Don’t you love how parents give each other the best advice? After one of those kind of parent chats yesterday, I realized I hadn’t shared some of my hard-earned tips for feeding a child who we recently discovered is allergic to EVERYTHING and super picky to boot. JJ is allergic to the following: dairy (milk/cheese), soy, […]
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Weekday Breakfast Tips #QuakerUp
It’s time to go back to school and Quaker has asked me to give you some quick and healthy weekday breakfast tips. Plan for Calm A few years ago, I realized that in order to have a calm, organized morning routine (including breakfast,) we had to wake up 15 minutes earlier. Now breakfast for is our […]
5 Healthy Eating Strategies for Picky Eaters
Don’t you feel frustrated reading how easy it’s supposed to be to get your picky eater kids to like healthy foods? It’s not easy. Not for some kids. With my first baby I slaved over the hot stove, cooking organic vegetables into a puree to freeze for baby food. And the kid ate everything. Until […]
11 Favorite, Healthy After-School Snacks
Sometimes we just need fresh snack ideas — with pictures! So here are pictures and ideas for healthy after school snacks that my kids enjoy. I hope yours will, too. Healthy After-School Snacks Ritz Cracker Sandwiches Are your kids sick of sandwiches but don’t always get much protein in their diet? Mine, too. But they do […]
The Best Lunchbox Containers and Accessories for Kids
Another day, another lunch to pack. Groan. Anyone else not enthusiastic about this? But first, let’s talk lunchboxes and accessories. I think we’ve tried them every container and system so I’ll give you a sampling of what we like and why. Lunchbox Containers 1. Fit and Fresh On the Go *Favorite! We’ve used this system for two […]
A Munch-and-Slurp Pop Up Book For Hungry Giants
Caitlin Friedman asks How Do You Feed a Hungry Giant? Well, I don’t know. Do you? Oscar doesn’t know either. He’s the boy who finds the hungry giant in his backyard. Holding a “Food Please” sign. Right next to the swings and sandbox. Gulp. What should Oscar feed the giant? Well, he starts with grapes. […]
Food and Nutrition Learning Ideas for Kids
Look up picky eaters in the dictionary and you’ll find my children. But, it’s not for our lack of trying. Jeff and I have always eaten healthy (“clean”); we want our picky eaters to know why it’s important to make healthy choices, and what food does in our bodies. Yes, we have a garden, yes […]