How To Raise A Healthy Eater – Won’t you join me?

Posted by on Mar 11, 2013 in Events | 0 comments I’m thrilled to be speaking to parents at the Streetsville Children’s Centre next Thursday evening, March 21 The topic will be “How To Raise A Healthy Eater” Did you know that how you feed your children is just as important as what you feed them? Helping your child to become a lifelong healthy eater is an essential part of effective parenting. Children who have a relaxed...
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Feel the Love!

Posted by on Feb 14, 2013 in Fruit, Vegetables | 0 comments Happy Valentine’s Day! Here we are again. The day that motivates us to wear our hearts on our sleeves, to tell those special people how we feel, and to probably indulge with some flowers, sweets and treats.  If there’s one holiday that screams “chocolate,”  this is it! So, how does all of this go down with someone who works through the year to promote healthy eating?...
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Wine, cheese and chat about raising healthy eaters – won’t you join us?

Posted by on Jul 5, 2012 in Events, Parenting, Raising healthy eaters | 0 comments   I’m thrilled to be partnering with Fresh City Farms and I Deal Coffee to host this event next Tuesday evening, July 10. Why don’t you join us? Cultivating The Next Generation:  How To Raise A Healthy Eater Where: Merchants of Green Coffee, 2 Matilda Street When: Tuesday, July 10, 7-9pm What: Interactive workshop including Southbrook wine and Montforte cheese. Cost: $20 in...
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“You should eat it because . . . “

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Raising healthy eaters, Recipes, Vegetables | 0 comments Quick, finish the sentence above! I’ll bet that most of you said “…it’s good for you!” Did you? I’m sure you heard that phrase over and over while you were growing up. There are many variations on that theme: You might have been told to eat something because: “…it will make you big and strong” “…it will give you lots of...
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The real secret to getting your kids to like vegetables

Posted by on Mar 31, 2012 in Raising healthy eaters, Vegetables | 0 comments Many parents tell me that getting their children to eat vegetables is their biggest challenge when it comes to raising healthy eaters.  It doesn’t have to be! With the best of intentions, parents often resort to tactics that can backfire and turn mealtime into battle time.  I’ve written before about why “pushing” your kids to eat veggies or other foods isn’t a...
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