Kids Cuisine

Tomorrow we pick up our long-awaited fresh blueberries.  There is nothing like blueberry season, when those deep blue antioxidant laden orbs grace every meal and snack for a few weeks while we can get them.  After finding a local place to buy them from last year, we’ve ordered even more this year, and the whole […]

This week while we were out grocery shopping, my son suddenly dashed away from me and made a beeline toward a check-out several feet away. I ordered him to stop, and he did, but then he continued on until he arrived at the checkout stand where the usual display of magazines were there to tempt […]

Today was an exciting day for our family, as this afternoon marked the opening of the long-awaited farmer’s market for the season.  This year’s market is extra special for us because for the first time ever, we don’t have to hop in the car and drive at least 15 miles away to find fresh produce.  […]

This clip has been making the airwaves for a week now, and I’ve watched it numerous times. Personally, I think it’s just God-awful parenting in action and disturbing on so many levels. I used to be a fan of the show, but I’ve sworn it off now because I think this train wreck needs to […]

School has been out here for, oh, two whole days now, and I’m already tired of hearing the cries of “I’m hungry” that seem to emanate from my children every other minute.  Their concerns over their digestive systems are usually followed by my tired litany of  “well, if you’d eaten your breakfast/lunch/dinner, you wouldn’t be […]

(In this series of posts, I share my experiences of dining at home with my two preschoolers.  We eat, we laugh, I ponder the meaning of their conversations.   All the while, I wonder how I can teach them how to behave, how to enjoy healthy eating, and how not to throw food at each other or […]

Last week the United States Department of Agriculture unveiled a special pyramid specifically for the preschool aged child. While they formerly had a pyramid for children, the preschool group, ages 2 to 5, have a different set of needs than a 7-year old might.  MyPyramid for Preschoolers is an interactive website, full of tips and […]

Every once in a while, you just have to give in.  This past week I was at the grocery store, pondering my choices of prepared turkey stock, when my son became enchanted by the wall of boxes on the opposing side.  He was staring open-mouthed at the Jello display, asking me if Jello really did […]

Have you ever looked at the nutritional information for restaurant meals, even kid’s meals that sound healthy (such as pasta with a tomato-based sauce)? I’ve always been shocked by just how fattening and high-calorie some of these meals are, as I discussed a while back about the nutritional values of children’s meals. I don’t plan […]

Last week we made the horrible mistake of serving our kids vegetable kebabs fresh off the grill. While Mom and Dad were relishing the first charred vegetables of the season, the moans and groans from the pee-wee side of the table were nearly deafening. I was reminded several times over that my children really […]