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.
Sometimes we just need a little mental shift, a small piece of knowledge, an encouragement to break a habit, or a new perspective. That’s my goal today! I want to break into the day-to-day habits that might not be serving your kids and help you make a SHIFT – either in your thinking, your dinner […]
153: 3 Habits Shifts to Help Your Picky Eater Read More »
Sheet pan meals are a win-win with picky eaters! They provide options plus they’re easy to make and clean up! As a kids’ cooking teacher, I’ve gotten a ton of questions over the years about picky eating recipes. That led me to become certified in the SOS approach to feeding so that I’m even more
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I’m in awe over how much has changed about feeding babies and toddlers in just the 15 years since I had to learn it the first time. Less stress, less structure, but even MORE importance to get it right if you ask me! I asked dietician Edwena Kennedy to join me today to help parents
Do any of these sound familiar? Picky eating Avoiding certain foods Emotions around mealtimes Tummy issues Is it sensory issues, clean eating, or disordered eating? Read on to see if these 13 red flags of disordered eating resonate. Disordered Eating 101 Disordered eating is on the rise. Between diet culture’s focus on “clean eating” and
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You know how even though it feels like what happens to our body might not affect the mind and vice versa? That’s not the only place where seemingly unrelated systems are actually interdependent… We have one body to work with on this journey called life, and it’s alllll connected. Sarah Fenrich, an occupational therapist, and
151: Could Your Picky Eater Need More…Sleep??! Read More »
Did you know that picky eating can sometimes be caused by the messages the bacteria in your gut are sending to your brain? So the CHILD isn’t being a sugar monster…or making stubborn choices just to drive you crazy…their gut bugs are the sugar monsters and their brain has pruned too much! I learned so
Teaching boys to cook is just as important as teaching girls! Let’s look at the benefits and some tips for teaching boys to cook. In our family, we have more boys than girls. Leah, number two in birth order, sobbed for 10 minutes when she found out baby number four wasn’t going to even the
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Put your seatbelts and your thinking caps on, folks, this one is packed with info! Dr. Tom Moorcroft and I went deep about mystery illnesses (with “chronic” in quotation marks for a very good and inspiring reason) and we even circled around to the virus of the hour and how the long haul form is
148: Dr. Tom Moorcroft: Bacteria, Viruses, and Mystery “Chronic” Illnesses Read More »
I know you think I do these interviews for YOU because I’m a good person who wants to help everyone become better parents and raise healthy kids…but sometimes I feel like it’s just for ME to learn new things and get reminders about practices I need to adjust!! 😉 Ok…it’s for both of us. My
147: Holistic Parenting & Raising Resilient Kids Who Own Their Health Read More »
But my kids are so messy in the kitchen! If you can’t stand the mess your kids make in the kitchen and it’s stopping you from teaching them how to cook, you’re not alone! It’s one of the most common roadblocks to getting kids in the kitchen that I hear from parents. How can you
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