Last week I shared some of my favorite resources for cooking with kids. This week I have more books about food for you. If you missed my blog last week, you can find it here. Cooking together is a way to expose your child to new ingredients and to build cooking skills like stirring, measuring, […]

More Books about Food for Kids

It is my favorite time of year! The smells associated with the winter holidays–balsam fir trees, spicey gingerbread, the buttery smell of cookies, hot cocoa…….I love it all! You know I’m nuts for a home baked cookie and the more involved the better. There is no recipe too complicated to deter me. Maybe you’re a […]

My favorite smells of the holiday season

A parent asked me this question this week and it got me thinking that maybe other parents wondered this as well. So here goes… When I do a Nutrition Assessment, I gather lots of information about your kiddo: medical & growth history, prescription medications, supplements, family culture, sleep patterns, water intake, body movement, screen time, […]

Q: Karen, why do you include a calorie count on your Nutrition Assessment if you don’t want us to count calories?