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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

Put your vision first. That goes way beyond seeing the eye doctor and seeing whether you need glasses. -Dr. Bryce Appelbaum

Episode 70: Why Everything You Know About Vision is Wrong | Healthy Vision for Kids

If you’ve ever wondered whether your child’s struggle with reading, attention, or screen time is just a phase or something deeper… this episode is for you. I sat down with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum, a passionate and insightful functional eye doctor, and WOW! My eyes (pun totally intended) were opened. We tend to think of “eyesight” […]

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Episode 69: Starting Your Kids Off on the Right Financial Foot | Teaching Kids About the Dangers of Debt

Raise your hand if you love money! But…raise your hand if you DON’T love figuring out what to DO with your money, spending too much money, or not having enough money? That’s Brad Nelson’s mission as Debt Free Dad – to help normal everyday people take control of their finances so they can live a

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Let your kids have the opportunity to boost their confidence by doing tasks that really matter. -Katie Kimball

Episode 66: Why Teaching Your Kids Chores and Life Skills Is NOT Taking Advantage of Them

In today’s Healthy Parenting Handbook episode, I’m going to take 5 different arguments against kids doing chores and learning life skills and counter them with facts, stories, research, and a big ol’ dose of common sense. These are real arguments I hear from both well-meaning parents AND keyboard warriors on social media, plus one from

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Just like a car needs fuel, our bodies need fuel, and that goes for moms and kids as well. -Chandis, RDN

Episode 65: Eating Close to Nature and Balancing Blood Sugar on a Budget With Chandis RDN

Moms take care of everyone…but sometimes we forget ourselves. If you’ve had those moments when you blow up at a kid or spouse and then realize, “Oh, I haven’t eaten in 4 hours,” you know what it’s like to feel ‘hangry.’ My guest today draws upon personal and professional experience with nutrition and balancing blood

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Whenever you parent from a place of fear, it doesn’t work well. -Jennifer Kolari

Episode 64: How Connecting with Our Kids & Brain Science Makes Us Better Parents with Jennifer Kolari

When you yell at your kids, it always works to improve their behavior and your relationship, right? Ha. But what’s a parent at the end of their rope to do? My guest today, Jennifer Kolari, has worked with some of the toughest, most challenging kids out there, and she has the answer: love them. Connect

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I want to help women master their relationships with themselves, their partner, and their kids because I think they're all connected. -Dr. Morgan Cutlip

Episode 62: What Is Mental Load? | How Moms Can Find Balance with Dr. Morgan Cutlip

Humans are designed for relationships. Then why are they so difficult??? My guest today, Dr Morgan Cutlip, is a sought-after relationship expert, but she doesn’t talk down to moms – she’s right in it with us. If you’ve ever had a disagreement with your spouse about who’s doing more than the other in the home,

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Connection is where coping with difficult emotions starts. -Janine Halloran

Episode 61: How Kids Can Learn to Deal with Big Challenges and Big Emotions with Counselor and Coping Skills Expert Janine Halloran

We will ALL encounter tough situations and hard times in our lives. We will ALL cope with them in some way. But sometimes coping looks like throwing a chair or eat a whole box of cookies. Licensed Mental Health Counselor Janine Halloran joins us today to talk about the kind of coping that is safe

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When you're a woman going through hormonal changes, everything changes because hormones rule everything. -Pearl Barrett

Episode 60: Women Metabolize and Build Strength Differently Than Men (Especially Over 30) with Pearl & Serene, authors of Trim Healthy Wisdom

I call myself a science geek, but my reading and research don’t hold a candle to Pearl and Serene of Trim Healthy Mama, authors of the new book Trim Healthy Wisdom. What I love most about them is that they KEEP learning and aren’t afraid to add to and update their life’s work. When peri-menopause

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