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How to Tame Your Kid’s Sweet Tooth
“Fine! Just have the CUPCAKE!” I yelled (in my head) as I practically threw the sugar-infested, oversize cupcake (that I was planning to bring to a party) at my 3-year-old son. The meltdown he was...
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Negotiating with Picky Eaters
When you’re a parent, the day often (read: always) involves multiple negotiations. Long-sleeve pink shirt versus new purple shirt: You push for the warm pink one, while she begs for the sparkly purple...
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Pass the Peas and Carrots, Please! (You Can Get Your Kids to Say This Too!)
There is no shortage of ice cream-, candy- and cookie-loving children. We don’t have to teach our kids how to like cookies. Yet the foods we want them to eat, the foods that actually nourish those...
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The Secret to a Happy Meal? Convenience
If I asked you to tell me the reasons why you eat what you eat, I already know some of the reasons you’d give: “tastes good,” “grew up with it,” “it’s healthy” and so on. Betcha anything that...
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Holiday Havoc? Calm Down with These Smart Tips
Like so many things in parenting, navigating holiday indulgences among a sea of candy canes, school celebrations loaded with Christmas-colored doughnuts, social events and sentimental meals is totally...
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How to Get Your Kids to Try New Foods (No Bribes Needed!)
Neophobia. It’s the fear of trying something new, and I see it in the clients I work with all the time. I’ve known a friend of mine for 20 years, and for 20 years she’s let neophobia rule her food...
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Mom Is Not a Restaurant! How to Cook for Kids with Different Tastes
This topic is super near and dear to my heart. I deal with trying to satisfy everyone’s likes and dislikes in my own home all the time. What mom (and dad too) doesn’t want to make everyone happy? If I...
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Pack a Smile! Healthy, Creative School Lunchbox Ideas
When my kids were little, I remember opening up the refrigerator and pantry doors and closing them. Then opening them, then closing them. I’d scratch my head and think, “I’m a nutritionist, for the...
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Cooking for Different Shapes and Sizes
It’s fun to find a dad’s eyes and a mom’s smile on a toddler’s face, and when I can figure out the sisters in a group just by their mannerisms, I feel proud, like I just solved a puzzle. The sensitive...
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6 Tips for Less-Stress Family Dinners
Is there anything better than an evening around an energetic table with friends, loud chatter and home-cooked grub? I do love hitting a new hot spot, but an old-fashioned potluck is truly the way I...
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