Think motherhood is hard? Try doing it flat on your back. I had just drifted off into a groggy half-sleep in my hospital bed when the phone jolted me back into consciousness. It was my husband, calling on his way back from picking our three-year-old son Luke up from preschool. “The teacher says Luke’s pants […]
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5 (Doable) New Year’s Family Food Resolutions
You know those New Year’s food resolutions that you start out making – like eliminating all added sugar – that turn out to be really, really hard to keep? Sure, resolutions are aspirational, but they’re also arbitrary. If you set the bar too high, they can lead to discouragement. Worst case scenario, they can lead […]
Thanksgiving, Done Simply. For Real.
Thanksgiving already?!? But – but – we’re still trying to come up with creative Halloween recipes! As of this writing it’s two days before Thanksgiving and we’ve done nothing – nothing – whatsoever to prepare for a dinner for nine. Grocery shopping will have to happen after work; pies and rolls will be store-bought. But […]
Lazy Mom’s School Lunch Guide
Back to school…school lunch…zzzzz. Wait – where was I? Sorry, my bad. Even though this is supposedly a blog about healthy food, the thought of making school lunch always puts me to sleep. (If I’m going to be in the kitchen, I’d much rather be carving watermelons or making a Tim Burton pie.) Sure, there […]
A Kid’s Salad
With all of that “green stuff,” salad can be a tough sell for many kids. Last week we worked our way around the problem by making a tasty summer bread salad. This week we tried a different tactic with our slightly picky (OK, let’s say “selective”) 9-year-old: We put him entirely in charge of creating […]
Great Gifts for Kid Chefs
Got a kid who loves to cook? Lucky you! Lucky kid! As the holidays draw closer, it’s time to bring out our annual Great Gifts for Kid Chefs list (don’t forget these Kid Chef Gifts from 2010 and Kid Chef Gifts from 2011). Spatula Whisk: Your kid chef can get two jobs done with this […]
Hi! I'm Jeanne Fratello - a writer, reporter, and a mom who is on a mission to find great food for kids and to keep parents up to date on the latest nutrition news. You can read more about me here.