Category: Healthy eating at home
Think Pink! How to Make Natural Pink Food Coloring
February 8, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Healthy eating at home, Recipe |
With Valentine’s Day a week away and Cupid’s arrow getting ready to fly, I’ve been pondering how hard it would be to make homemade pink food coloring for an all-natural red and pink party. Would it be tricky and time consuming? No, in fact, it wasn’t! And the pink treats that I made with the […] more
Healthy Valentine’s Treat: Chocolate Zucchini Mini Cupcakes {Recipe}
January 28, 2013 | Posted by Stacy under Cupcakes, Healthy eating at home, Healthy treats |
There’s nothing like a little chocolate to add life to a party (or provide cause for celebration at the end of a meal). These chocolate zucchini mini cupcakes are winners for several reasons: First, they contain zucchini (which I don’t hide from my kids but is not terribly noticeable for children with green food aversions). […] more
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
A Food Re-Education Starts, a Cool Food App, and a Heavenly Recipe for Lemon Angel Food Cake (Kids Cook Monday)
September 24, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Food education, Healthy eating at home, Recipes |
Last week, I lamented about my 6-year-old’s distaste for vegetables (READ: Smart Breakfast of the Week: Healthy Whole Wheat Carrot Pancakes). But it’s actually worse than that. He barely eats any fruit, either. And more and more, I’ve noticed him craving highly processed junky stuff. I greet him after school with wholesome snacks like clementines […] more
Guest Blogger Kathy Kaehler Asks: What Are YOU Doing to Improve School Food and Instill Healthy Habits at Home?
June 14, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Healthy eating at home, Improving school food, Making change |
Kathy Kaehler has long been one of the most sought after fitness gurus in Hollywood. She’s worked one-on-one with A-listers like Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Claudia Schiffer, Drew Barrymore, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kim Kardashian. She was the fitness correspondent for NBC’s TODAY show with Katie Couric for an epic 13 years. She has written five […] more
Confessions of a Former Food Pusher (and Why You Shouldn’t Bribe a Kid to Eat Broccoli!)
June 6, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Healthy eating at home |
Yesterday at my twins’ preschool drop-off, one of their schoolmates was in tears. “What’s wrong?” his teacher asked. “He wants to go to his grandma’s house today instead of coming to school,” his mom explained. “I told him he couldn’t go unless he ate his breakfast.” Looking down at her sobbing child, she added, “He […] more
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