Kids Cuisine

I remember my mother making homemade popsicles when I was a child—what a treat! I can’t wait to make them for my daugther this spring and summer. The variety of popsicles a home chef can make is limitless, and the number of popsicles molds is endless.
The basic popsicle recipe is super easy:
3 ounces of your […]

Childhood obesity is rampant in our society. All of us must take responsibility in stemming this problem first at home, leading by example with healthy meals, reducing the consumption of sugar-laced drinks, eliminating fast-food meals, and increasing exercise and outdoor activities.
Don’t misinterpret me, though. There’s nothing wrong with letting kids be kids and enjoy candy […]

A few weeks ago I wrote about the UK and their banning of cheese advertisement to help stem child obesity. While I agreed in principle, I still think you need to look at the root of the problem and not blame “the television” or simply point your finger at the food manufacturers.
In yesterday’s (Thursday, March […]

I just know my daughter, Ava, would love to try honey. As I’ve written before, there’s just about nothing she turns down (creamed spinach is one thing so far she won’t eat… but that’s OK). However, we’ve all been told not to feed honey to infants. But, were you told why not to do so? […]

I recently read on the Internet that in the United Kingdom new advertising rules will officially label cheese as “junk food”. I hope this never happens in the United States! Could you imagine?
According to the article, “Under regulations coming into force this month, broadcasters will be banned from advertising cheese during children’s television programmes or […]

There’s no doubt parenting is a tough job – especially when you’re a first-time parent. If you’re like me, you want to do everything right, so you read as many books as possible and ask all of your friends with kids for advice. But, no matter how much ground work you do, you still never […]

My 16-month-old daughter, Ava, has basically given up on eating her morning cereal, and I have given up on trying to figure out why. She’s still devouring her morning bananas like there’s no tomorrow, but my wife and I wanted her to have more to eat than just bananas. So we started to give her yogurt, starting […]

I think I’d go bonkers if I couldn’t eat toast, couscous, pasta, cereal, or any food containing gluten. I’m so happy that my daughter loves whole grains, breads and crackers, toasted oat cereal, farina, and more.
Unfortunately, we’re reading more news these days about celiac disease—also called celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, gluten sensitive enteropathy, or gluten […]

Adults go out to dinner to eat flavorful food and have an enjoyable evening. Why shouldn’t this be the case for children? Well, Chicago-area chefs couldn’t agree more, and they are creating menus specifically for young foodies.
At Bistro 110 , chef Dominique Tougne introduces les enfants to French cuisine with approachable interpretations of traditional […]

My 14-month-old daughter, Ava, will not turn down any food—except pureed spinach, but I don’t blame her because I tried it and it was gross. So, one day two weeks ago when she didn’t even drink her milk or eat her Goldfish snack my wife and I knew something was up. Our suspicious were confirmed […]