The Eating Rainbow
…stocked and ready to eat at all times and encourage them to choose a different color each time they have a snack or meal. Have your child identify one food…
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Lunchbox Rules: Five Tips For Safer Food
…your child’s midday repast, day in and day out this school year. But this post isn’t about WHAT to put in there. Rather, it’s about HOW to keep what you…
Allison Stowell’s Summer Travel Snacks and Tips
…Goldfish Cheddar Baked 100 Calorie Snack Crackers (1 Star) – whole grain and perfectly portioned 10. Fruitabu Grape Smoooshed Fruit (2 Stars) – these all-natural fruit snacks provide a ½…
Milk Matters
…choices may be for their child’s needs. Among the many nutrients that young children need, a few of them: vitamin D, iodine and protein—as well as a good amount of…
5 Lessons Learned From Julia Child
Image from Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Harvard University With curiosity, pure fun, and many wise words along the way, Julia Child helped countless home chefs…
What’s for lunch? School nutrition standards are up for debate.
…pattern requirements were based on expert recommendations from the Institute of Medicine. The goal was to help reduce America’s childhood obesity epidemic and reduce health risks for children by providing…
The Lunch Fairy
…of them (24 books at last count). Fairies seem to have taken over our lives. https://www.flickr.com/photos/roens/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 In fact, the fairies even followed us on vacation recently….
School Year Resolutions
…in your child’s backpack every day, but it is well worth the effort. In fact, many studies show that children who eat breakfast and are well-nourished throughout the school day…