Kids Cuisine

I love anything that encourages a child to help out in the kitchen. Cooking is such a great learning activity for kids, and the new Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook takes cooking with kids to a whole new level. The Handstand Series of books is aimed at teaching children how to cook, as well as helping […]

There was no way I was passing this by at the grocery store without popping it in my cart. I have been a fan of fruit and veggie combo drinks for years, so to find that Juicy Juice had finally produced their own version was a real treasure for me. I scrutinized the […]

One of the very first foods that babies feed themselves is Cheerios, as they are the perfect size, shape and texture for itty bitty mouths. As a mother of two toddlers, we have gone through probably bushels of this stuff.
The funny thing is, I don’t think we’ve ever eaten Cheerios for breakfast before — we’ve […]

Each dinner time, at least one of my three kids is a hold-out who refuses a vegetable. It doesn’t even matter if I know that child loves that particular vegetable (didn’t she eat it happily the last four times I served it?). There is not always any reason. Kids just have a thing about vegetables, […]

My wife, Cathy, and I are expecting our second child this coming November! We’re so excited, and we’ve been reading, again, everything on what to do and not to do—Cathy, mainly. So, while the other writers and I post items for Kids Cuisine about kids’ proper eating habits, I thought I’d quickly mention an important […]

When I was a child, I didn’t know anyone with a life-threatening food allergy. Times certainly have changed. Severe food allergies are emerging at such rates that many schools are now implementing policies specifically to handle them. One of these is the ubiquitous “peanut-free policy.” Though there are a variety of […]

One of a parent’s many concerns in the warmer months is whether or not their children are getting enough fluids. As children become even more active in the increasing temperatures, it’s easy to overlook the simple task of drinking water. I think we all know that water is essential to staying healthy, but […]

I wasn’t going to say anything. Some things you really shouldn’t bring up in Berkeley, home of the Free Speech movement 40 years ago. But there were some hard-core vegetarians in our student family complex at U.C. Berkeley, and I used to worry about their kids.
They were so skinny. So small. So…malnourished looking? I understood […]

We recently took a road trip for Mother’s Day. While I try to feed my three kids healthy food whenever possible, it’s always a challenge doing that while on the move. The ease and speed of fast-food meals can be oh so tempting. This time, though, I managed to (mostly) feed my twin 1-year-olds and […]

If you have difficulty getting your kids to eat their vegetables or fruit, here’s something you might want to have them try: watermelon. Why? Well, first off it’s fun to eat, especially on a hot summer day after playing in the yard. I honestly can’t recall a child turning down a slice of watermelon.
Second, watermelon […]