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.
Can kindergartners make good decisions about what to feed themselves? What if all they want to eat is chicken dipped in ketchup at a meal? Find out some fascinating research on that, plus rock solid tips for starting babies off right with food, the attitude parents need at the dinner table, and how to motivate […]
33: How to Make Healthy Food COUNT with Dr. Biljana Uzelac, Integrative Pediatric MD Read More »
Dina Rose, PhD, is our guest today on feeding our kids healthily, and she says she’s not actually against the lollipop at the doctor’s…(insert shock here?)…BUT she still would take it away from her crying daughter! Why? She has a real issue with dealing with emotion through food, and we talk about that today in
Can you imagine diagnosing yourself with skin cancer? Dermatologist Dr. Keira Barr had that terrifying experience and it changed the way she listened to her skin – which she says had been screaming at her since her childhood to listen up. In today’s interview about skin health – which ends up being about our whole
When my son Paul was in fourth grade, he had to do a “how-to” speech for his class. He could have taught anything from raising a caterpillar to swinging a baseball bat, but I nudged him in the direction of food. “What about a healthy snack kids can make? You love making homemade guacamole…” He
29: Kids Make Homemade Guacamole as a Healthy Snack Read More »
Margie Bissinger, MS, PT, CHC, is an osteoporosis expert, physical therapist and integrative health coach who believes bone health starts with good posture. Tech neck? Text neck? Whatever we call it, we can’t deny that we spend WAY too much time looking down these days! Alarmingly, it’s changing the shape of our spine. 😮 I
27: Why Posture Will Change Your Life with a Physical Therapist and Bone Health Expert Read More »
Raise your hand if you WISH your spouse felt the same way about healthy eating, natural living and/or parenting strategies as you! That would have been me for almost ten years, but all of that has changed. It’s been a long road, and today, my 10-year anniversary of helping families stay healthy without going crazy
26: How to Get My Husband to Eat Healthier Read More »
The very morning I did this interview, my husband was complaining about how badly he felt because of a certain number…and when I heard Heidi’s final “practical” challenge to parents, I knew we had to do it. This interview was a HUGE paradigm shift for me, and you will alternately want to turn it off
Need an easy, freezer-friendly breakfast that is homemade and will keep your kids full of energy for a busy school morning? Teach them to make homemade English muffins and then add bacon and eggs…mmmm! These homemade English muffins are so easy even kids can make them! They are a “special treat” in our house because
24: Homemade English Muffins and Freeze-able Breakfast Sandwiches Read More »
We all want to raise successful children—not just in the kitchen, but in life! I’ve had over 40 “kid years” of parenting experience and I invite you to learn from our successes and failures along the way. These are simple ideas…but not always a cinch to implement! The three vital strategies I’ll go over in
23: 3 Vital Strategies for Families to Raise Successful Children Read More »
When it comes to step ONE in healthy eating, I always come back to meal planning. I invited Allison Schaaf, pro chef and founder of Prep Dish, to chat with us on how to make it happen and some unique strategies she uses that are perfectly suited to families teaching their kids to cook! Get
