This post is sponsored by HERDEZ® but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Dia del Niño, or Day of the Child, is a festive holiday celebrated across Mexico and many Latin American countries to honour and appreciate children. Growing up, I remember my cousins in Honduras would always ask me what I got for Dia del Niño, as it is custom that children receive regalos como en Navidad or similar to their birthday. Dia del Niño is a lively celebration which more than often includes a piñata, cake, presents y comida y refrescos tipicos de el pais. But, since I didn’t grow up in Honduras, my family didn’t celebrate Dia del Niño… and I always felt like I was left out, hahaha. I mean who doesn’t like a party with delicious food and games?

So, now that I have a child of my own, I am determined to celebrate Dia del Niño, especially since she is Half Mexican/ Half Honduran. Our plan is for her to have a couple of pen-pals via SNAIL MAIL and see how other children celebrate Children’s Day in their country or even family.

We will also make a traditional dish, as a family. It’s important to include your child in food prep/cooking, so they can get their hands dirty and have some fun cooking as a family. Some of my favourite childhood memories are of grocery shopping and helping my parents prep/cook, they inspired the chef in us from a young age. And we want to continue that tradition with Little Moon 🙂 It’s a great way to show her how to use her senses (taste, smell, touch, sight…).

A favourite (and easy) dish to prepare are BBQ Left-over enchiladas, an easy Mexican recipe. For the stuffing of the enchiladas, I used our left-over rice and meat from the BBQ the night before). First, I sauteed onions, cilantro and mushrooms in a skillet. Then, I added the meat (chicken , which I shredded off bone and beef that I minced up), stir. Add in the rice, a can of black beans and a cup of  delicious  sauce. Simmer.

Throw in 6 tortillas into the microwave and heat em up for 30 seconds, then grab a tortilla…and grab a couple cucharadas of the enchilada filling and colocar right down the middle of tortilla. Then you wrap that bad boy up and place into an oven dish and repeat until all of your tortillas are stuffed.

Now comes my favourite part, DROWN the enchiladas in the mouth-watering Herdez® Salsa Verde. Just thinking of this salsa is making me drool, for reals. Top off with shredded cheese and cover with aluminum foil. Pop into over for 15 minutes.

Can’t forget about the creamy  avocado sauce to lather your enchiladas in. Super easy to make. In a bowl, mash a whole avocado and add Herdez® Salsa Verdad and mix. Yummm.

I serve the enchiladas on a bed of spinch salad and a side of creamy avocado sauce 🙂 Let me know what you think recipe, and you can check out more  easy Hispanic recipes for Day of the Child by clicking here! 🙂

As this holiday celebrates the kid in everyone, HERDEZ brand is holding a #ThrowbackThursday photo contest on its Facebook wall! This promotion will last from April 6th to – April 30th.

Each week, three winners will be chosen to win a Día del Niño prize pack. One grand prize winner each week will win a socialmatic camera, film, HERDEZ product, HERDEZ apron and recipe cards. Two runner up winners each week will win a selfie stick, HERDEZ product, HERDEZ apron and recipe cards.

To enter submit your favorite childhood photo tagged with #ThrowbackThursday directly onHERDEZ’s Facebook page.

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #WhenImHungry #CollectiveBias.

I am a HUGE fan of the hilarious “You’re not you when you’re hungry” SNICKERS® commercials. You know, the ones where someone is not acting like themselves. My favorite  SNICKERS® commercial happens to be the one where Marcia Brady is acting a little hostile and aggressive (not like herself) and we see her as Danny Trejo (whose characters are hostile/agressive) until she has a  SNICKERS® and is “back to normal” acting like herself.

You can relate, right? I mean who hasn’t had one of those moments when you are NOT feeling or acting like yourself?

I know I have. Being a new mom, sometimes I feel like a zombie! You know those days where you’ve barely slept, haven’t been able to sit down for a meal and just about EVERYTHING irritates you? UGH! Well, I’ve realized that I am not me when I’m hungry. I don’t like being snarky, hostile or rude, but it happens when hunger gets the best of me, and sometimes somethings as small as a SNICKERS® bar makes me fell ME again, happy-go-lucky!

So, it’s important that even when I don’t have time to eat a meal, I have to grab something that will satisfy my hunger, like a  SNICKERS® bar. It’s just something about SNICKERS® milk chocolate and nuts that keeps the hunger at bay and the crazy away! Jajaja, and I don’t have to worry about not acting like myself.

Personally, I like to keep  delicious treats like  SNICKERS® Peanut Butter Squares in different places like diaper bag, purse, car, stroller caddy because you never know where hunger will creep up on you. And lets face it, we want to keep the cray away, for everyone’s sake.

We usually pick up our SNICKERS® bars from our local 7-11. They are in the candy/chocolate aisle.

To see more great SNICKERS® recipes and fun stories check out the SNICKERS® social hub.

You can also enter the SNICKERS® “Who are you when you’re hungry?” contest by uploading a personal photo or video from your computer, Facebook, Instagram or use the SNICKERS® Meme Generator to create something new! Voting begins at Noon on 5/11/15 and ends at 11:59:59 AM ET on 7/15/15.

Who are you when you’re hungry?

The opinions in this article are my own. I do not work for, or with, any brand mentioned in this article, nor do I have any official relationship with them.  I have a relationship with GigaSavvy, for whom I create original editorial content.

So many things change when you become a parent, for the better.  When I found out I was pregnant with our Little Moon I decided that I wanted be the “BEST” version of me. That meant everything from expressing myself creatively, learning something new and to ultimately develop and maintain healthy habbits. Not only for me, but for my now expanding family.

The last one, developing and maintaining healthy habbits is especially important because as a parent, your child picks up everything from you. Children are always watching and learning, that’s why it is important for parents to establish healthy routines, including physical activities and healthy eating habbits. So as a parent, you have to lead by example.

Being healthy is a lifestyle, it is a commitment that will benefit not only yourself, but everyone around you. As I mentioned before, I started focusing on my health habbits during pregnancy because I knew once my baby was born, it would be a lifestyle.  So I’ve been on this healthy lifestyle for about a year and a bit now, and I have really enjoyed  the process and am happy that I started when I did.

And now that Lunita is growing, I notice that she is getting used to some of our healthy routines, which includes,going for walks and eating veggies and fruit. Below are some of my tips to help you keep your family healthy:

1. Healthy Eating:

• Don’t skip meals. Always eat breakfast.
• Snacks:  I enjoy simple snack, like hard boiled eggs with a plate of veggies and fresh fruit with a side of hummus.
• Smoothies: You can throw in veggies/fruit, oatmeal, chia seeds.

2. Water: Drink up to 8 glasses of water a day. I have a tall glass of water in the morning, in between meals and one before bed. It helps that            in my home I don’t buy juice or soda.

3. Physical Activity: Do something you enjoy. You don’t have to go to the gym, you can go for a bike ride, or simply go for a nice walk around                   the neighborhood.

Starting a healthy routine is easy, keeping it may be another story. But take it one day at a time and make the effort for you and your family, it’s one of the most important things you can do.

Gabriel and I are both lactose-intolerant, so we are always on the look out for tasty milk alternatives. The newest milk substitutions that we have tried is Silk’s NEW Creamy Cashew. The name really says it all, it’s irresistibly creamy and delicious. Silk Creamy Cashew is really made of creamy cashews, no artificial flavours or colours here.

One of the main facts that caught my attention is that Silk Creamy Cashew has NO GMOs, as Silk is part of the NON GMO Project. In addition to being dairy and gluten free, Creamy Cashew is also SOY-FREE, which is great because about 93% of US soybeans are genetically modified. However, since Silk is part of the NON GMO Project, they only use non-GE soybeans in their other products.

Did you know that cashew milk renders many benefits? Silk’s Creamy Cashew is an excellent source of calcium and vitamin D. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that Silk Creamy Cashew has as much calcium as dairy milk with only 60 calories per serving, 33% less calories than skim milk.

In our house, we enjoy cashew milk several different ways, either on its own or swapped. Swapped? Yup, instead of using milk in some of our cooking recipes, we use cashew milk. For example, in our morning pancakes, or our lattes and even our homemade ice-cream.

Here are some of my favorite things to Swap Silk for Milk in:

Baking/Desserts: Muffins, Cakes, Cookies, Arroz con Leche

Breakfast: Pancakes, French Toast, Smoothies

Lunch/Dinner: Creamy Soups, Salad dressings

Don’t be afraid to swap Silk for milk or cream in just about any recipe. Recently, I tried making a Brazo de Reina and swapped Silk! My family was a little hesitant to try it at first because they thought it wouldn’t be as yummy. But, I proved them wrong, it tasted just as good, if not better with my Creamy Cashew swap. It obviously tasted creamier and nutty, thanks to Silk Creamy Cashew.

NEW Silk Creamy Cashew is available in Canada. Make sure to check out Silk Canada on Facebook for more recipe ideas 🙂

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.