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Our eCourse was the solution to this mom’s desire to pass on her love of cooking, teach her kids life skills and find skill-based cooking classes for tweens. Read on to hear their story! Getting kids in the kitchen definitely supercharges confidence and creativity for your kids, but it’s not always easy to get started. […]
Cooking Classes for Tweens: Motivating Tweens to Cook Gains Time Back for Mom! Read More »
I admit, I didn’t think much about my fertility when I was a teenager except to be annoyed once a month…but like many girls, I envisioned my life as a mom and fully expected it to happen with ease. In our world today, plenty of women don’t get to live that dream and suffer through
I was asked a question on a podcast interview the other day that I’ve never been asked before – “WHY are there so many picky eaters these days?” It really does feel like it’s an epidemic, far different than our childhood. What gives? I have 4 theories as to the underpinnings, and those lend a
125: Picky Eating: 4 Possible Cultural Root Causes (& Prevention Strategies) Read More »
It’s easy to admit that one of the greatest benefits of social media is keeping in touch with friends from long ago. My dear friend and fellow trombone player from high school, Liz, is one of those I am so grateful for. We’ve often connected through Facebook or Instagram over the years and kept up
Parents who really want to raise their kids to be healthy, independent adults spend a lot of time searching for recipes for picky eaters… ..recipes to get kids to eat veggies… …recipes to sneak in veggies… That’s not the most effective way to get picky eaters to eat vegetables, and it’s certainly not the most
124: Recipe for Picky Eaters: Kids Make Blended Green Soup Recipe Read More »
It’s no surprise that parents everywhere struggle to get their kids to eat vegetables. In fact, here at Kids Cook Real Food™, I hear often from our families that one of the biggest barriers to eating more healthily is that they have what they call “picky eaters.” Picky eaters never seem to have trouble eating
One Simple Habit That Could Get Your Kids to Eat 4xs More Veggies Read More »
I thought I was pretty “green” and “crunchy” after almost a decade and a half using stainless steel water bottles, but I still learned so much from our guest today! Say Goodbye To Plastic is new book by Sandra Ann Harris, founder of ECOlunchbox, which we’ve been using for years packing lunches. She dropped some
123: Practical Baby Steps to Reducing Plastic Use With Sandra Harris Read More »
Sure, we teach kids to cook…but the beginning of connection with your food is to GROW it. People often assume I garden with my kids as well as cook, but my brown thumb is a real weakness! 🙁 I called upon my friend Nicky Schauder, founder of Permaculture Gardens, to help us out with some
122: First Steps to Gardening with Kids with Nicky Schauder of Permaculture Gardens Read More »
There are 36 million hits if you search on Google for “Intuitive Eating,” and I’m not exaggerating! But how many people are reaching out about teaching kids to eat intuitively? Not that many. At Kids Cook Real Food™, we not only want to teach kids about cooking, but we also want to teach them how
What Is Intuitive Eating? 6 Tips for Teaching Kids to Eat Intuitively Read More »
Digital advertising spending aimed at kids is expected to reach 1.7 billion dollars this year, increasing 42% from 3 years ago. In 2006 young people were estimated to see more than 40,000 ads per year…do your kids have the armor they need to protect them from the onslaught of untruths coming at them??? Today we’ll
120: I Want My Kids to Be “Marketing Proof” | Teaching Kids about Advertising Read More »
