Kids Cuisine

I’m sorta kinda wimping out of my weekly obligation to post new news for Kids Cuisine. You see, I’ve been a bit busy. On the 14th, my wife gave birth to our second child.
I’d like to introduce the world to Ellen Elizabeth Benes, who said “Hi” to Cathy, my wife, and me on Wednesday morning […]

The American Heart Association (AHA) issued new diet guidelines – for kids under the age of 2 years! This proves the point that our nation’s growing toddlers are at risk of being overweight at a very, very young age. Listen up, parents! The problem is that toddlers are developing grown-up eating habits – eating fast […]

My wife and I are expecting our second child within the next two weeks (any advice?). Anyway, because we’re expecting, we’re reading, again, everything and anything related to newborns and the caring for them (it’s not that we forgot from the first one, but there’s always something new to read).
So, I ran across a news […]

I don’t want to be a party pooper, but there’s a cut-off point as to how much candy children should eat. I DO remember when I was a little trick-or-treater and would walk block after block to fill my Halloween bag so full it was about to burst open! But, now that I’m a parent […]

For all you Ratatouille fans, listen up! While we’ve all seen and read about Ratatouille, you probably also know the movie has a soundtrack with more then 24 songs (that’s 62 minutes worth of music). Right? But, did you know that a second CD has been released? That’s right!
Walt Disney Records has released a smorgasbord […]

I’m sure many of you receive Scholastic’s Parent & Child magazine. Did you read the three-part special section called “Kids in the Kitchen” in the October issue? Wasn’t it great?
If you haven’t read it, let me give you the highlights. I don’t want to give out the secrets of the three-part series. You really need to […]

I received an e-mail about a coffee roaster and distributor in Oregon that’s raising money to improve the quality of life for children and families who live in coffee-growing communities around the world. I’ve never heard of a coffee house taking such an initiative for such a worthy cause. I thought I’d pass along this […]

The Chicago Tribune published an article this past week titled “Why won’t Johnny eat broccoli?” It discussed how nurturing your child’s palate can encourage more healthful eating.
The article gave several tips on “how to get out of a chicken fingers-and-fries rut and raise an adventurous eater:”
1. Take Control - the parent needs to play an […]

My almost 2-year-old daughter, Ava, is always wanting to sit on the kitchen counter when I’m cooking. She sits there humming her own sweet tunes, wanting to smell everything and anything I slice or dice. Ava also has a miniature, plastic kitchen that she loves to pretend to cook with, putting plastic pots and pans […]

I prefer to cook at home as much as possible every night (no kidding)… and from scratch using the freshest ingredients (if you’re going to cook, it might as well as good). But once in a while, when the workday happens to be super long, and my wife and I are just too tired to […]