Smart Snacks for the After-School Munchies
The key to good snacking is good choices and serving sizes. “I’m hungry. When’s supper?” Many of us grew up with the idea that snacking was bad, and that mid-afternoon snacks would ruin the appetite...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Your Toddler’s Appetite Takes a Time Out
Toddlers are a study in contradictions that often spill over into frustrating and unpredictable eating behavior. Q. My 15-month old has totally lost his appetite. What should I do? A. Nothing! It’s...
View ArticleTips for Teaching Good Eating
Much of what children learn is not taught in a classroom. They learn by living. View life with your child as an ongoing learning laboratory with endless opportunities to explore. TEACH, DON’T PREACH,...
View ArticleEat Together—Today
Eating as a family is more important than you think. What with work schedules, commuting, sports practices, and after-school activities, fewer and fewer families eat meals together these days. Sitting...
View ArticleYummy or Yucky—What Kids Think About Food
“I hate broccoli! I want spaghetti with no sauce! Take the crust off the bread!” Sound familiar? The eating behavior of young children is often unpredictable and frustrating. Parents sit by anxiously,...
View ArticleIt’s All Moms’ Fault—Again
Mothers get blamed for everything. But, now there is a new blame-mom connection out there. If you are a woman and you don’t eat well, it was your mother’s fault. This isn’t a joke or some pop...
View ArticleKid-Friendly Juice Drinks
Many restaurant chains are introducing kid-friendly juice drinks these days to offset their slipping soda sales. They’re hoping that playful colors, memorable names and unusual flavors they can hike...
View ArticleSmart Snacks for the After-School Munchies
The key to good snacking is good choices and serving sizes. “I’m hungry. When’s supper?” Many of us grew up with the idea that snacking was bad, and that mid-afternoon snacks would ruin the appetite...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Your Toddler’s Appetite Takes a Time Out
Toddlers are a study in contradictions that often spill over into frustrating and unpredictable eating behavior. Q. My 15-month old has totally lost his appetite. What should I do? A. Nothing! It’s...
View ArticleTips for Teaching Good Eating
Much of what children learn is not taught in a classroom. They learn by living. View life with your child as an ongoing learning laboratory with endless opportunities to explore. TEACH, DON’T PREACH,...
View ArticleEat Together—Today
Eating as a family is more important than you think. What with work schedules, commuting, sports practices, and after-school activities, fewer and fewer families eat meals together these days. Sitting...
View ArticleYummy or Yucky—What Kids Think About Food
“I hate broccoli! I want spaghetti with no sauce! Take the crust off the bread!” Sound familiar? The eating behavior of young children is often unpredictable and frustrating. Parents sit by anxiously,...
View ArticleIt’s All Moms’ Fault—Again
Mothers get blamed for everything. But, now there is a new blame-mom connection out there. If you are a woman and you don’t eat well, it was your mother’s fault. This isn’t a joke or some pop...
View ArticleKid-Friendly Juice Drinks
Many restaurant chains are introducing kid-friendly juice drinks these days to offset their slipping soda sales. They’re hoping that playful colors, memorable names and unusual flavors they can hike...
View ArticleHow to Get Kids to Eat? Compromise.
Brian Wansink, PhD from Cornell focuses his research on what drives people to make food choices. In a recent study he looked at 6 to 8 year old kids eating at a fast food restaurant. The children were...
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