Easy Organic Mac and Cheese

Buying an organic box of Mac and Cheese will set you back about $2.59...make it yourself for much less, and with minimal effort! The stickiness of the cheese makes this a good finger food for our little ones that are still mastering the art of the spoon.

Ingredients
1 16 oz box plain macaroni
1/2 cuip cream cheese
2 cups cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350. Boil macaroni and drain. Mix with cream cheese and cheddar. Place in oven and heat. You can easily add in meat or veggies to make it a hearty meal.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Maybe not the most nutritous of snacks, but this one at least sneaks some oatmeal in and has less sugar than some other cookie recipes. Both of our little ones kept running to the counter saying "cookie!"

Ingredients:
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup coconut
1 egg
1/2 cup butter (softened)
3/4 teaspoon vanilla

In mixing bowl, beat butter, egg, and vanilla. In another bowl, mix remainder of ingredients. Add dry mixture to butter mixture (note, this batter will seem dry, trust me, it turns out!). Mix well. Form little cookie balls and flatten onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes. Cool 2 minutes before transferring to wire rack. Yum!