Homemade Popsicles!

Popsicle Paradise

Healthy homemade popsicles that are quick and easy! . . . → Read More: Homemade Popsicles!

Summer Snacking for Kids

bowl of fruit

Snacks for kids at home during summer break. . . . → Read More: Summer Snacking for Kids

Breakfast and Snack Ideas for Picky Eaters

picky baby

Many of our readers ask, “How do I get my kids to eat? They are so picky and I’ve run out of ideas…”

It’s in a kid’s nature to be picky. It’s funny that kids will frown upon anything new. Our children will eat the same thing almost every day and then one day say, “I don’t like sloppy Joe’s”. Our oldest son eats pizza but does not like sausage pizza. One day recently, . . . → Read More: Breakfast and Snack Ideas for Picky Eaters

Snacks On The Go

dried fruit

Donna writes:

I am faced with getting two boys to soccer and baseball practices in the evenings. I am hoping to pack drinks and a hearty snack to get them through practice. I leave work at five and practice is often at 5:30. What can I feed the kids that fits the following criteria?

Can be eaten in the car on the way to practice

Can be made in the morning and either . . . → Read More: Snacks On The Go

Children, Wasting Food and Portion Control

toddler eating

Stop Throwing Away Food!

I have discovered the secret of saving money feeding babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Well, I can’t take the credit for it. My mom taught it to me many years ago but I didn’t put it into practice until the first financial crisis we had when my husband was laid off.

What I have been practicing now for many years has now become one of the new buzz phrases — “portion . . . → Read More: Children, Wasting Food and Portion Control

Recipes For Kids

Chill Out This Summer

The day moms dread all year long has arrived: the last day of school and the first day of summer vacation. Try these recipes to help the kids chill out:

 

Snow Cones

Crushed Ice
1 pkg. flavored drink mix (flavor of your choice)

Mix drink mix with half as much water as the directions indicate. Chill 1 hour. Just before serving, crush some ice. You . . . → Read More: Recipes For Kids

Healthy Eating

bowl of oranges

Sandra writes:

I really hope you can help me. I am going crazy and, at the same time, I am hurting my 4 year old. My daughter turned 4 last month but here is the catch — She weighs 68 lbs. I know she is way over weight. That is what everybody keeps telling me, but they never seem to have any solutions.

I have cut out almost all of her unhealthy foods and . . . → Read More: Healthy Eating