A mom recently shared with me that she and a friend have started a “Salad Club”. They each make two different salads, divide them in half and share with each other. This way they don’t have to eat the same salad over and over—brilliant! Half the Work and Twice the Fun! The idea came to […]
Nothing makes me happier than hearing a parent say, “I don’t think we need to see you anymore—I think we’ve got it!” Sure, it means I’m technically “out of a job,” but that’s been my goal from day one. Confident Parent = my ultimate goal 🙂 I want families to take the strategies we’ve developed […]
Lots of parents and kiddos I see in my practice are pleasantly surprised to hear this! We often associate popcorn with the movies and what comes to mind is the super salty & greasy popcorn you get at the concession stand—-what is that butter-flavored stuff that they squirt on the popcorn anyway? Popcorn is high […]
On my run this morning I noticed that several maple trees on my route have been tapped. Our local highschoolers tap the trees, collect the sap and process it into maple syrup (this is called sugaring). This is a real sign that spring is right around the corner! New Hampshire produces about 90,000 gallons of […]
March is National Nutrition Month—a perfect time to Make Nutrition Fun! Make Nutrition Fun It’s important that learning about foods & nutrition is fun for kids. Kids are naturally curious and it makes sense to use that curiosity to learn about the food they eat. Sometimes (wellmeaning) adults complicate things by trying to teach kids […]
A mom asked me this question recently. She was feeling frustrated that her kiddo would only drink milk if it was chocolate and she wanted her to drink “white” milk. This kiddo is one who has a pretty short list of accepted foods. Mom was hoping to “healthify” at least one of kiddo’s accepted foods […]
Parent sometimes ask me “Can you just direct me to recipes that my kids will *actually* eat?” This is a tough request because each family is different—different preferences, dietary needs, budgets, family culture and time (to name just a few things I need to keep in mind). Cooking a dinnertime meal can be a real […]
My daughter Alice asked us in the family text thread “What is everyone’s favorite veggie?” Her favorites are raw carrots and steamed broccoli. One of my sons said “celery” and my oldest kiddo responded “potato”, which sparked a whole discussion: Is a potato really a vegetable? The number one complaint that parents that I work […]
Having to decide what to make for dinner on the fly can be tedious. Especially if you don’t really enjoy cooking. And if you have a picky eater in your family! Consider thinking about your dinner menu like a “buffet”. Prepare two veggies/fruits, two starches & two proteins and serve family-style. (Read more about the […]
“Yuck, I don’t want that!” I used to hear this pretty regularly from my Picky Eater. *Sigh*. Being a parent of three kiddos, each with their own set of food likes and dislikes was pretty challenging. But my Picky Eater took it to the next level. They’d ask “what’s for dinner” and before I could […]