…healthier eating for school age children, there are a few questions that always come up. The first is snacking – should kids or shouldn’t they? What is a healthy snack?…
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Use your favorite melon to personalize this delicious soup! If you like gazpacho, this recipe is worth a try. The photo shows a soup made with cantaloupe, but you could…
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…serving ourselves. We project our desires onto their plate; and, in my experience, overloading a child’s plate with food overwhelms them. On more than one occasion I’ve seen a child…
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…both arguments, actually. Some children eat a very limited diet, and if my child was one of those kids I would be doing what I could to pack nutrients into…
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…meals and snacks. Make eating times pleasant. Step-by-step, show your child by example how to behave at family mealtime. Be considerate of your child’s lack of food experience without catering…
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I’ve written about snacking a few times including how to snack when you travel and fun snacks that engage kids. It’s easy for me to write about snacks because I…
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This easy snack is perfect for kids to make themselves and perfect to pack in a lunchbox. If your child’s classroom is peanut-free, sunflower seed butter makes a nice, allergy-safe…
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…a few recipes on your own. Here are some of the easier snack foods to produce at home for weekday snacking: Granola bars/snack bars/breakfast bars can be easily made at…
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