Which Type of Blender or Smoothie Maker is Best For My Family?
The options are overwhelming so let’s make sure you know exactly which kind of blender suits your needs.
Which Type of Juicer is Best For My Family?
Let us guide you quickly and easily to understand which type of juicer specifically suits your family’s needs so you can get on with enjoying juicing up your life!
Juicer vs Blender – Which One Is Best To Buy For My Family?
When it comes to making a healthy homemade juice the options can seem quite overwhelming.
Breakfast: The Most Important Meal of the Day
Yes, breakfast is important nutritionally, but it is also the biggest missed opportunity for teaching your kids to eat right. You’ve heard the nutrition news a zillion times before: kids need to eat breakfast. It makes them healthier and better students at school....
Kid Eats Q&A: How to Serve Seconds Without Hurting Your Kids’ Habits
Whenever parents ponder the problem of providing appropriate portion sizes for toddlers and preschoolers, the issue of how to handle seconds inevitably arises. That’s what happened in response to my last post Are You Teaching Your Toddler to Overeat? One reader...
Are You Teaching Your Toddler to Overeat?
What are you teaching your toddler about how much to eat? I know that everything you’ve ever read says that infants and toddlers self-regulate. That they only eat what they need. That they don’t overeat. And that’s all true. Unless parents interfere with those...
Teen Boys Eat More Protein Than They Need
Teenage boys are hungry. They eat a lot of food. And, it turns out, according to research from the USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans reported in The New York Times, teenage boys eat too much protein. So what do the experts recommend? The answer probably won’t be...
The Snack as Mini-Meal Mistake
Thinking about snacks as mini meals is a mistake. A big one. It teaches kids bad snacking habits. Don’t get me wrong, the mini-meal ideal would be a wonderful thing. It would provide a delicious and healthy snack. But honestly, who gives their kids snack mini-meals...
“Do No Harm” Snacking
Before you start searching for healthy snack ideas, answer the following question. What is a healthy snack? Is it primarily defined by: The presence of “good” nutrients? The absence of “bad” nutrients? Obviously most parents would (rightfully) say the answer is A,...
