Tag: feeding kids

Longtime readers often joke with me about the little carnivores I’m raising — L., in particular, is a lover of eating anything that at one time had a face.  It’s true that while I enjoy eating vegetarian meals, it’s not

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Cupcakes?  For Easter?  Have I lost my mind? I know.  We’re all in the midst of some sort of moral dilemma at this time of year — much like Halloween, and Valentine’s Day, and all the other holidays and special

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Do you ever have those nights where you get home and can barely even think about making dinner?  Work was stressful, the commute had you white-knuckling the steering wheel, the kids are crazed, there’s homework to be supervised and pets

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Anybody who’s read this blog for more than half a post — or spoken to me in real life for more than 20 seconds — knows that I am a passionate and devoted Farmer’s Market shopper.  Heck, indulging my inner

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March is a busy month for us — P. and I have our shared birthday this month, so there are inevitably celebrations to plan and family and friends to see.  This month, I decided to make my job of meal

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Yup.  We’re still waiting for Spring. No, it’s not that I’m surprised (as a friend’s astute daughter said, “Of COURSE the groundhog thinks there are six more weeks of winter — the first day of Spring is March 21!”); it’s

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How we’ve worked through the “Eat more, eat less, eat now” struggles to have a peaceful family dinner. Raising kids is a big old umbrella term.  You think it’s one thing, but it’s not.  It’s a lot of little things:

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Need a quick reference with the most vital information?  Check out my free download, The Dye-Free Disney Guide. Just a few weeks ago, our family went to Disney World for a short vacation.  It was the boys’ first time there,

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This week, my Lunch Logic is all about stretching ingredients.  Keeping a whole-food lifestyle viable for a family is sometimes challenging, but it gets easier (and more affordable) if you know how to easily transform things you’ve already cooked into

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I’m just going to be honest here: The more locally and seasonally you eat, the more the end of winter kind of drags. At least, that’s true for me.  Don’t get me wrong – I love not buying Evil Winter

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