Kids in the Kitchen

No More Bedwetting Accidents – Simple Natural Solutions for Almost Every Kid

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 07/26/2017

Bet you’d never think constipation would have anything to do with bedwetting at night – but it might. I couldn’t believe how many people struggle with constipation in their toddlers, and it’s possible that those solutions will help the nighttime potty accidents as well! I have plenty of personal experience, unfortunately: You don’t expect to […]

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Delicious and easy to make this peach cobbler smoothie is full of nutrients your kids need. A great way to get picky eaters what they need! Trying this today!

Peach Cobbler Smoothie Recipe for Picky Eaters

Mary Voogt, NTP (Contributing Writer) / 04/24/2017

There are a few parts of parenting that should be easy…and yet they are not. Like potty training, getting kids to sleep and feeding. All basic human functions that little humans don’t seem very good at! The first two get significantly better after the age of five. But that last one can be a challenge

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Vitamin D: Why Your Levels Didn’t Go Up After Supplementing

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 03/15/2017

Take your pick: pill, drops, or rays? What’s the best way to get adequate Vitamin D? Could that sunshine (gasp) be healthy for you?? The issue can be a thorny one: This is a good time to hop in and remind you that I’m just a mom researching health for my family and sharing what

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No need to resort to food dyes and high fructose corn syrup to celebrate Valentine's Day! These simple and delicious treats are naturally colored and oh, so fun!

Healthy Valentine’s Day Party Treats (& Games)

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 01/22/2017

Calling all red food! (ahem) Calling all naturally red food! (ahem) Calling all naturally red food not chock full of sugar and junk! I am planning a kids’ Valentine’s Day party at school again this year, and I am determined to plan fun games and food that don’t include sugar, artificial food dyes, and trans

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How to Successfully Surprise (and Cure!) Your Picky Eater

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 01/11/2017

In this Internet age, there are a lot of myths proliferated widely…are “picky eaters” one of them? Could there be ways to cure your child’s “picky” food preferences – even if they’re not really picky eaters?! Kresha Faber of Nourishing Joy and I sat down to discuss that topic recently, and I loved her tips!

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Quick and simple candy cane smoothie bowl - a healthy, fun and delicious way to start your day this holiday season (or year round!)

Easy and Healthy Breakfast Recipe – Candy Cane Smoothie Bowl

Mary Voogt, NTP (Contributing Writer) / 12/19/2016

I have wonderful memories of Christmas from my childhood. We’d go to church for a candle light service on Christmas Eve. When it was time for presents my three siblings and I would sit in a line, and my dad would hand them out one at a time. There was so much joy and excitement.

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Healthy School Christmas Party Ideas – Fun Games and Food for Kids but NO Sugar!

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 12/08/2016

If you’ve followed me for a while, you probably already know how I feel about school birthday treats and sugar (not to mention kids’ sports snacks!). It means a lot to my kids when I volunteer in their classrooms, and as a former teacher myself (now running a cooking class for kids online), I know

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Preventing Motion Sickness in Children (or “How We Got to Travel Again”)

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 09/22/2016

Car trips with children can be a harrowing experience for any parent, but when you have a child who gets motion sickness – that’s a whole new level of challenge. I recently had a reader email asking if I had any experience with car sickness remedies, especially treatments that would be safe for kids. It’s

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On the Go Kid Food Made Healthy

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 08/10/2016

The anchors asked us yesterday on live TV, “What is something you like to eat that’s more fun? Do you ever want things in your lunch that you see in other kids’ lunches?” Of course my poor kids weren’t ready for the question, so after some silence I jumped in and mentioned homemade granola bars

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10 Easy Tips for Packing Real Food Lunches

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 08/09/2016

There’s nothing better than a kid messing up and earning a consequence. Don’t believe me? I didn’t pack my 5th grader’s lunch almost the entire year, and I barely had to remind him that it was now his responsibility. Why? Because he earned it as a consequence for messing up. I can’t even remember the

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Ready or not, it's time to pack lunches! These are the best real food allergy friendly lunches around. Plenty of choices for every type of allergy.

The Best Real Food Allergy Friendly Lunches {Portable & Easy}

Mary Voogt, NTP (Contributing Writer) / 08/08/2016

School is right around the corner (I said it…don’t throw tomatoes). Depending on where you live it could be a month, a couple weeks or even days away! Of course that means school lunches are coming too. When you have to manage food allergies, your choices are limited. No more pb&j. No crackers and cheese.

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The Perfect Birth Won’t Guarantee Healthy Gut Flora for Baby

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 07/27/2016

That moment when I saw a young pregnant mom in a bar drinking a beer (or two or three), long before I was a real food blogger, long before I was a mom myself, and even before I was of drinking age…I gaped in horror. I knew nothing about prenatal nutrition, health, or growing a

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Why Professional Development Should Be Required for Parenting

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 06/08/2016

You’d think that after 4 years of college and a full year internship program in education, that I’d be uniquely and perfectly suited to be a parent. That as a trained teacher of children and a teacher of an online cooking course for kids that I’d kind of know it all and have much less of

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Chocolate Filled Frozen Banana Bites Recipe {Dairy-Free}

Mary Voogt, NTP (Contributing Writer) / 05/30/2016

With summer in full swing it’s nice to be able to give the kids a cold treat without loading them up on sugar. Not to mention it’s way more fun to be playing outside then spending a bunch of time inside the kitchen preparing food! These frozen banana bites are fun to make and fun

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3 Essential Grocery Shopping Tips for Kids of All Ages

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 05/26/2016

Parenting lowers the standards for so many things! Entertainment, bodily fluids, exciting conversation topics… For example: You go grocery shopping with your spouse as part of “date night” because you have a babysitter, and you TRULY enjoy it, like a highlight of your week! Seriously, right? I have joked about this with so many people

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Easy Kid-Friendly Meatball Recipe {Egg Free, Grain Free}

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 05/18/2016

It’s the kind of comfort food you pine for when it’s gray and cloudy outside. There’s not too much heat to make you want to avoid using the oven. And mashed potatoes on the side sound just right. In other words, it’s fair to say that when it’s cloudy, there’s always a chance of… You

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How to Use a Rotation Diet for Food Allergies

Mary Voogt, NTP (Contributing Writer) / 05/17/2016

One of the hardest things about an allergy diagnosis is taking food away from your child. “Sorry, no more yogurt for breakfast. Nope, no more butter on your muffin. Say bye-bye to that peanut butter sandwich.” Then you break the news. You also have to rotate your food. The raisins you like to snack on

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We Took Our Own Food to Disney

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 03/21/2016

Visiting a Disney park may be the “happiest place on earth,” but feeding a family while you’re there can bring you down in a hurry. For frugal, real food mamas, being stuck in a theme park with access only to processed foods at uber premium prices is like an alternate reality. When you’re used to

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How I Got My One Year Old To Eat Again {Recipe: Squash Milk}

Mary Voogt, NTP (Contributing Writer) / 03/14/2016

Every parent wants their kids to be good eaters, right? No complaining. No throwing food. No refusing to eat vegetables. It’s a reasonable desire. Of course most kids do go through phases of eating more or less, phases of liking and refusing certain foods, phases of wanting to make their own food choices and willingly

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How to Teach Kids to Swim Upstream in a Toxic Culture

Katie Kimball @ Kitchen Stewardship® / 03/08/2016

I want my kids to rise above their culture, in spite of all the mistakes I make as a parent. I want them to learn the hard lessons. To have a killer work ethic. To eat real food. To be kind and generous. I want “entitlement” to be so far out of their vocabulary that

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