Real Mom Nutrition
A no-judgments zone about feeding a family.
Looking for a healthy snack idea for kids? Meet the Snack Platter: easy, fun, and full of nutritious stuff. Thank you to Wish Farms for sponsoring this post. They’re a 4th generation family farm that produces berries including Pink-a-Boo® Pineberries, the new blush-pink berries on the plate above. As a dietitian, I get a lot …
They’re touted as the end-all-be-all of healthy eating. Here’s what to do if your kid won’t touch them. When I ask parents for their biggest frustrations around feeding their kids, I often hear this: “They won’t eat any vegetables!” I get it. Vegetables are treated like the holy grail of healthy eating. So if your …
Here’s a fun and tasty way for kids to get their leafy greens. Bake up a batch of these Crispy Nacho Kale Chips and watch them disappear! Kale may still be a trendy veggie–but it’s not necessarily kid-friendly. Don’t get me wrong: I like kale–raw, cooked, curly, dinosaur, baby, all of it. But kale can …
If you’ve got a crowd that’s so-so on vegetables, try these four fun recipes for kid friendly veggies that just might change their minds! I haven’t met a parent yet who says, “My kids eat plenty of veggies, no problem there!” Most I know are always on the lookout for new recipes and strategies. So in honor …
Veggie trays aren’t just for parties. Here’s how making one every week can help your whole family eat healthier! Do you love holiday buffets? I do. I love the fudge and the cookies and the soft cheeses you spread on fancy party crackers with those tiny knives. But I also gravitate to the veggie trays. When …
You know the Food Guide Pyramid. You know MyPlate. You know your kids need fruits and veggies. But what does it mean in the real world–and what does a whole day’s worth really look like? You may see these photos and think it’s way more than your kids eat–or way less. Personally, putting together this post made me realize …
For many parents, salad is the final frontier–something they really, really wish their kids liked (but alas, their kids just don’t). My strategy has always been to serve “Starter Salads” to my kids. And not for nothing, but that approach also worked on my husband, who now eats big salads nightly and orders them in restaurants even …
This Veggie Nuggets recipe is healthy, kid friendly, and simple to make. Perfect for lunch boxes and snacks. As a mom, I hold these truths to be self-evident: Kids love finger food. Kids love dipping. Kids love nuggets. Well, at least my kids do. This Veggie Nuggets recipe hits that trifeca of kid-friendliness. Because sometimes veggies …
Full disclosure: I never ate a Brussels sprout until I was in my 30s. Growing up, they weren’t something my family ever had. And let’s face it, back then they were served hopelessly overcooked in most households, thus earning the little cabbages the reputation as Child’s Worst Dinnertime Nightmare. Luckily, we know better now. We know how …
