Monthly Archives: December 2012
Family Food Resolutions: Goals to Get Us All Eating Better in the New Year
December 20, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Food resolutions, Healthy eating at home |
When it comes to healthy eating, I view my family as a work in progress. Though I’m fairly sure that I know what to feed my kids, they haven’t always been so great about eating it. Reading the book French Kids Eat Everything earlier this year made me realize that I needed to start doing more to […] more
5 Gifts to Get Kids Excited about Healthy Eating (Kids Cook Monday)
December 17, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Healthy eating at home, Healthy gifts for kids |
I don’t need to tell you how challenging it can be to raise a healthy eater in our toxic food culture. It’s difficult to make a case for beets and broccoli with kids who have developed a preference for chicken nuggets and pizza. And it’s way too easy to break out a box of mac […] more
Holiday Recipe: Whole-Wheat Gingerbread Cookies With No Artificial Colors (Kids Cook Monday)
December 10, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Healthy treats, Recipes |
Calling these gingerbread cookies “healthy” might be a stretch since they contain a fair amount of butter and sugar. But they are made with 100% whole-wheat flour and contain no food dyes whatsoever. In my book, it makes them a perfect holiday treat for my family. I baked them on Friday for the annual cookie […] more
Holiday Party Survival Guide: Teaching Kids to Cope With All the Treats
December 6, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Junk food, Parties |
I felt a pit in my own stomach as I stared at my then 6-year-old doubled over in pain. “I think I’m going to throw up,” he said, tears streaming down his face. He wasn’t suffering from the flu, an intestinal blockage or appendicitis. Instead, it was a case of seriously overindulging on junk food […] more
Healthy Treats for Kids: Fudgy No-Bake Brownie Bites (Kids Cook Monday)
December 3, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Healthy snacks, Healthy treats, Recipes |
At this time of year, I find it helps to keep some healthy treats around to satisfy those sweet cravings. Even though they’re technically more like Larabars, these fudgy no-bake brownie bites–made with raw almonds, dates, cacao powder and just one tablespoon of honey, then dusted with confectioner’s sugar–taste surprisingly like real brownies. My 4-year-old […] more
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