Category: Raising Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids: Two Minutes of Brushing
Getting kids to brush their pearly whites for the recommended two minutes isn’t easy. By any stretch of the imagination. And while Will typically does (plus some) thanks to a cute little timer from his dentist, Paige is a much harder sell on proper teeth brushing procedures. I probably should have guessed that would be [...]
Staying Active in the Fall, and Together Counts
You know what I love about fall? It’s a mix of so many great things — warm sunlight, crisp temperatures and breezes, sweet apples and carving big pumpkins, to name a few. And it has Halloween — one of my very favorite days of the year. Yes, it’s a pretty awesome time. And although we [...]
Raising Healthy Kids and Thoughts on Libby’s Single Fruit Cups
We’re into the swing of things now. School started in late August, and we’ve acclimated to the waking up thing. We’ve also found a new flow with the new (later) bus pick up times. Well, mostly. Packing lunches? Got it! I have a flow to things. Will gets a main item — a sandwich or [...]
Back to School: Breakfast for your Brain
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That’s because it fires up and fuels your noggin. Repeat: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! The question is … are your kids (and you!) eating it? If not, you all should be. “Breakfast is key for adults and children alike, since it [...]
How To Get Kids to Eat Their Veggies? (There is No Magic Answer)
Once upon a time, I was a mom to one veggie-loving toddler who ate everything and I thought I knew it all. I had everything figured out, and my son’s wide palate was proof positive that what I was doing worked. In some ways, I was right. He did and continues to love fruits and [...]
Do You Talk Around the Dinner Table?
Let’s talk dinnertime conversations: Do you talk around the dinner table? Share your day? Ask your kids about theirs? In a Family Meals Survey that I conducted in 2010, 76.6 percent of respondents said that personal news was their favorite dinnertime conversation. Another 73.4 percent said family news and 72.3 percent said what’s happening at [...]
Cooking with Kids: English Muffin Pizzas
Sometimes, cooking with kids is all about teaching them measuring, mixing and knife skills. We do this a lot. The kids and I talk about the different measurements we use and measure things out together. They are often the ones to whisk-shift dry ingredients for me or to stir together whatever needs stirring. But cooking [...]
Easy Cocoa Crackers
This tiny heart-shaped cracker? It’s for you. And for my kids. And for my family. And for my dear friends who amaze me with their kindness, generosity and willingness to go above and beyond. It’s for those bleak moments made better by a kind word or a thoughtful gesture. It’s for everyday reminders that you [...]
Seasoned Baked Chicken Nuggets
The other night, when I was at Cate‘s house for our Blogger Thanksgiving fest, we were reheating a batch of these Homemade Seasoned Baked Chicken Nuggets that I made for the kids. Cate asked me if they were done right after I’d checked on them, and I said “No, they aren’t humming yet.” It never [...]
Banana Toffee Pancakes
The days are quickly ticking by until school begins again. And while I am excited for the start of school — all the new supplies, the fresh start, the new teachers — I am sad that this summer is almost over for us. I am mourning a little. But, there are highlights … the kids [...]
