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4 Fun Meals to Get Children Excited About Healthy Eating

Getting children excited about healthy eating can be one of the hardest challenges for parents! Some children (no matter how hard you try) just don’t like healthy food and turn their noses up at even the freshest fruit and vegetables. There are some tricks to getting...

Breakfast: The Most Important Meal of the Day

I may be showing my age here, but I remember the big “Breakfast: it’s the most important meal of the day” campaign. Do you? Does anyone say that anymore? I do agree that it’s super important. If you don’t eat breakfast you can really...

Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy Snacks

Good Monday, Heroes! I got to interview Chef Ellie Krieger recently and she gave me some super neat suggestions for healthy and interesting ways to use grapes in snack and party foods. Enjoy: I really liked Chef Ellie’s suggestions and have already tried out a...

Let’s Eat Healthy This 4th of July

So, the good folks at DietDiva.com made a snappy looking infographic for us for the 4th of July. Except for the depressing part where they tell you that a hamburger can be 750 calories (I had no idea!!!), it’s super good looking. And helpful. And I think...

Great Tips for Getting Kids Involved in the Kitchen

My older daughter just loves to help out in the kitchen. She takes pride in creating yummy and nutritious meals. She’s been “helping” in the kitchen since she could hold a spoon (and knew a few kitchen safety rules). She’s seven now and rivals most teens I know when...