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Five Favorite MacKid Mom Hacks in the Kitchen

Tried and true mom hacks that make your life easier

By Julie Dikken, publisher of Macaroni Kid Evergreen and Arvada May 3, 2019

OK, ready to change your life (or at least make it a teensy bit easier) with some new hacks? Click below to watch our video! (And while you're there, we'd appreciate it if you'd give it a like and follow our YouTube channel!)

Our kitchen hacks include:

  • Cutting a mango quickly and mess free.
  • Slicing a bunch of grapes in half, all at one time -- the technique works with cherry tomatoes too!
  • Keeping apples from browning -- no chemicals and they taste like candy.
  • Removing the hull of a strawberry, for a perfectly presentable berry. 
  • Peeling and serving a clementine or mandarin orange

Show us your favorite mom hacks, both in the kitchen and anywhere else in your life! Tag us on social media with #MacKidMomHacks for a chance to be featured.

Author Julie Dikken lives in Colorado and is the publisher of Macaroni Kid Evergreen and Macaroni Kid Arvada.