3 Fun Ways to get your kids to eat their veggies

Is it difficult getting your kids to eat veggies and fruits?  Try these tips to make trying new veggies fun: 1)    Menu for the week includes everyone’s favorite vegetables -– Every Sunday I ask each member of our little family what their favorite vegetable for the week is. The rule is that whatever each one [...]

How will you be trick or treating?

This week is full of excitement for most children across the US. This week they get to dress up, get to strut their costumes at school and in their neighborhood and get to go trick or treating and accumulate lots and lots of candy. This week is full of mixed emtions for parents, on one [...]

Shopwell is a great site for busy parents

One of the best features of the Internet is that it allows for very personalized products. I found this great website called shopwell.com A lot of times, recipes call for raw ingredients, but let’s face it, few of us have the time to prepare every meal from scratch. Rather than admitting defeat and going back to [...]

Do you act with your food?

Have you ever role played with food?  It is so much fun and gets the kids so excited. Earlier in the day we were trying to get my 3 year old to eat chicken gravy with some homemade biscuits and she was not too keen on it.  So after trying the usual tactics of us [...]

How to make fresh homemade baby food in 5 minutes

We are BACK! After a 3 week unplanned hiatus we are finally back in Los Angeles. Over the last few weeks a lot of things have changed.  We experienced a flash flood in our home in India, and it was surreal to first hand learn the force of water. Being away from home has made [...]

What to pack for lunch for your preschooler or early primary (Grades 1-3) child?

In 6 weeks, many children will be taking their first steps towards learning and spending more time away from home. Several kids are now in the transition classes to help them be ready for school in Fall. Here are some ways to pack a great lunch/snack for your preschooler to school. The thing to focus [...]

Fantastic Helpsheets to Help Parents with Kids Tummy Issues

Here’s a fantastic site that has a lot of material about baby care for parents to download.  The materials cover common issues such as diarrhea, tummy problems, and constipation. Research by SMA Nutrition (the site creators) reveals that tummy troubles, wind, constipation, and diarrhea cause much stress for parents of young children.  Their research also [...]

How to buy ocean friendly, environmentally friendly and children friendly fish

Brown Pelican covered in BP Oil Slick (Source: Boston Globe) My heart just broke when I saw these images on Boston Globe today.  If this is the plight of the birds then imagine what’s happening to the fish and seafood in the depths of the Ocean? Since the gulf oil spill, I have been struggling [...]

How to buy seasonal fruits and vegetables?

One of the best ways to encourage children to eat fruits and vegetables is to serve them the produce when it is in season.  When a fruit or vegetable is in season, it just tastes so delicious and fresh, making it easier for the picky children to taste something new, and develop a taste for [...]

Wondering what produce is in season? Check out these three sites!

I remember as a kid the excitement of seeing certain fruits and vegetables in the market as the seasons changed. We ate more root vegetables like yams in the winter, and eagerly awaited the arrival of mangoes in summer. Now due to the convenience of modern civilization, everything is available all the time. Apples used [...]

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