Bean Bytes 257

Hi friends!

Time for another round of Bean Bytes! Here are some good reads you might have missed lately:

Good Reads:
3 Things I DON'T Do That Contribute to My Positive Outlook via Healthy Slice of Life
How to Start a Cookbook Club via A Couple Cooks
Is Being Lean Really Worth It via Girls Gone Strong
How to Read This Blog via Design For Mankind
The Podcasts You Need (Plus Hidden Gems You'll LOVE) via Katy Widrick
This Quote Changed My Parenting Mantra via The Fitnessista
Pregnancy, Body Image, and Intuitive Eating via fANNEtastic Food
My Advice For New PTA Parents via Real Mom Nutrition
Seven 5-Minute Decluttering Projects You Can Accomplish Today via Becoming Minimalist
Is Halo Top Ice Cream Healthy? via Eating Made Easy
How to Make Good Moments Last Longer via Becoming Minimalist
How to Make Lunch Packing Stations via Real Mom Nutrition
How to Teach Your Kids to be Respectful via A Fine Parent

Good Eats:
Pumpkin Turkey Meatballs With Creamy Harvest Tomato Sauce
Perfect Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef Burrito Bowls
Bird Food Energy Bites
Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies
Pineapple Ginger Sweet & Sour Chicken
Cinnamon Oat Pancakes
Chicken Marsala Meatballs
Honey Sriracha Roasted Almonds
Apple, Pomegranate, & Ginger Cobbler
30+ Healthy Whole 30 and Paleo Snacks
Whole Grain Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Cookies
Chunky Grain-Free Granola
Kale, Apple, & Goat Cheese Salad With Granola "Croutons"
Paleo Dark Chocolate Marble Sweet Potato Loaf
Homemade Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
Paleo Jerk Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
Crockpot Fall Crumble

We went to Minnesota for my cousin's wedding and had a great time. We visited the train museum, went to the wedding (although the kids didn't let us see the ceremony), skipped lots of naps, and even got some family photos taken with my parents and sister thanks to a good family friend. When we got home, we spent the weekend visiting the apple orchard, playing in the mud, making pumpkin boats and more.

We're also dealing with our first cases of hand foot and mouth and it is not fun. The baby got it very very mildly and I'm grateful for that. Squish has it now and it's no fun, but based on pictures i've seen and some stories I've heard, it's still a pretty mild case. I also have it and it is the worst. I got fairly minimal bumps/blisters on my hands and feet but have several sores in my mouth and they are incredibly painful. It's like having 10 terrible canker sores in your mouth all at the same time. Hubby is also not feeling well.

So, Squish is home from school for the week and we're trying to lay low as it works its way through. Lots of popsicles and yogurt for Squish.

Hope you're all having a great week!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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