Grandparenting in a New Food World: How to Handle Food Battles with Your Kids and Grandkids
Grandma or Grandpa, you’re in a unique situation. You’re a grandparent in a time when parents both work, and you’re taking care of your grandchild. You wear many hats: First, as the fun Grandma or Grandpa you’ve always wanted to be. You’re also the...
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End of the School Year Meal-Planning Blahs
It’s June. You’ve spent 9 months diligently packing school lunches and racking your brain to come up with healthy meals to please everyone in your family. By now, your meal-planning energy is gone. Don’t give up and resort to take-out! You know by now that...
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Why it’s Worth Having Your Child Help in the Kitchen
If this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen - stay with us! There are plenty of reasons why you want your kids to help you cook. These include encouraging lifelong healthy eating habits and covertly practicing reading and math. Read on for more! 1....
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Help! My Child Doesn’t Like Meat!
Meat is a mainstay for many people, and naturally you’re worried when your selective toddler or young child doesn’t like meat. What will I feed him? How will he get enough protein? It’s OK if meat is not your child’s favorite food. Kids’ tastes change over...
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Avoid Eating Like a Baby!
Like a newborn who wants to eat all evening and keep mom awake (often called “cluster feeding”), we adults do the same thing. How many times have you tried to “save” calories for dinner and drinks, skipped breakfast, and found yourself famished at 11am?...
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4 Myths About Organic Foods
Organic foods are becoming more popular, accompanied by a lot of confusion and misinformation. Many parents buy organic foods for their kids assuming they are healthier - but this is not always the case. Here we break down 4 myths about organic foods....
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