These easy and healthy Make Ahead Green Smoothie Packs will simplify your morning--and they're packaged in reusable bags for less waste. I'd ...
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Make A Healthy “Snack Dinner” When You Don’t Want To Cook
When you just don't feel like cooking, the Snack Dinner comes to rescue with a healthy meal that's easy to pull together and fun for everyone to ...
This is the Best Way To Serve Dinner to Your Picky Eater
Do you serve family style meals? Here's why letting kids serve themselves can have a positive impact on what and how much they eat. I didn't grow ...
The Most Important Dinnertime Lesson You Can Teach Your Kids
All kids (especially picky eaters) need to learn this crucial dinner table lesson so they can become happy, healthy, and flexible eaters. Since I'm ...
How to Raise Adventurous Eaters
I am regularly in awe of my friend and colleague Katie Morford, the mom behind Mom's Kitchen Handbook. Because not only does she pull together the ...
Should You Make Your Kids Take “Just One Bite”?
My husband has a story from his childhood about eating a bite of lima beans. Or rather, not being allowed to leave the table until he had taken a ...
My Goals for 2016 in Food, Fitness & Health
I don't usually make traditional New Year's Resolutions. Last year I chose one word to guide me through the year (read: My Word For The Year). Another ...
How a “Dinner Formula” Changes Meal Planning Forever
I officially found my goal for the new year: Get a whole lot smarter about meal planning. I was totally inspired by the new book What to Cook for ...
Is Your Child As Picky As You Think?
I use the term "picky eater" on my blog as shorthand for behavior most of us are pretty familiar with: refusing new foods, preferring familiar ...
How Family Dinner Has Gotten Better
I’m partnering with the National Milk Life Campaign’s Back-to-School program. I was compensated for writing this post, but all opinions are (as ...
What An Order Of Greasy Onion Rings Taught Me About Feeding Kids
I got a wake-up call about feeding kids last weekend--in (of all places) a gas station food-mart. I was traveling with my husband and kids, ...
5 Reasons Why Your Toddler Won’t Eat Dinner
Frustrated by a toddler who doesn't want supper? Here are the top five reasons your toddler won't eat dinner--and what to do about it. There's a lot ...