“In an increasingly time poor society, ‘life skills’ like cooking are being lost and the primary school environment, as well as at home, is the perfect place for children to begin this journey.” -Joanne Bowskill, Founder of Get Kids Cooking Sure, including the kids in meals preparation may require more time, patience, and extra clean-up,…
The 5 Ways Kids are Conditioned to Hate Vegetables
We all know how important vegetable intake is, but also we know how notoriously low our general consumption is! All this advice on the benefits of getting more veggies into our diet, but how come we still don’t bite the bullet and get enough? Research is pointing to kids believing that vegetables simply don’t taste…
Is Diet The Key To Eliminating ADHD?
Worried about ADHD? A study conducted in The Netherlands and Belgium found that changes to childrens’ diets reduced the effects of ADHD in up to 65% of the children involved in the study. Naturopath, Angela Counsel, says her results, working with families, shows even better odds. Diet and ADHD What Foods Have The Worst Effect?…
I Can’t Believe How Many Calories Are in That Food!
Even though there are many factors when it comes to weight gain, such as hormones, age, stress and natural metabolism, the mainstay of factors is always calorie consumption. This is of course especially true with kids, and educating them early on about calories can be important in setting them up for a life where they…
Some ‘Paleo’ Lunchbox Ideas for Back to School in 2016!
The start of the 2016 school year is just about upon us, and mom’s and dad’s around the country (and world) are going to be hastily prepping lunches for their little ones for the year. But to make sure that the lunches are nutritious, not repetitive and of course, tasty! I looked at some lunches…
Healthy Snacks For Traveling With The Whole Family
Are you preparing for a trip with your children? It’s so tempting when you are traveling to just drive-through and grab fast food. But, there are healthier options that you can eat in car, plane, or train that are still easy. Here are some ideas… If you need to buy on-the-go, Cooking Light has some…
Ultimate List Free Nutrition Printables For Kids
Nutrition Printables to Teach… These printables are meant to teach, engage, and develop children and students’ knowledge of nutrition, exercise, and healthy eating. Food groups, nutrition vocabulary, reading food labels, and more are covered across these sites. Be sure to bookmark this post so you can use it as a resource when needed. Color…
13 Kid-Friendly Holiday Treats that Err on the Side of Healthy
If you’re looking for healthy cookies to make your children this holiday season, look no further than Cooking Light. It’s a solid balance between the most calorie-and-fat-laden cookies you’ll ever eat and attempting to chew and swallow gluten-free tree bark. Iced Browned Butter Sugar Cookies These cookies contain nine tablespoons of butter, but that’s pretty…
7 Easy Ways to Lighten Up Your Family’s Holiday
For most of us, the holiday season wrecks havoc on our diets and our waistline, all in the space of a couple of weeks. With Christmas parties, family dinners, leftovers and endless treats and pudding, it’s not hard to see why! Oh, and to add on top of that, many of us will have little…
Good Nutrition Teaching Kids
Good Nutrition. Do Your Kids Know What It Means? Did you know? Obesity has doubled in kids and tripled in adolescents! There are some things you can do: Lead By Example Focus On Colors Not Calories (Ask- How many colors did you eat today?) Make Cooking Fun More Good Nutrition Resources: Allowing Your Preschooler In…