The other night I opened the fridge to get a snack out and saw all of my veggies cut up.  Plain raw veggies just wasn't going to cut it, until I saw a bowl of dip I had whipped up earlier.  I realized that I am much more likely to eat raw fruits and veggies if I have some kind of delicious dip to go with it, and my kids are definitely the same way!  If I just put carrot sticks on a .... read more

Last week my mom made brownies when my girls were at her house.  They LOVED them.  I can't remember the last time I made brownies - seriously it could be years ago.   But I do like to make a good homemade treat for them every once in a while because they just love it so much.  I think they almost like the actual making of it more than they like eating the treat.   This is.... read more

We have a new category: Book Reviews!  I have many favorite books that I compiled on our "Book Recommendation" page, but no official book review category, because where would we put the books we don't recommend? There are so many helpful books out there to  help parents to feed their kids better, that we might as well start talking about them.  Books are difficult for me to read. By.... read more

I've been watching in awe as my cousin raises her adorable son who has autism.  My aunt recommended I talk to her about dealing with food behavior and kids who have autism. Instead, I thought it would be better for Angela to write the post for me!  And, don't forget we've posted our meal ideas for this week, on the meal plan page. Here is Angela's post: I am mom of a 3 year old w.... read more

Almost every day we get a parent that writes to us about their picky eater.  As a parent, sometimes getting your child to eat anything let alone eat healthy can be very stressful! While I am a big proponent of teaching your children to love healthy food, especially fruits and vegetables, sometimes you have to have a back up plan.  Today our back up plan are these super healthy muffins.&.... read more

As we were hanging out with our neighbors on Sunday night, the 3 year old, upon seeing TJ eating an apple, picked up an apple and started eating one himself.  Shocked, my neighbor Julie said, "We are witnessing a miracle here! He never eats apples!"  Julie's 3 year old loves my 8 year old son TJ, and loves to copy things he does.  The strategy that has worked for me in getting kids .... read more

Quick respose to a question first, and Kristin, I'll get to your question Monday. Question of the week from Ailene: My kids won't eat anything orange. Actually, they won't eat any fruits and vegetables for that matter. What can I do? The biggest most effective way to get your kids to eat more fruits and vegetables is to be a role model.  This is a great quote, "One study, using sliced bel.... read more