by Stacie Billis | Cool Tech, Food + Recipes
A peek into our food archive shows that we’re big into smoothies. But no matter how many awesome smoothie recipes we track down for you, nothing will compare to having a constantly updated collection in your back pocket from the smoothie master herself, Tess Masters...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
Smoothies can be a tasty way to take in—or feed your kids—a hefty dose of fruits and veggies. They can also be packed with sugar. The natural sugar that comes from whole fruit is definitely preferable to added sugar from juice, sweetened nut and seed butters,...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
After feasting for Thanksgivukkah, snacking on treats for Santa, and indulging cocktails to ring in the new year, I think it might be time we start on those New Year’s resolution with some detoxifying smoothie recipes. It’s cliche, I know, but eating...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
Fresh fruit is so glorious this time of year that sometimes whirling up a smoothie from a great recipe is the most I need to do with my farmer’s market score. All you need at the very least is ice and a killer combination of seasonal fruit. Or, get more fancy if...
by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes
My kids are fruit-eating machines, which is great except for when we get the urge to make a smoothie and have only a sad spotted banana left on the counter. Short of planting my own orchard, I’m happy to have discovered the new all-natural Chiquita Smoothies...
by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear, Back to School Shopping
Hi Cool Mom Picks, I know you’ve tested so many lunch boxes every year and I was hoping you could tell me what you think really are the best lunch boxes. I want something I don’t have to get rid of at the end of every year! And it should be sturdy and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Cool Tech
When Breo Box first launched, we immediately recommended them as a cool quarterly subscription gift for tech-lovers, and named it one of our favorite subscription box gifts for men. I even bought one for my own partner on Father’s Day a few years back, and he...
by Kate Etue | Father's Day Gifts
For the perfect gift for a man in your life, or a special dad or grandpa, a subscription gift for men can be the perfect way to show you really really get him. Not only are subscription gifts for men available with basically every theme you can imagine—so...
by Caroline Siegrist | Mother's Day Gifts
That first Mother’s Day is so special, and if you’re looking for a wonderful Mother’s Day gift for a new mom, these ideas should make her day. From thoughtful jewelry to commemorate the year, to a first family portrait, to luxiurious pampering just...
by Cool Mom Team | Mother's Day Gifts
Among the most popular Mother’s Day gifts now and forever are self-care gifts for moms. (And grandmas and stepmoms of course.) We are all increasingly aware that moms are working harder and longer than ever before, often juggling paid work, family obligations,...