Meal Planning & Shopping

Save time, money and your sanity with Motherly’s family meal planning ideas, with tips from real mamas. You got this!

Food

10 deliciously simple 3-ingredient dinners

Perfect for the end of a busy day.

Meal Planning & Shopping

It’s time to stop feeling guilty about school lunches

Here are 10 tips for making school lunch work for you, rather than just a lot of work.

Motherly Stories

The mental load of feeding a family is heavy—and moms often carry it

Organizing the family’s food is unrelenting. Like laundry, there’s no “getting caught up” in cooking.

Food

9 hard-working big batch meals that’ll feed your family the whole week

Cook smarter.

Health & Wellness

Plastic doesn’t belong in our kids’ school cafeterias. Here’s why

Almost all school cafeterias are still using plastic to serve food to children. It's time for a change.

Home & Food Shopping Guides

I’m fully devoted to the Ember mug. Here’s why you should try it

I’m not embarrassed to admit I can’t live without it.

Food

These are the best Trader Joe’s snacks for kids — tested and approved by actual kids

Overwhelmed by all the choices? Start here!

Food

23 kid-approved lunch ideas you’ll want to steal

Looking for some tried-and-true lunch time suggestions? We've got you covered, mama.

Parenting

10 kid-friendly breakfasts that are as easy as they are delicious

You will fear neither breakfast nor Mondays after checking out these tasty morning meals.

Meal Planning & Shopping

Coffee is life–and these products make your regular cup even better

These will get you through any sleep regression, mama.

Food

These food subscription services made healthy eating super easy during my pregnancy

They made the nausea and cravings more manageable for me.

Meal Planning & Shopping

3 cookbooks debuting this spring that are perfect for busy parents

Great news for anyone needing mealtime inspiration (raises hand).