Looking for Valentines gifts for kids? I found the cutest, sweetest ideas for little foodies–with the best reviews–right here. cutting board for char-kiderie boards No sweeter way to serve up your favorite cheese, crackers, fruits and more. kindness baking kit For this sweet Valentines gift idea for kids, Highlights Magazine got in on the action….
What if family dinners didn’t have to be so hard–and the solution wasn’t only about food?
Can picky eaters be transformed into kids who have the skills to try new foods? To enjoy family meals together? You might be surprised, especially at what it takes. Instead of recipes, raising happy, healthy little foodies calls for curiosity, patience and courage. It’s more about character than kale. Saying goodbye to stressful meals, finding…
4 Yummy Recipes to Use Ripe Bananas
Need yummy recipes to use ripe bananas? Buying bananas is always a struggle for me. Either my 9YO eats all of them in two days, or we have five or six stragglers on the counter, getting browner every time I glance their way. That’s why I have all four of these options in my mind,…
Recipes for Picky Eaters: 12 Ways to Add Secret Fruit & Veggies
It can be hard for kids to get enough produce, especially picky eaters. That’s why I love these 12 recipes to add secret fruit and veggies to their meals. In my experience, repeatedly offering vegetables to kids, in lots of ways, eventually works. But in the meantime, kids still need to shoot for the five recommended…
5 Ways to Help Picky Eaters
Sound familiar? Having a picky eater is such a universal experience. Most of us go through it, even if we had babies who ate everything. I’ve been in this position with my own kids, four times! Here’s what worked best for us: Limit snacks. Hungry kids are less picky kids. Our kids have two snacks…
Easy Mashed Potatoes
These easy mashed potatoes are the creamiest, most delicious version of a childhood favorite–except they’re simpler and a little more nutritious than what I grew up with. We gave mashed potatoes the Foodlets treatment. What you need to make easy mashed potatoes Yellow/gold potatoes Salt & pepper Plain Greek yogurt Optional: Riced cauliflower What makes…
Better Than Campbell’s Chunky Tomato Soup
This chunky tomato soup comes together in 15 minutes–and it’s better than anything you’d find in a can. Easy, bursting with flavor and a favorite for kids. Can’t get better than that! What you need to make chunky tomato soup 2 onions 1/2 cup butter (one stick) 2 26-ounce cans of tomatoes (any kind) Salt…
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with a Christmas Twist
Brown butter is my family’s newest favorite topping for everything. Pasta, steak, chicken. With one ingredient, you have a whole sauce! And now, brown butter is the game-changing ingredient for Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with a Christmas Twist! 3 Ways to Make Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies for Christmas And there’s so much more…
6 Ways to Have Happier Family Meals
Brilliant, Researched Ideas from “How to Be a Happier Parent“ KJ Dell’Antonia is a writer I’ve followed for a long time, starting with the parenting blog that she wrote and edited for The New York Times, Motherlode. So when her book, “How to Be a Happier Parent” came out, I snapped it up. Here are…
Holiday Wish List for Little Foodies
All the best gift ideas for foodies, from little kids to bigger kids, designed to teach, thrill and inspire from under the tree. LITTLE KIDS Let’s Learn About Sushi! Read this gorgeous little book to kids and they’ll get a taste of Japanese culture plus decadent descriptions of what could be their future favorite food….