Welcome to Carrots & Cookies! Here you will find easy recipes from a dietitian that even your teenagers will love! Whether it's main meals, snacks, side dishes, desserts, smoothies and smoothie bowls, or my top tips for packing snacks for school lunch and travel, I'm here to help you feed your family with less stress!
Recipes for Fall
Hello, fall! Whether you are looking for everything pumpkin or game day recipes, I've got easy recipes for it all!
Trending Recipes
These are my top kid-approved, tried and tested recipes! They are full of flavor and all kinds of nutritious ingredients. Plus, they are easy to make and ready in no time!
Recent Recipes
Here's what I've been cooking up most recently! Make the recipes, take a picture to post and then tag me on Instagram so I can see them!
Favorite Dinner Recipes
Your kids will love these simply seasoned, easy to make dinner recipes. Resist the temptation to be a 'short-order cook' by serving foods your whole family will enjoy!
- 15-Minute Pesto with Tortellini
- Easy Lasagna Recipe with Cottage Cheese
- Easy Lemon Pepper Chicken Marinade
- Easy Italian Baked Chicken
Quick & Easy Snacks
Easy and delicious nutrient dense snack recipes that are ready in no time! Your kids will love them all!
- Best Banana Strawberry Peanut Butter Smoothie
- Banana Carrot Muffins with Raisins
- Favorite Fruit on a Stick
- Best Bliss Balls (3 Ways!)
Kristi Ruth RD, CNSC, LDN
Welcome! I'm a Registered Dietitian and busy, working mom of three, here to help you understand what it means to feed your family well without going crazy!
Breakfast Recipes
Start the day off right by serving your kids easy and delicious nutritious breakfasts so they will feel full longer (and won't be asking for a snack 30 minutes later;). Here you will find everything from blueberry pancakes and pumpkin waffles to overnight oats and breakfast sandwiches.
- Best Gingerbread Muffins Recipe
- Mini Banana Pancakes
- How to Make Steamed Hard-Boiled Eggs
- 16 Ways to Increase Protein in Smoothies without Protein Powder
Smoothie & Smoothie Bowls
Smoothies and smoothie bowls never get old, so I figured they deserve their own category! Whether you're looking for a simple refreshing smoothie, green smoothie, tropical smoothie, high calorie smoothie, or a tofu smoothie, I've got you covered. 😎
- Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
- 8 Fruit Smoothies Without Yogurt
- Easy Pitaya Bowl
- Delicious Dragon Fruit Smoothie
