Make Your Own

Posted by on Jan 3, 2013 in Cooking, Recipes | 0 comments Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday with all the special people in your life.  We enjoyed a restful and relaxing time with the whole family – it’s always a real treat for me to have all of my kids under my roof. So here we are… January 3!  It’s minus 10 degrees outside, and it’s been snowing for almost 2 days straight.  While a few members of my...
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Would you eat this in the morning?

Posted by on Jun 26, 2012 in Health, Raising healthy eaters | 0 comments It’s a bit radical, I know. Changing up what you eat for breakfast can really rattle your world. For starters, do you even eat breakfast? I hope so. It’s definitely one of the most important things you can do for your health. As I’ve mentioned before, breakfast eaters tend to do better on pretty much any measure of overall health. They tend to have healthier weight, they tend...
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How To Get Your Family To Beg For Cauliflower

Posted by on Feb 27, 2012 in Recipes, Vegetables | 2 comments Yes, I said beg!! Let’s face it, aren’t you tired of being the one begging the kids to eat their veggies? (And you know why you shouldn’t be doing that -right?) When it comes right down to it, there’s a big difference between getting the gang to eat vegetables, and getting them to like vegetables! You can resort to all kinds of tricks that will result in those veggies...
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Why being bossy at the table is bad for your children’s health

Posted by on Feb 8, 2012 in Parenting, Raising healthy eaters | 0 comments Admit it, you’ve done this at least once.  Your finicky toddler is dawdling through a meal or snack, and hasn’t eaten more than a bite or two of the food you’ve lovingly prepared.  You watch as he pushes it around on the plate, and all you can think about is how hungry he’s going to be by late afternoon.  The next thing you know, you’re enticing, cajoling,...
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How to make vegetables and fruit taste better

Posted by on Jan 27, 2012 in Fruit, Raising healthy eaters, Vegetables | 2 comments Trying to eat more fruit and vegetables is on most people’s to-do list these days.  In fact, I’d be willing to bet that many of you even made this one of your New Year’s Resolutions (you didn’t, did you?).  You probably don’t need me to tell you all the reasons why a diet that includes a rainbow of produce is good for you! If that’s the case then, just like...
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