Recipe: Dover Orangelicious

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With a 3 week old and a toddler in tow, cooking is definitely very hard right now.  I think I spend almost 5 hours a day breastfeeding…. so  now I really want to cook healthy food for my toddler that can be cooked very quickly.  Here comes Dover … [Read more...]

Ever rewarded children dessert just for finishing food?

I am guilty!  Chances are so are most parents.  I did it in the past thinking that it might make food more attractive because in the end my daughter is getting a piece of candy or cake, but it turns out that by doing this, I was actually giving … [Read more...]

Hello Krispy Kale Update

Over the last few days, I have heard from several moms that they love the Krispy Kale recipe but in a few cases the kids are finding kale a little bitter.  If that's the case with you then you should make the Krispy Kale recipe using Spinach as … [Read more...]

Expert Interview on getting kids to eat breakfast, snack right and stop eating junk food

Check out these fantastic videos interviews with Dr. David Ludwig, author of  Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/ Fake Food World. In these quick 1-2 minute interviews he discusses: How do you get a … [Read more...]

Do you know the difference between farmed fish vs. wild fish?

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According to a recent article by Prevention Magazine that interviewed various food experts on what food items to avoid, farmed fish is one items they said they do not eat. The expert interviewed published a major study in the Journal Science on … [Read more...]

Looking for grass fed meat, eggs and dairy?

After I saw the movie Food Inc., I wanted to see if I could find chicken and beef that was healthier. Check out eatwild.com to find local producers all across the US who provide grass fed meat, eggs, dairy as well as seafood and honey.  These … [Read more...]

Hot air or paper towel to dry hands?

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When given a choice of using hot air or paper towel to dry hands for children, use the paper towel.  The advantage of using paper towel is that the act of rubbing the paper on the little hands removes a significant number of  residual germs  left … [Read more...]