If you have a picky eater at home, you might be struggling to get your kids to try new foods. You've probably become a short order cook. And you may feel like you have to bribe, pressure or reward your child to try even take one...
More than once I have been asked: “I can’t breastfeed, can I make my own homemade infant formula for my baby?" Sometimes parents want a dairy-free, raw or vegan infant formula option. Or have heard that goat's milk formula is easier to tolerate and head to...
When you think of the family table, we all have the image of a happy family, eating and laughing together. Which may make you LOL it's so far from your dinnertime reality right now. I have 3 kids, so I get it (and our meals rarely...
"Food Before 1 is just for fun." If you have a baby who's recently started solids, you've probably heard this saying many times! Is it really true? Watch my video here to for more details: https://www.youtube.com/embed/exqyOYQ8QbM Here's the link to my Top 3 Mistakes with Babyled Weaning" video I mention. Want...
The National Institute of Allergy & Infections Diseases just released some new guidelines about introducing peanuts to infants, to decrease the risk of peanut allergy. Headlines read "Introduce peanuts by 6 months of age, to prevent peanut allergy." The "by 6 months" part isn't totally what...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fswNPDr0AVI Are you worried that your child is "overweight" or eats too much? Should you restrict the amount of food they eat or enforce a 'no-seconds' policy at your dinner table? Quick answer: no. Restricting the amount of food your child eats does not promote a healthy...
First arsenic in infant cereal and now lead in baby food?! As a parent, you want your baby to be able to grow and develop to their potential - and a good start with food is one step in supporting this. Lead-free food, that is! There's no...
Dinnertimes with young children are not easy. If you have picky eaters, it often turns into a fight full of tears. And yelling: "please just take 1 bite!" Even with older kids - throw in work schedules and kid's activities every night of the week. And...