Encouraging Healthy Starts with Healthy Breakfast"Don't forget to eat your breakfast!" my mother would call out to me every morning during my school days as I juggled a heavy backpack, bassoon, and art history book. Growing up my mother had always taught us how important a nutritional breakfast was and I knew first hand that…
Healthy Eating: Teaching Kids About Nutrition“Because my mom does not allow me to!” was a comment often made by my sister when she was asked something about why I did not join in her (often) rambunctious friends. As much as I loved my sister, I hated the response. I felt that it made my mom…
Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day: Creamy Chicken PastaMarch is National Nutrition Month and it’s a great time to think about small steps to healthier eating. The theme, Healthy Eating, Your Way, Every Day, reinforces that every family’s version of healthy eating can be a little different, but built around the same five food groups. As parents we…
Healthy Eating: How to Teach Teens Healthy Eating HabitsTeaching kids to make healthy eating choices can be tough; just try enticing your teen with a carrot stick or broccoli florets. YUCK and NO WAY! Healthy snacks are not cool. They would rather grab fast food out. So how can we encourage our teens to eat healthy? How to…
I know that many moms struggle with feeding their children. Particularly if one, or more, of those children is considered a picky eater. I know because I fight this battle every.single.day. and have for the past 5 years. My 5 1/2 year old is the pickiest eater I know. I…
