Kids Cook Real Food Blog

Kids Cook Real Food is a hub of information for raising healthy kids, including our weekly podcast, The Healthy Parenting Handbook, with expert interviews, helpful tips, and kid-produced recipes.

Recent Posts and Episodes

Just because someone doesn't have a disease doesn't mean they're healthy. -Dr. Brian Stenzler

163: How to Predict your Child’s Future Health (in 20 minutes or less) with Dr. Brian Stenzler

What if you could have an idea of your child’s future health without drawing blood and testing genetics? Dr. Brian Stenzler can help you get that information in 20 minutes with his D.R.E.A.M. Wellness score, and we talk today about flipping quite a number of “health” paradigms on their heads. I left with a to-do […]

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162: Teaching Kids the Value of Money and Joy in Spending — and Saving with Mike Michalowicz

If you want to be told you’re a great parent instead of a mean parent because you have high expectations of your kids and disciplined rules in place, THIS is your chance! My guest today is a million-dollar business builder…and loser…and “learn from the burn” kind of guy. Let’s all learn from his own failures

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We're never going to be perfect, but we can strive to be more purposeful. -Amy Carney

159: How to “Launch” on Purpose: Teaching Life Skills to Your Teens Today That Will Prepare Them for Tomorrow

One of the motivations for creating the Kids Cook Real Food™ eCourse was that I was just over halfway to “launch” with my oldest child. Nine years old is half of the intensive part of parenting, and Paul had just turned 10. He demonstrated how to make homemade guacamole to his 4th-grade class, and I

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Using Kids Cook Real Food with Your Homeschool Curriculum | Homeschool Cooking Class

Home economics classes have plummeted in the last decade, to the point where I’m thrilled if I hear of any school that offers cooking in their curriculum. Homeschooling, of course, is a perfect opportunity to teach what you want to your kids and make your own priorities. For many families life skills, like learning to

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No matter how much money we make, we're called to be good stewards of what we have. -Tiffany Terczak

156: When Food Prices Skyrocket, How to Calm the Panic with a Flexible Grocery Budget from Tiffany Crumbs

Those grocery prices, they are a’risin’!!! It’s a little scary out there, between the prices going up constantly and stock being low or even gone on the things we love. What’s a family on a budget to do? Tiffany of Don’t Waste the Crumbs is a MASTER at saving money on groceries while not compromising

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