The holiday break is over. The new year is here. That means it’s time to get back on track with healthy eating! One very important part of that is teaching your children what real, nourishing food is and why it is important. In my experience the best way to teach your kids about good food […]
Since the beginning of Kitchen Stewardship®, I’ve always been all about the journey, and how we can support each other taking baby steps in the right direction. A journey about a journey, perhaps? Only if fueled by corn – the sense-of-humor kind, not the kind mired in GMO debates that fuels vehicles nowadays! 😉 My
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All summer long you are in control of what your kids eat and when they eat. There is an abundance of fresh fruit to serve IF they need a little snack (not when snack time is a mandatory part of their day). Breakfasts don’t have to be made AND consumed in ten minutes in order to
Feeding kids healthfully is probably one of the hardest jobs on the planet and I’m not exaggerating. Especially when school is back in session and we have to not only feed them a healthy breakfast, but also pack them healthy lunches. Skipping breakfast is not an option. It can lead to irritable kiddos who misbehave
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This post is from Parenting Expert and Author Amy McCready. Ever feel like there should be foreboding background music playing when it comes to dealing with family dinnertime? Trying to serve real food and have real family time – when you’re really just frazzled and overwhelmed? I get it. I’ve been there. But, you know
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My children, at the young ages of 5, 3, and 1, are little mirrors of the passion I have for cooking. They jump at any chance to do it, and cling to every word as I talk about seasoning, cooking technique, and fresh nourishing foods. I appreciate this as I want these children to grow
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This is a guest post from Taryn Nergaard—she’s a mother of three who clearly knows her stuff. I hope you enjoy this post as much as I have. (Katie) Screaming… yelling… threatening… crying… All things you may expect to hear outside a bar at 3am. Not exactly what you would expect your dinner table atmosphere
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Knowing what food is healthy is not something kids just know. You have to teach your kids how to eat. Start when they are young with simple rules to start a life of better health. Your mission, if you choose to accept, has nothing to do with holding a fork and spoon properly. I want
Whether you’re cutting down on bread, cutting it out completely, get sick of sandwiches, or you’ve simply run out of bread and (a) can’t get to the store before morning or (b) homemade bread takes too long, here are some sandwich alternatives to get your creative juices flowing for a healthy packed lunch. My mom
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Would you serve a main dish of muffins with a side of muffins, followed by muffins and with muffins, of course, as the bread – and muffins for dessert? I did. My family thinks I’m goofy, but that’s kind of the point. We’re having fun with food this week. If you enjoyed my silly pancake
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Q: “Mom, what’s for dinner?” A: “Pancakes.” “What else?” “A side of pancakes. Oh, and we’re starting with pancakes. Did I mention there will be pancakes for dessert?” Every so often, we have a meal of pancakes. With pancakes as the side. And pancakes for dessert. It may sound like this is a “compromise meal”
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Sippy cups may as well be an entire course in Mommy School, particularly for those going for the “Health and Nutrition” certification on their SuperMom degree. A new mom has to to figure out: I’ve personally evolved over three kids from prioritizing cost and shopping garage sales to focusing on safety (and convenience). We have
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You know that meme about how parents’ treatment of pacifiers changes as they have more kids, from sterilizing the thing every time it touches anything but baby lips to grabbing it from under a church pew and poking it back into baby’s mouth? That’s totally me, minus the pacifier. With my first child, I read
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Food coloring is a fun way to color homemade frosting on cakes and decorate cookies, but it’s not healthy. That doesn’t mean your food can’t be fun! I’ve got some simple ways to create natural food coloring. Let’s Talk About Food Coloring Artificial colors are one topic I have just never gotten into deeply, although
Juice is fruit, so it’s healthy, right? Not really. First, let me make clear that I’m talking about the juice you find in bottles or juice boxes in the beverages aisle at a grocery store, not the stuff people make at home with a juicer or the purchased equivalents that have to be kept cold.
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Desserts are the feature at the Whole Foods for the Holidays: Real Food Progressive Dinner this week, thanks to our host, Kate of Modern Alternative Mama. Memories of Christmas Cookies For our family at Christmastime, it’s all about the cookies. My mother always made a bazillion varieties, and my husband’s family absolutely focuses on the
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Let’s get the truth out right from the start: those doggone boxed cake mixes are moist and delicious, every time. They’re almost impossible to mess up. They’re also loaded with preservatives, and usually trans fat is only one of its ingredient transgressions. Get this recipe, updated and improved with tons of FAQs, in the eBook
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Parenting a five year old has it’s joys and challenges. We’ve explored what a 5 year old can help with in the kitchen. Today, we’ll cover how a 5 year old can learn to give back. What five-year-old doesn’t love toys? My son is no exception, but he made us burst with pride when he
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I just can’t stop talking about school lunches! Please check out my exhaustive list of healthy options for packing a lunch, easy lunch ideas for virtual school, distance learning or homeschooling, and if you’re concerned about your environment, find some options for reducing lunchtime waste. Finally, today I’ve got a fabulous after-school organizational system for kids
Is everyone still drowning in zucchini out there? If you’re looking for a keto, low-carb (no-carb?), filled with veggies, use-up-your-zucchini meal that fills tummies and pleases tastebuds, you’re at the right post. This may well be our favorite summer meal, and I love it because it’s so healthy and easy to make. I also have
