren't really into making extra snacks too much. I'd be trying to do it all myself with a clingy toddler fussing at my feet the whole time while also micromanaging the other 4 making sure they stay on task! 🥴😮💨
Absolutely correct. I didn’t know one friend who was heavy or overweight. Ate breakfast, lunch and dinner. No snack after school. We immediately changed and went out to play. My parents didn’t have much money, and my mom baked almost every dessert we ate. No baking, no dessert. When dinner was over, no more eating. There wasn’t a question about this. It simply wasn’t thought of. And, almost everyone I knew lived the same way.
One caveat - people walked and biked regularly. I'm much younger, but I've been trying to understand the obesity epidemic in the US. Besides the snacking, dessert for breakfast or lunch, and calorie-laden drinks all day, few people surpass 5000 steps per day. I'm currently staying at a farmhouse without farming nor tending to animals, and I still log in at least 10,000 steps every day (often more, up to 14,000 steps). I even stopped my daily "formal" workout routine because my daily life burns more calories nowadays. Before this living situation, I was totaling about 6000 steps during the cooler months and closer to 8000 steps during the warm months. I still snack 2-3 times per day (including a beer or mixed drink about every 1-2 days), but I honestly can't gain weight because I have small meals as well. I also drink water all day long. It's amazing. The answer to the weight gain problem is to move more. Eating smaller portions and drinking mostly water helps. We were meant to exercise all day long like our ancestors who traveled often as hunter-gatherer packs or worked the land as farmers. Our bodies aren't meant to sit or stand still all day. Even a vehicle starts having issues if it sits parked for more than a month, so why wouldn't this apply to people?
There are so many more reasons for obesity. Most of it isn't that people aren't moving, but the absolute nutrient-deficient food we are fed. Just look at other countries that done use the junk ingredients that we do. I am also a very busy and active person, but am overweight. Over 7K steps at just 4 pm and lots more to do today. I basically just drink water. However- I'm super happy for you that it's kept you fit! Just know that because it works for you doesn't mean it's the same for everyone. Being less active and eating snacks isn't causing obesity.
I’m nearly 75 years old. We did not snack. We were allowed to have a glass of milk between meals maybe an occasional peanut butter sandwich if dinner was going to be late for some reason.
@TheFromScratchFarmhouse so many are stuck on eating constantly, so they now think it's normal and healthy for humans. If we eat the proper human diet, we won't need to snack at all.
@TheFromScratchFarmhouse I really like the homemade pop tarts. Have to watch that one again you shared. I have been making the balls already. Thank you for sharing
Coffee Lunch is a term we use in my culture (I am Swiss). When you can't prepare Lunch but must eat something we call it "coffee complet" and this could be dinner or Lunch replacement. We would give the children a hot drink that tastes like coffee but is made from the acorn, serve Bread rolls and a latter of Ham, dried meat, and salami with a platter of a variety of cheese. As I am writing this I just found the term "café complet" is even discribed on Wikipedia 🙂
Sounds great☺️😋 I'm trying my best to make all my food by my own hand. I have been cooking all my life, but got severely derailed with COVID☹️ I saw what was coming & did all my shopping in February. Didn't wear a mask because I didn't know.... I'm still paying for it😞 We were set though! But while I was so weak & sick, seriously relied on bad bad food (I was sick for years; sure that didn't help!). I finally found a bread recipe I can make, and I'm working on making more things. Less store bought, huzzah!🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for sharing about not daily snacking!! We had to cut out snacks as our toddlers grew into preschoolers/kindergarteners because we found they were not eating their full, well-rounded meals, but rather just waiting for their snacks (fruit, crackers, etc). For us it was the importance of 3 square meals vs intermittent snacking throughout the day. I know there's evidence to support both digestive arguments, but we went with what feels best to us.
I’ve no kids, but God help me, I’m a snacker, but my doc told me earlier this year my A1C is heading towards pre diabetic and I need to watch what I eat, I’m a pretty healthy eater at mealtime, I don’t drink juice or soda, but I find that through out the day, between meals I snack a lot, chocolate, cookies and chips, everything sweet and/or salty😭 I’m thankful my phone send me to you, I just sub and I’ll be making a few of these non processed snacks, the ball one I know will be my first try😍 thank you!
I agree with you on less snacking makes for better eating at meal times. Love your well stocked, healthy snack options. Your baby is so cute! He’s getting so big. 🙂 You are an amazing Mom. Thank you for sharing your recipes. ❤️🙏🏻Val C
we are a family of 8. Yesterday in an afternoon I manage to cook and prep: a cake, sausages and eggs with cabbage & carrot salad, meatball soup with veggies, burgers with rice and greek salad, and prep for today the minced meat for pastitsio and mousaka (greek dishes, one is similar to lasagna and the other is with eggplant and potatoes), plus I marinate the meat for tomorrow! :) For snacks my kids usually are having salami, cheese, and some seasonal veg or fruit. :)
That was amazing! I just found your channel and I made farmers cheese because that’s what I was looking for this morning. I had goat milk so I used goat milk. We will see how it taste, I did watch all of your video on making snacks and I was very impressed to make some of these to have on hand for my grandkids thank you so much. Your videos are very well-made and simple to follow.
Thank you ❣ You are so wise. For the past decade, we've tried to cut any sort of additives. Honestly, it's trickier than I imagined. Making my own is so much more cost effective... and yummier❣ A new subscriber from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤
Wow it's so nice to see someone else doing this! I felt so alone in this. I'm making everything from scratch myself and I don't have anyone else to really relate to. Any time I bring it up organically in conversation with others to share diff snacks we can make- I'm met with snide and snarky remarks, as if I need a "trophy" for doing what I do. When in reality I'm just trying to bless the family with good food.
I don't know why this is so mind-blowing to me. You have convinced me that it might be worth the extra effort to make these snacks. They look so yummy, my child might actually eat them.
Wonderful ❤ thank you so much for these medley of recipes. I am actually going to use your video for cooking class in homeschool for my daughter. She will enjoy making these with me.
You are doing a wonderful job raising your family! I still think that all the stuff they put in cows, pigs, and chickens to make them grow bigger is part of the problem that has made our child develop earlier as well as causing obesity in our children. I do think you are right about snacking being a big problem with obesity also.
Wow, super mom. We have four little boys and we try very hard to avoid processed sugar, gluten and dairy. We do not eat those things in the home & virtually do no snacking, but outside the home is extremely difficult with what people offer them constantly. I have been amazed at how much it has regulated their little systems to eat like we do. I LOVE watching you snack prep with your sweet baby; it is really dear. Thank you for sharing! I’m amazed.
Yes! People often comment on how well behaved my kids are and I actually think their health plays a big part in this as well. I’m glad you are enjoying my videos. ❤️
I am so excited to have found this channel! We've moved from the US to Ireland. The food is different. I was a bit stumped for a while as I was adjusting about how to improve our food routine. Now that we are more settled it's the right time to make improvements. I am taking inspiration. You are doing some truly amazing things! Thank you. - Kim
I so appreciate your lack of rigidity and some sort of perfectionist aura that can be all too pervasive on mom blogs. You also give me enthusiasm for keeping my family well cares for. I subscribed and shared. It’s refreshing to see someone make their routine workable but also grace for not being ridged
I’d like to add you can make paleo banana/pumpkin/blueberry etc mini muffins and freeze them and they are a quick breakfast. You can also do this with pancakes. Typically I food process oatmeal for the grains. Another snack my toddler loves is raw, sea salted pumpkin seeds from Costco. They sell a huge bag that lasts forever!
Afternoon and high tea are two different things. Afternoon tea was things like toast, crumpets, maybe a light sandwich like cucumber and perhaps fruit cake or seed cake. (Modern Afternoon tea is all sorts of little cakes and savouries, you wouldn't eat a full evening meal after that and its more of a treat thing, mothers day, birthdays etc.). It was served in aristocratic households as the evening meal was served very late. High tea is a much heartier affair, typical on farms etc where people were working hard on the land all day. Served late afternoon or early evening you would get bread and butter, maybe boiled potatoes, cold cooked meat such as ham or tongue, boiled eggs, cheese,pickles, sometimes a cold cutting pie like pork,game or corned beef and potato,and probably a fruit pie or cake of some kind as well. You didn't get an evening meal after that. Maybe a slice of toast before bed, but farmers went to bed early as they had to get up and deal with milking, animal feeding etc. so usually nothing more after high tea.
These are great. I just shared your. Lara balls with my daughter and I'm going to be saving these recipes and giving them a try. I'll have them handy when the grandkids come to visit. They are not processed food snackers either so I want to have as many things ready as possible. Thank you so much. This is amazing.
I'm impressed by your canned goods and your garden!! We learned to can peaches last year. We are able to grow good onions, tomatoes and jalapenos now (salsa garden minus the cilantro). We're learning to grow lettuce this year, and cucumbers so we can learn to can cucumbers. We got backyard chickens and learned how to care for them for the eggs when there was the egg shortage. I've always loved to cook and bake. I'm diabetic now, so doing things from scratch is more important than ever. I'm betting I can learn all kinds of things from you!! So glad your page came through my feed. 😊❤
Good God. All you do is cook momma. Kudos to you. I bet it's all really delicious. When my only child was little all I did for a few years was cook too. Then she got older and spa was our mommy daughter thing. I like watching momma's cook. It's nostalgic.
Thank you. I cook a lot, but what I don't often show here is that I'm not the only one in the kitchen. I definitely have a lot of help from my husband and kids.
I always got the best, most innovative, grocery store, snacks growing up and really wanted to be a snot about these homemade snacks. But your methods and sweet disposition remind me of parents of friends of mine that I would visit. They didn’t have a lot of money, but were so warm, farmy and inviting. At 46 I have a core memory of Michelle‘s mom making us a simple brown grocery bag full of popcorn while we watched fireworks on a blanket, it was the best most exciting thing ever!🥹
Growing up in the 60s and 70s we didn't really snack . We ate 3 meals a day, and once in a great while we had home made popcorn while watching a family show on tv. As we got into our teens we did need a snack after school because we were growing so fast. Even now as an adult, snacking isn't much of a thing, usually only when we are very busy
Finally! Somebody that cooks! What people call "cooking" is just an assembly of canned and boxed items laden with salt, sugar and chemicals. I still cook for my bubble buddy group a spillover from the pandemic.
I love these healthy homemade options instead of just fruit all the time. Thank you! We don't let our kids eat processed foods either, but I have run out of ideas. Can't wait to try these
Watching you with your sweet babe brought tears to my eyes. I have teenagers and a 3 year old and miss those days dearly, even if my last one wasn't very long ago! Thanks for sharing this video.
First of all, your baby is literally the cutest baby!!!! I loved all of this but definitely don’t have the time to do all of that. I wish we had a huge garden for my kids to forage in! I would call that snacking. I’m sure it’s different in winter for them though. We just had to downsize our space while homeschooling and I’m trying to figure out how to go back to natural cooking like I use to while unpacking and homeschooling.
The only snacks available for my children were carrots and apples. They were available whenever they wanted, but we didn't have official snack times. Otherwise, I made three filling, healthy homemade meals per day. Nobody was ever required to eat meals. However, if they didn't eat, nothing, including the apples and carrots, was available until the next meal. My children were all fit, trim, active, and good eaters. When they (boys and girls) were capable, they became chefs one day a week for a few years. With a tiny budget, they planned a mom-approved menu. Each shopped for their list with their budget cash during my weekly shopping- They kept any leftover cash, which inspired frugality and creativity. I acted as sous chef during their cooking endeavors. They are all great cooks, careful budgeters, frugal shoppers, efficient workers, nutrition-minded planners, and excellent organizers these many decades later. Yes, it would have been much easier to do everything myself, but it would have robbed my children of these great life skills.
This is going to be so helpful. I'm not looking to homestead but my son has severe allergies to eggs, dairy and nuts so packaged products are almost always off limits for us! As he starts to eat table food I'm definitely going to be needing new recipes!
I love making energetic snacks. Nuts, dates, figs, dried apricot, raisins or craisins,peanut butter or Al and butter, chia, ground flax, honey, oatmeal or 9 grain mix, sometimes cocoa, or coconut. You make balls and roll them in powdered milk, or sugar, or coconut,or crushed nuts…lots of options.
Enjoyed watching your video, thank you for taking time to share with others. I am a major snacker... so... wanting to do better now that I have seen this. TY! Also, thank you @MoreThanFarmers for sharing the collaboration list so I could find this new channel.
these were awesome and simple. a few I saw before but some new ones too. I can't get completely away from the store but this helps us stay closer to 80% natural/homemade
Great job with decluttering. Lived how you involved your child so much. We too have lots of Lego. I have some kids that like to make kit and keep it together and some that like to just use their imagination and make whatever they want so we have different solutions. Large plastic coloured tub from Kmart for sets still in packets or in containers and drawstring bag for loose Lego. Thanks for your video - love watching your content. Mum of 4 from Melbourne, Australia😊
This video was awesome! As a health conscious mom I love your ideas of preparing homemade snacks. Very inspiring. And your baby is so adorable! Thank you for sharing!
Love this video! Thank you! We don't really have a garden but we spend a fortune on berries and fruit and organic veggies. We use those as snacks if needed. I have 4 kiddos and my 3 year old is definitely going through a hungry phase! I need to make some of these recipes for the occasional snacks when hiking on on days of extra hangry kids!
Grow a pair of blueberry plants/bushes (in pots, if needed) and a bunch of strawberries. It’s so easy. They will give you the most delicious, chemical-free fruit for years and years for almost free, and kids LOVE hunting for the berries! It changed our perspective.
This used to be the life of women in India. Cooking every meal for many kids. And they used to have large fields and farms, and whole families used to pick vegetables and fruits. I've seen this in my previous generation everywhere.
Thank you so much for the recipes in this video! I grew up on pop tarts and every time I see them in the store I think about how my kids would love them but there's no way I'm buying them now knowing about the junk and chemicals inside. I can't wait to try the homemade version.
Wow!! Incredible pantry, and amazing snack recipes. You're so organized!! I love your comments about snacking. This video has definitely inspired us to change our snacks. I'm inspired also by your big storage jars with the gold lids. Can you tell me where you got those? I'm totally re doing our pantry like yours. Thanks again!
God bless you.. Thank you so much.. A big kiss to the cute baby.. I loved this way if carrying him.. The following is for you , me & every mother.. the Pediatrician TOLD US..THAT BABY'S HEAD MUST BE KEPT SUPPORTED ALL THE TIME ON OUR ARM AS LONG AS HIS IS IN THIS AGE.. That's why the way you carry him while his head is supported by the cloth is much better than what we do.. BUT WE ALL SHOULD LIMIT THE DURATION WE CARRY OUR BABIES IN FRONT OF US..AS THEY NEED THEIR BACK SUPPORTED ON OUR ARM WHEN THEY ARE VERY LITTLE LIKE THIS . Also take care for your own safety regarding your back while you are carrying the baby ''s weight in front of you...your fingers while using the kitchen objects. . Keep both of you away from the oven. . Love you. .Thank you again for these wonderful snacks. ... It was really very kind of you. .❤
I absolutely love these and I love that you're baking snacks from home. I make different kinds of oat snacks with maple syrup for my toddler as I refuse to spend money on hyper processed alternatives that don't even taste as good. I'm definitely going to try those jam bars - such good inspiration!
Another family of ten here! Your "snacking" title caught my eye because we don't buy packaged snacks either. Can't wait to try out your granola recipe (and share with a friend who has been hunting for a good one) :)
You can make the no-bake cookie balls without any kind of blender, just stirring by hand. You may need to add more sticky stuff if there is too much dry at the bottom of the mixing bowl until you get the hang of it, I never had a blender and made them often for my kids.
Love this video! I’m fairly new to your channel and I’m a homeschool mom as well with six kiddos. My kids are always wanting snacks and with making mostly homemade stuff I run out of ideas. I honestly never thought of no snacks because my kids are always hungry. My family was always big into snacks growing up and none of us were ever overweight. I do think you have a very good point just don’t know how I’d wean my kids off of snacks at this point since they are so used to their 10:00 and 2:00 snack. I’m very excited to try your jerky recipe, hopefully tomorrow.
Also, I’m trying very hard to raise my kids to have a healthy relationship with food so that’s one more reason I think no snacks is a great idea! Lots to think about. 😊
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I think it depends on the situation…. Are your kids still eating all of their meals? If they aren’t having any issues with finishing meals, maybe encouraging them to eat more at meal times would help them last longer. Also what if you just had fruits and veggies prepped and availability for when they get hungry. Often if kids are told that the only options are apples, carrots or a string cheese they suddenly aren’t very “hungry.” 😅
I’m in Australia, my parents were from the UK and we were a family of 10. We ‘snacked’ as soon as we got home from school because we were active all day 60+ years ago, and needed refuelling by 3pm. Our ‘snacks’ were fresh fruit in season, or fruit tarts/pies made from home preserved fruits. I was a teenager before I tasted a sugar lolly (candy) and in my 20’s when I first ate a salty processed snack. I’d still rather have a piece of fruit or a homemade fruit tart - my palate and preferences were trained by my childhood foods. I still need a fuel top up at 3pm 😊
Thank you for sharing this. I’m kind of confused reading these comments about how people didn’t have snacks growing up. Are they comparing to high amounts of packaged snacks and have a narrow definition of snack? Are these people just not eating for 4-7 hours at a time? With no tea or fruit? I wouldn’t have gotten through the day as a child without some fruit, veggies, nuts, biscuits or toast after school and at morning tea. Especially as a child. Children have little stomachs and are outputting so much energy physically and mentally!
Could you please tell me what type of food processor you use?
Yes! I’ll link my set, I love it! amzn.to/4a7uSWD
Thank you for your quick reply. I was hoping it was just a food processor. I already have a vitamix blender, so after researching, I think I will get an eight cup Braun food processor. If you have any other suggestions I would appreciate them. Thank you!
@@marthalofton6124 I spent 6 months researching and re-thinking, and settled upon cuisinart.
America's Test Kitchen has a video on it, search for "The Best Food Processors". So far, I am happy with my pick.
Hi, I just found your channel today. I love that there are more parents doing things from scratch! Do you also make dehydrated fruit roll-ups? I used to make my own fruit roll ups that my kids loved. I liked knowing what my children were eating and made sure that what they got was a lot healthier than anything you could ever buy from the supermarket! My favorite was the look on another parent's face when they would ask me... how much sugar I put in and I would tell them... none! Lol
No
Im 61 and live in Canada. My mom baked daily for our family of 7. We never over ate or binged. Mom cooked the best healthy meals as well. She made everything from scratch. I followed the example she set. All Stacy is doing here is going back to how things used to be done before grocery stores carried everything. She's setting an amazing example of self-sufficiency for her kids. I know kids who don't have a clue where the meat, fish, poultry, fruits and vegetables in the grocery stores come from. They teach kids in school how to read the product information because in many families this isn't explained to them. The food Stacy is making for her family is healthier than store bought even if she includes chocolate chips😊 I've watched many of her videos and she's leading her family by example. I taught my boys the same way. Excellent way to grow up!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! I really appreciate you watching my videos and glad you are enjoying them. I agree that it’s really just going back to how things used to be!
Absolutely. I’m colombian and my mom raised my and my siblings the same way. I’m so thankful for this as nowadays as a grown woman I keep the tradition even though I’m living abroad. And it has saved me so much money
I knew a young woman years ago who literally thought French fries grew as French fries and were not from potatoes!!
We agree with you! We are also from Canada. We have a 62 acre island in the wilderness. We learn sooo much! 💚
My mom is younger than you,she's 55 and I'm 37,good for you,Mediterranean diet does wonders to your body also.😂😅
I’m 67 and grew up in South Central Kentucky. My Mom made all of our snacks such as potato chips and condiments such as ketchup, meals and luscious desserts from scratch. I confess that as a kid I longed for store bought “normal” snacks and food that my friends had such as Pop Tarts, Lays Potato Chips, Coca-Cola etc. I didn’t know how blessed I was.
I didn’t realize how fortunate I was either. I was a farm kid and I was fed mostly organic stuff grown on the farm. Probably the most ridiculous thing I was jealous of were kids in grocery stores who had cheese whiz in their cart. I was stuck having cheese from a farm nearby 🤣 I had never tried it, but it represented normal to me lol.
Good mama. I was never allowed candy becos it and soda ruined my mother's teeth. and it paid off
Yes, I remember begging my mother to buy me processed foods as a teenager and then being disappointed by them! I still love her cooking, when she invites me over!
OMG “ I didn’t know how blessed I was “ craving the junk “normal “ kids ate
This is true for millions of kids thanks to marketing campaigns and haves and have nots created by a dysfunctional society
You were truly blessed. Homemade meals are the best!
I'm a single mom on state benefits while I finish school and I have a huge garden to supplement my limited funds your channel really inspired me! Thank you
You should have a work requirement
I love that you garden! That's amazing! I'm glad you can get help, and help yourself at the same time❤
@@cherylliston3284she never said she didn’t and frankly it’s none of your business
@@cherylliston3284Why does she need to include that information? Are you just assuming that she doesn't work?
@@cherylliston3284 lol I did. Off of it now.
I am happy to find you. I grew up in India, we rarely ate snacks and never ate out. I recall eating out twice in my life (before I went to college), once during a move, and second time when we celebrated a rich friend’s birthday. We ate seasonal fruits and grains (yes, grains are seasonal too). Now I am raising my kids in the USA, and they don’t understand what a good hungry stomach feels like, they don’t want to eat nutritious delicious food because they are full from easily available junk food everywhere. Your video is an inspiration to keep working hard to teach kids how nourishing and tasty snacks can be. I always have lara bars in my freezer and fridge, also have smoothie popscicles, frozen fruit, banana bread. Bread and butter is my go to snack too.
I love your perspective! 👏
My husband ate fast food from dhaba stalls often when he was a teen in India as he was a bottomless pit. He mom would cook 16/17 chapati for him at one time and she would finally cut him off and threaten to beat him. We are mixed and feed our kids only home food for the most part, of the mom is out of the home that’s a problem, normally why the kids start eating bad. Also, our littles little Indian spice but not hot n heavy so I make a little different tarka, chutney or pickle to add more spice for the grown ups. Using our green chilies from the garden makes a big difference too as the red chili powder gives us stomach aches like it has chemical or gmo. I notice they spray paint the cardomon green from Indian too so I am ordering my own plants to grow myself.
@@calisingh7978 you are right, once mom is working out of the house, kids start eating bad. I lived in very rural India (15 years ago) so I didn’t not experience adulterated food but I have heard stories of fake colors in vegetables and spices. Growing your own food as much as you can is the best. I like the idea of adding spice for adults using tarka, chutney/achaar, I will try this trick.
What can I say except: much respect to you, Supermom!
Thank you. ❤️
I LOVE watching you hold the lil one close to your heart while still working for your remaining family... a real mother!!
😊 thank you
Cooking things from scratch is such a normal way of life in India...it is incredible it is not in so many parts of the world.
And India has one of the highest levels of type 2 diabetes, otherwise known as the diabetes capital of the world. Cooking from scratch doesn't mean it's a healthy diet (high carbohydrate and plenty of processed snacks in cities)
It’s normal in my house and my mom cooked from scratch. My parents were raised in the country and all but one sibling of mom’s cooked from scratch and my grandmother cooked like she was feeding an army. Everything was fresh from the garden or home canned or frozen. I miss my grandma and her cooking. I think when women started working all that got left behind. Personally I think it was the worst thing for society but I also understand why women went to work.
I’m 21 and living in America. Growing up my mother rarely made anything from scratch, and when she did actually cook something it was by adding store-bought canned and processed foods in a pot and then heating it up. But usually, it was boxed macaroni with store bought hotdogs, or frozen meals.
I love my mother dearly and I know she was very busy and tired when we were children because me dad didn’t help her, so she was doing the best we could, but now that I’m grown with my own child I crave homemade from-scratch foods.
My husband and I have been working on learning how to make everything from scratch and it’s so rewarding.
The fantastic use of spices and herbs and wonderful combinations in Indian food is so delicious!
What % of working professionals in India can afford at home cooks though or have other family members helping with household cooking or childcare? I can only speak for the US but it’s rare that any parent has anyone else helping with anything including cooking. The parents are on their own. I’d love to cook from scratch more but I have no time between work and kids. When they are older hopefully I can prioritize it
I like how you didn't re invent the wheel when it comes to snacks.
It's essentially the same thing except you know what you are putting in your kids bodies. I love that!
Yes! 👏 The kids also think it’s fun to have things like “poptarts” instead of “hand pies.” 😅
And it’s not hyper-palatable to make us want to eat past our fullness queues. No excess anything! ❤
You are obviously simply wonderful! What a mother! What a domestic engineer!
Aww it was so sweet when your baby was fussing and you gave your lil one a little cuddle and comfort and I saw the instant smile on your baby’s face and no more fussing. What a loving mama. Just as God intended ❤
Thank you for watching.❤️
The side of side soothing 2:47 rock. Yes. I remember doing that sooo many times a day. Now my little ones rarely need it, but it’s an automatic. Love it. Respect for your hard work.
I’am in my 70’s and we were allowed to have a piece of fruit if we were hungry between meals , we always had some sort of dessert after our dinner and then we had a hot drink ( hot chocolate) before bed , that’s it
I can afford bananas for snacks. I have 4 young kids and 2 about to move out. There’s no way I could afford that many apples.
@@penelopegrier5073The trick is to have berry bushes and fruit trees which hobby farmers and homesteaders tend to have.
@@penelopegrier5073If you have a yard, have you considered growing a food forest? Buy the tree or bush once and eat for years.
Grow fruit trees
Not sure what you mean about in the past Americans didnt snack. Everyone did snack, but it wasnt processed snacks, it was more like fruit. I grew up very poor (a long time ago) where extra food was not always around in the house, but I still snacked daily. It was called picking fruit from the trees. I ate oranges, pomegranates, plums, avocados, used the lemons I picked and squeezed them over the other fruit and put a bit of salt, YUM! So running in the hills all day eating fruit from any tree I could find, I never felt hungry. Snacked all day!
You don't seem to know how expensive fruit was then and not every State had fruit trees. Not everything could be shipped everywhere especially before the railroad. But even when the railroad was introduced not every fruit could survive the train rides especially in the summer months. Maybe some wild berries were around but not much to snack on back then depending on where settlers lived. There were nut trees but again that depends on where you live. And you don't make much sense saying you were poor and had very little food in the house then say you snacked all day and was never hungry 🤔 you were not very poor then.
@@millennialodyssey5956 These are not things I bought. I was dead broke. I just found them around the neighborhood and picked them, but even in the colder climates, there are apple, peach, cheery, and crab apple trees; blueberries too. You just have to go looking.
It's called foraging bro... you don't have to be rich to forage ....
Way before people naturally fasted due to the small amount of food available so snacking def wasn't normal.
@@icidive3890what small amounts of food? Food is everywhere. You just have to know where to look and what to do. Plant a garden, grow fruit trees, get some chickens for eggs. Dont expect the govt to feed you. You'll starve.
THIS is what I've been searching TH-cam for! I'm ok with a small refuelling after school, especially during growth spurts and at movie times!. But overall I'm tired of how kids are living on snacks these days and with costs rising I'm needing to homemake almost all snacks for packed school and work lunches
My parents gave us toast and a fruit protein smoothie they made when we got home from school, then we'd run out and play
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️ I totally agree.
We got a big fat carrot from the garden 😂
Love your take on snacks. Spot on! Too many parents complain about their kids not eating a good meal. They aren't hungry after grazing all day. This drives me nuts. Really enjoy your channel.
Thank you! And yes, exactly! 👏
I only eat 2 larger meals with no snacking(intermittent fasting 18/5). Some of my children don't snack(were animal based eaters).
Children's stomachs aren't very big... there is nothing wrong with children who are "grazers" and eat small amounts throughout the day, when their bodies are hungry.
That's why babies have to eat 8-12 times a day. Small tummies. And they are growing. Kids do need to eat more frequently than adults. I used to feel so hungry as a kid between meals, but I'm sure my blood sugar was all out of wack.
When my kids were young, I would offer fruit or carrots and if they refused, then I knew it wasn’t true hunger, but merely cravings that was promoting them to ask for food. True hunger will cause healthy food to taste amazing! I try to incorporate this into my nanny job with some exceptions.
My mom always had something for when we got home from school. I also followed this with my kids. I don’t think there is anything wrong with snacks. It wasn’t processed food.
This totally makes sense if there is big gap between meals! We eat lunch around noon and dinner around 4:30 so it really isn’t a big deal most days.
My mom used to have a banana and graham crackers in the fifties when I was a kid.. or an apple that was it !
1 cup prechopped Almonds
1 cup pecans
2 cup dates
1 tsp Vanilla
Handful of Chocolate chips
I love this! I wish I lived this lifestyle, homesteading, making things from scratch. I live in a city though, am a single mom and don.t have the garden, the stamina and the youthful age any more.
I commend you for feeding your kids so healthily!
I have a niece that lives in the city and she has a couple of those new green stack planters on her patio. She grows strawberries in one , herbs in another and some peas and beans and wants to get the deep pocket ones to try carrots. I have 4 gardens large- big- raised stone bed and the eat me first garden. My collards just came up today 👍😊. If I lived closer I’d gladly share with you 🥰. I have hens too and don’t pay that ridiculous price for eggs
You and your child would like the activity and your children would be healthier,
Small steps ❤️ you can do great things
I'm a city mom. It's good to plant something small, like an onion, to show the kids how things grow up close. Try to hit up a farmers market now and then, or take your kid apple picking. Don't feel inadequate. We all have our unique life situations. i personally know that I'll never make any of that stuff she's making, no way! I can though simplify snacks to fruit, cheese, the like.
My life is so far from hers. I'm a working mom who is the financial provider for the family. It's interesting to see how others live, but this will never be my life. I absolutely love this for her and others who can live similarly. Not all of us have the same lifestyle, but I appreciate others who make their life the best that they can. You may not have a farm, but I bet you have some great restaurants and a plethora of fun activities nearby
Your kids will take this type of cooking with them into the rest of their lives and for their families!
I only have 5 kids and I struggle to just make dinner each night! 😅 I love all these ideas, and I'm super impressed that you have the ability to make 5 or so snacks, homeschool, AND clean all in the same day! 🤯 But I guess it helps that you have extra help. My husband works all day and my kids are usually busy with chores either around the house or homestead, or homeschooling. By the time they are done they just want to relax. Occasionally they might help me with dinner, but they aren't really into making extra snacks too much. I'd be trying to do it all myself with a clingy toddler fussing at my feet the whole time while also micromanaging the other 4 making sure they stay on task! 🥴😮💨
I see you mama!!!
Absolutely correct. I didn’t know one friend who was heavy or overweight. Ate breakfast, lunch and dinner. No snack after school. We immediately changed and went out to play. My parents didn’t have much money, and my mom baked almost every dessert we ate. No baking, no dessert. When dinner was over, no more eating. There wasn’t a question about this. It simply wasn’t thought of. And, almost everyone I knew lived the same way.
One caveat - people walked and biked regularly. I'm much younger, but I've been trying to understand the obesity epidemic in the US. Besides the snacking, dessert for breakfast or lunch, and calorie-laden drinks all day, few people surpass 5000 steps per day. I'm currently staying at a farmhouse without farming nor tending to animals, and I still log in at least 10,000 steps every day (often more, up to 14,000 steps). I even stopped my daily "formal" workout routine because my daily life burns more calories nowadays. Before this living situation, I was totaling about 6000 steps during the cooler months and closer to 8000 steps during the warm months.
I still snack 2-3 times per day (including a beer or mixed drink about every 1-2 days), but I honestly can't gain weight because I have small meals as well. I also drink water all day long. It's amazing. The answer to the weight gain problem is to move more. Eating smaller portions and drinking mostly water helps.
We were meant to exercise all day long like our ancestors who traveled often as hunter-gatherer packs or worked the land as farmers. Our bodies aren't meant to sit or stand still all day. Even a vehicle starts having issues if it sits parked for more than a month, so why wouldn't this apply to people?
There are so many more reasons for obesity. Most of it isn't that people aren't moving, but the absolute nutrient-deficient food we are fed. Just look at other countries that done use the junk ingredients that we do.
I am also a very busy and active person, but am overweight. Over 7K steps at just 4 pm and lots more to do today. I basically just drink water. However- I'm super happy for you that it's kept you fit! Just know that because it works for you doesn't mean it's the same for everyone.
Being less active and eating snacks isn't causing obesity.
Yes, exactly!
You had me then you lost me at no baking....
@@Roseflowz I think she meant that if they didn’t bake they wouldn’t have dessert.
You are a freakin hero!! Like I am beyond impressed with the lifestyle that you have created for your family
Thank you!
I’m nearly 75 years old. We did not snack. We were allowed to have a glass of milk between meals maybe an occasional peanut butter sandwich if dinner was going to be late for some reason.
Thank you for sharing! I think a lot of people don't believe me that this is how it was for most people.
@TheFromScratchFarmhouse so many are stuck on eating constantly, so they now think it's normal and healthy for humans. If we eat the proper human diet, we won't need to snack at all.
Food was truly satisfying,nutrient dense. It satiated you,filled u up.
Your baby is living his best life haha very cool video.
Thank you. I agree with you about snacking. My kids are definately not picky eaters. I appreciate the recipes, thanks
You are welcome and thanks for watching!
@TheFromScratchFarmhouse I really like the homemade pop tarts. Have to watch that one again you shared. I have been making the balls already. Thank you for sharing
Coffee Lunch is a term we use in my culture (I am Swiss). When you can't prepare Lunch but must eat something we call it "coffee complet" and this could be dinner or Lunch replacement. We would give the children a hot drink that tastes like coffee but is made from the acorn, serve Bread rolls and a latter of Ham, dried meat, and salami with a platter of a variety of cheese. As I am writing this I just found the term "café complet" is even discribed on Wikipedia 🙂
Sounds great☺️😋 I'm trying my best to make all my food by my own hand. I have been cooking all my life, but got severely derailed with COVID☹️ I saw what was coming & did all my shopping in February. Didn't wear a mask because I didn't know.... I'm still paying for it😞 We were set though! But while I was so weak & sick, seriously relied on bad bad food (I was sick for years; sure that didn't help!). I finally found a bread recipe I can make, and I'm working on making more things. Less store bought, huzzah!🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for sharing about not daily snacking!! We had to cut out snacks as our toddlers grew into preschoolers/kindergarteners because we found they were not eating their full, well-rounded meals, but rather just waiting for their snacks (fruit, crackers, etc). For us it was the importance of 3 square meals vs intermittent snacking throughout the day. I know there's evidence to support both digestive arguments, but we went with what feels best to us.
I totally agree! 🙌
I’ve no kids, but God help me, I’m a snacker, but my doc told me earlier this year my A1C is heading towards pre diabetic and I need to watch what I eat, I’m a pretty healthy eater at mealtime, I don’t drink juice or soda, but I find that through out the day, between meals I snack a lot, chocolate, cookies and chips, everything sweet and/or salty😭
I’m thankful my phone send me to you, I just sub and I’ll be making a few of these non processed snacks, the ball one I know will be my first try😍 thank you!
I agree with you on less snacking makes for better eating at meal times. Love your well stocked, healthy snack options. Your baby is so cute! He’s getting so big. 🙂 You are an amazing Mom. Thank you for sharing your recipes. ❤️🙏🏻Val C
Thank you! Yes, our sweet baby is getting bigger by the day.
Well of course it does... the children and adults eat a lot when they are very hungry. However, that's not really teaching very healthy eating habits.
we are a family of 8. Yesterday in an afternoon I manage to cook and prep: a cake, sausages and eggs with cabbage & carrot salad, meatball soup with veggies, burgers with rice and greek salad, and prep for today the minced meat for pastitsio and mousaka (greek dishes, one is similar to lasagna and the other is with eggplant and potatoes), plus I marinate the meat for tomorrow! :) For snacks my kids usually are having salami, cheese, and some seasonal veg or fruit. :)
Go mamma!! You are amazing, what a blessed household 🙏
So true about snacks Stacy. This was such a good video. Ty so much. Little Luke is growing so fast.
Thank you! Yes, he sure is. 😭
That was amazing! I just found your channel and I made farmers cheese because that’s what I was looking for this morning. I had goat milk so I used goat milk. We will see how it taste, I did watch all of your video on making snacks and I was very impressed to make some of these to have on hand for my grandkids thank you so much. Your videos are very well-made and simple to follow.
Thank you ❣ You are so wise. For the past decade, we've tried to cut any sort of additives. Honestly, it's trickier than I imagined. Making my own is so much more cost effective... and yummier❣
A new subscriber from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤
Thank you, I agree that it can be difficult to do! Thanks for subbing. ❤️
Wow it's so nice to see someone else doing this! I felt so alone in this. I'm making everything from scratch myself and I don't have anyone else to really relate to. Any time I bring it up organically in conversation with others to share diff snacks we can make- I'm met with snide and snarky remarks, as if I need a "trophy" for doing what I do. When in reality I'm just trying to bless the family with good food.
I don't know why this is so mind-blowing to me. You have convinced me that it might be worth the extra effort to make these snacks. They look so yummy, my child might actually eat them.
Yay! I hope you love them! 👏
Beautiful, and inspirational. Good job!
Thank you so much!
You are amazing baking with your baby. Well, you are the best!
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
Wonderful ❤ thank you so much for these medley of recipes. I am actually going to use your video for cooking class in homeschool for my daughter. She will enjoy making these with me.
I love that idea! Glad you enjoyed it!
You are doing a wonderful job raising your family! I still think that all the stuff they put in cows, pigs, and chickens to make them grow bigger is part of the problem that has made our child develop earlier as well as causing obesity in our children. I do think you are right about snacking being a big problem with obesity also.
Oh I agree! This is part of the reason we raise all of our own meat.
Wow, super mom. We have four little boys and we try very hard to avoid processed sugar, gluten and dairy. We do not eat those things in the home & virtually do no snacking, but outside the home is extremely difficult with what people offer them constantly. I have been amazed at how much it has regulated their little systems to eat like we do. I LOVE watching you snack prep with your sweet baby; it is really dear. Thank you for sharing! I’m amazed.
Yes! People often comment on how well behaved my kids are and I actually think their health plays a big part in this as well. I’m glad you are enjoying my videos. ❤️
Life outside the home is filled with dead foods....school,parties, sleepovers
I am so excited to have found this channel! We've moved from the US to Ireland. The food is different. I was a bit stumped for a while as I was adjusting about how to improve our food routine. Now that we are more settled it's the right time to make improvements. I am taking inspiration. You are doing some truly amazing things! Thank you. - Kim
I so appreciate your lack of rigidity and some sort of perfectionist aura that can be all too pervasive on mom blogs. You also give me enthusiasm for keeping my family well cares for. I subscribed and shared. It’s refreshing to see someone make their routine workable but also grace for not being ridged
I’d like to add you can make paleo banana/pumpkin/blueberry etc mini muffins and freeze them and they are a quick breakfast. You can also do this with pancakes. Typically I food process oatmeal for the grains. Another snack my toddler loves is raw, sea salted pumpkin seeds from Costco. They sell a huge bag that lasts forever!
The british used to have afternoon (high) tea to tide them over til dinner time
Afternoon and high tea are two different things. Afternoon tea was things like toast, crumpets, maybe a light sandwich like cucumber and perhaps fruit cake or seed cake. (Modern Afternoon tea is all sorts of little cakes and savouries, you wouldn't eat a full evening meal after that and its more of a treat thing, mothers day, birthdays etc.). It was served in aristocratic households as the evening meal was served very late. High tea is a much heartier affair, typical on farms etc where people were working hard on the land all day. Served late afternoon or early evening you would get bread and butter, maybe boiled potatoes, cold cooked meat such as ham or tongue, boiled eggs, cheese,pickles, sometimes a cold cutting pie like pork,game or corned beef and potato,and probably a fruit pie or cake of some kind as well. You didn't get an evening meal after that. Maybe a slice of toast before bed, but farmers went to bed early as they had to get up and deal with milking, animal feeding etc. so usually nothing more after high tea.
Yeah, when I was a child (40 now) high tea in Ireland was bread and butter with cold meat, boiled egg, lettuce etc in summer, potato salad
These are great. I just shared your. Lara balls with my daughter and I'm going to be saving these recipes and giving them a try. I'll have them handy when the grandkids come to visit. They are not processed food snackers either so I want to have as many things ready as possible. Thank you so much. This is amazing.
Yay, glad you loved the recipes. Enjoy!
I'm impressed by your canned goods and your garden!! We learned to can peaches last year. We are able to grow good onions, tomatoes and jalapenos now (salsa garden minus the cilantro). We're learning to grow lettuce this year, and cucumbers so we can learn to can cucumbers. We got backyard chickens and learned how to care for them for the eggs when there was the egg shortage. I've always loved to cook and bake. I'm diabetic now, so doing things from scratch is more important than ever. I'm betting I can learn all kinds of things from you!! So glad your page came through my feed. 😊❤
Good God. All you do is cook momma. Kudos to you. I bet it's all really delicious. When my only child was little all I did for a few years was cook too. Then she got older and spa was our mommy daughter thing. I like watching momma's cook. It's nostalgic.
Thank you. I cook a lot, but what I don't often show here is that I'm not the only one in the kitchen. I definitely have a lot of help from my husband and kids.
I always got the best, most innovative, grocery store, snacks growing up and really wanted to be a snot about these homemade snacks. But your methods and sweet disposition remind me of parents of friends of mine that I would visit. They didn’t have a lot of money, but were so warm, farmy and inviting. At 46 I have a core memory of Michelle‘s mom making us a simple brown grocery bag full of popcorn while we watched fireworks on a blanket, it was the best most exciting thing ever!🥹
I've been searching for an unprocessed granola bar recipe for a looong time. Thank you!
Growing up in the 60s and 70s we didn't really snack . We ate 3 meals a day, and once in a great while we had home made popcorn while watching a family show on tv. As we got into our teens we did need a snack after school because we were growing so fast. Even now as an adult, snacking isn't much of a thing, usually only when we are very busy
Yes! Thanks so much for sharing. ❤️
this was awesome to watch :) The kids expression at the end was so cute. trying not to smile to big hee hee, so nonchalant 😅
😂 Glad you enjoyed it!
Finally! Somebody that cooks!
What people call "cooking" is just an assembly of canned and boxed items laden with salt, sugar and chemicals. I still cook for my bubble buddy group a spillover from the pandemic.
And filled with preservatives. Coloring. Excitotoxins
So happy to see this. Congratulations ❤
I love these healthy homemade options instead of just fruit all the time. Thank you!
We don't let our kids eat processed foods either, but I have run out of ideas. Can't wait to try these
I really appreciate you sharing these recipes and taking such great care for your family ❤️🤗
Thank you so much ❤️
You are absolutely amazing! 💜
Thank you! ❤️
Watching you with your sweet babe brought tears to my eyes. I have teenagers and a 3 year old and miss those days dearly, even if my last one wasn't very long ago! Thanks for sharing this video.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’m definitely enjoying these precious baby days. ❤️
WOW these are AMAZING. What a super mama ❤
Thank you!
You are AMAZING! Very inspiring!!
Thank you for making this and sharing with us ❤
Thanks for watching! ❤️
First of all, your baby is literally the cutest baby!!!!
I loved all of this but definitely don’t have the time to do all of that. I wish we had a huge garden for my kids to forage in! I would call that snacking. I’m sure it’s different in winter for them though. We just had to downsize our space while homeschooling and I’m trying to figure out how to go back to natural cooking like I use to while unpacking and homeschooling.
I am amazed!! You are a true inspiration for us all here dear!! God bless you and the little ones 😊❤️
Thank you. ❤️
I’m so happy I found this channel!! Thank you for making this snack video ❤️ Love seeing you hold your little one while working- sooooo relatable!
Yay, so glad you found me! Thanks for being here. ❤️
Oh no ! Sorry to hear about getting sick your video is inspiring to me and you have a beautiful family. ❤
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.
Love your fridge, and your baby❤
Amazon cook and Mom ❤ the dedication you have for your family is beautiful!!!
Wow. I'm in awe and encouraged. Thank you😊
You are so welcome! I’m so glad you’re encouraged! 😊
Your baby is cute 😍
Glad I found you! We have 6 kiddos and love cooking from scratch!
The only snacks available for my children were carrots and apples. They were available whenever they wanted, but we didn't have official snack times. Otherwise, I made three filling, healthy homemade meals per day. Nobody was ever required to eat meals. However, if they didn't eat, nothing, including the apples and carrots, was available until the next meal. My children were all fit, trim, active, and good eaters. When they (boys and girls) were capable, they became chefs one day a week for a few years. With a tiny budget, they planned a mom-approved menu. Each shopped for their list with their budget cash during my weekly shopping- They kept any leftover cash, which inspired frugality and creativity. I acted as sous chef during their cooking endeavors. They are all great cooks, careful budgeters, frugal shoppers, efficient workers, nutrition-minded planners, and excellent organizers these many decades later. Yes, it would have been much easier to do everything myself, but it would have robbed my children of these great life skills.
Thank you for this, I have 5 young ones at home and this is useful for me.. My kiddos are grazers and like to have a few snacks. Much appreciated.
I’m so glad it was helpful!
You are a super mom:) Your children are blessed!
Thank you! ❤️
This is going to be so helpful. I'm not looking to homestead but my son has severe allergies to eggs, dairy and nuts so packaged products are almost always off limits for us! As he starts to eat table food I'm definitely going to be needing new recipes!
Glad it was helpful!
I love making energetic snacks. Nuts, dates, figs, dried apricot, raisins or craisins,peanut butter or Al and butter, chia, ground flax, honey, oatmeal or 9 grain mix, sometimes cocoa, or coconut. You make balls and roll them in powdered milk, or sugar, or coconut,or crushed nuts…lots of options.
Sounds great!
You are such a good mama. I have 6 children and I just subscribed. Hallelujah Acres also have wonderful whole food recipes! 😋
Great video. Homemade snacks are the best.
Thank you! Totally agree! ❤️
Very impressive! Thank you for the inspiration!
Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed watching your video, thank you for taking time to share with others. I am a major snacker... so... wanting to do better now that I have seen this. TY! Also, thank you @MoreThanFarmers for sharing the collaboration list so I could find this new channel.
You are amazing! The potato chips are so much work! Thanks for sharing❤
these were awesome and simple. a few I saw before but some new ones too. I can't get completely away from the store but this helps us stay closer to 80% natural/homemade
That’s fantastic! So glad you enjoyed it.
Wow! I admire you so much! Thank you for sharing your time with us.
Thanks for watching! ❤️
Great job with decluttering. Lived how you involved your child so much.
We too have lots of Lego. I have some kids that like to make kit and keep it together and some that like to just use their imagination and make whatever they want so we have different solutions. Large plastic coloured tub from Kmart for sets still in packets or in containers and drawstring bag for loose Lego.
Thanks for your video - love watching your content. Mum of 4 from Melbourne, Australia😊
Thank you! Love your lego organizing ideas. ❤️
This video was awesome! As a health conscious mom I love your ideas of preparing homemade snacks. Very inspiring. And your baby is so adorable! Thank you for sharing!
Wow momma! you are amazing. thank you for the fun ideas I can do for and with my kids. you are doing such a great job.
God bless you! Super mama!
Thank you. ❤️
you are so right young lady.. snacking was not a thing when i was a child.
Love this video! Thank you! We don't really have a garden but we spend a fortune on berries and fruit and organic veggies. We use those as snacks if needed. I have 4 kiddos and my 3 year old is definitely going through a hungry phase! I need to make some of these recipes for the occasional snacks when hiking on on days of extra hangry kids!
Grow a pair of blueberry plants/bushes (in pots, if needed) and a bunch of strawberries. It’s so easy. They will give you the most delicious, chemical-free fruit for years and years for almost free, and kids LOVE hunting for the berries! It changed our perspective.
This used to be the life of women in India. Cooking every meal for many kids. And they used to have large fields and farms, and whole families used to pick vegetables and fruits. I've seen this in my previous generation everywhere.
How interesting! Is India not like this anymore?
Thank you so much for the recipes in this video! I grew up on pop tarts and every time I see them in the store I think about how my kids would love them but there's no way I'm buying them now knowing about the junk and chemicals inside. I can't wait to try the homemade version.
Ugh. Just recently bought pop tarts. They changed, barely any filling.
Wow! These are super great snack ideas! I wish I had these recipes when I was your age and raising my children!🥰
Glad you like them!
Wow!! Incredible pantry, and amazing snack recipes. You're so organized!! I love your comments about snacking. This video has definitely inspired us to change our snacks. I'm inspired also by your big storage jars with the gold lids. Can you tell me where you got those? I'm totally re doing our pantry like yours. Thanks again!
Wow! you are incredible!! thank you so much for sharing! You go, Mama!
Thanks, you're so sweet!
God bless you.. Thank you so much..
A big kiss to the cute baby..
I loved this way if carrying him.. The following is for you , me & every mother.. the Pediatrician TOLD US..THAT BABY'S HEAD MUST BE KEPT SUPPORTED ALL THE TIME ON OUR ARM AS LONG AS HIS IS IN THIS AGE.. That's why the way you carry him while his head is supported by the cloth is much better than what we do.. BUT WE ALL SHOULD LIMIT THE DURATION WE CARRY OUR BABIES IN FRONT OF US..AS THEY NEED THEIR BACK SUPPORTED ON OUR ARM WHEN THEY ARE VERY LITTLE LIKE THIS . Also take care for your own safety regarding your back while you are carrying the baby ''s weight in front of you...your fingers while using the kitchen objects. . Keep both of you away from the oven. .
Love you. .Thank you again for these wonderful snacks. ... It was really very kind of you. .❤
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Recipe for jam bar please it’s not in description
Your baby is precious
Thank you! ❤️
I absolutely love these and I love that you're baking snacks from home. I make different kinds of oat snacks with maple syrup for my toddler as I refuse to spend money on hyper processed alternatives that don't even taste as good. I'm definitely going to try those jam bars - such good inspiration!
Thank you, you will love them!
Love these recipes! Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
Another family of ten here! Your "snacking" title caught my eye because we don't buy packaged snacks either. Can't wait to try out your granola recipe (and share with a friend who has been hunting for a good one) :)
You can make the no-bake cookie balls without any kind of blender, just stirring by hand. You may need to add more sticky stuff if there is too much dry at the bottom of the mixing bowl until you get the hang of it, I never had a blender and made them often for my kids.
Love this video! I’m fairly new to your channel and I’m a homeschool mom as well with six kiddos. My kids are always wanting snacks and with making mostly homemade stuff I run out of ideas. I honestly never thought of no snacks because my kids are always hungry. My family was always big into snacks growing up and none of us were ever overweight. I do think you have a very good point just don’t know how I’d wean my kids off of snacks at this point since they are so used to their 10:00 and 2:00 snack.
I’m very excited to try your jerky recipe, hopefully tomorrow.
Also, I’m trying very hard to raise my kids to have a healthy relationship with food so that’s one more reason I think no snacks is a great idea! Lots to think about. 😊
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I think it depends on the situation…. Are your kids still eating all of their meals? If they aren’t having any issues with finishing meals, maybe encouraging them to eat more at meal times would help them last longer. Also what if you just had fruits and veggies prepped and availability for when they get hungry. Often if kids are told that the only options are apples, carrots or a string cheese they suddenly aren’t very “hungry.” 😅
I’m in Australia, my parents were from the UK and we were a family of 10. We ‘snacked’ as soon as we got home from school because we were active all day 60+ years ago, and needed refuelling by 3pm. Our ‘snacks’ were fresh fruit in season, or fruit tarts/pies made from home preserved fruits. I was a teenager before I tasted a sugar lolly (candy) and in my 20’s when I first ate a salty processed snack. I’d still rather have a piece of fruit or a homemade fruit tart - my palate and preferences were trained by my childhood foods. I still need a fuel top up at 3pm 😊
Thank you for sharing this. I’m kind of confused reading these comments about how people didn’t have snacks growing up. Are they comparing to high amounts of packaged snacks and have a narrow definition of snack? Are these people just not eating for 4-7 hours at a time? With no tea or fruit? I wouldn’t have gotten through the day as a child without some fruit, veggies, nuts, biscuits or toast after school and at morning tea. Especially as a child. Children have little stomachs and are outputting so much energy physically and mentally!