Nutrition & Diets

Okay this stuff is GOOD.  I picked it up ther other day because the box was purple (in the sea of blue pasta boxes) and it had a lot of fiber and protein in it.  Well, it's great.  It really

Pasta lovers can get creative by tossing exotic vegetables into their dishes. For instance, adding fennel or rainbow Swiss chard to pasta puts a new spin on an old noodle. Other vegetables that work well with pasta

If you are new to macrobiotics, begin with some simple menu plans until you can increase your knowledge of macrobiotic cooking and food prep. Create a basic macrobiotic menu plan built around the primary food categories

A new study says  "losing weight and keeping it off is possible if you have ongoing, long-term support,” such as a live counselor or web-based counselor. Even a fifteen minute phone call, once a

Given that we're all parents and most of us probably buy a lot of milk, I thought you'd find this New York Times article interesting.  Over the past year or two, we've seen more milk come

Mom Made Foods is helping us busy moms feed our little ones right!  The products available are currently the first foods for babies: "Freshly made with the highest quality fruits and vegetables cooked

I got hooked on the sister site, Wholesomebabyfood.com, when I was making baby food for my son. Now that he's well into toddlerhood, we try to feed him what we eat (curry and all) as often as possible. But we're

Whenever my kids don't want to finish their juice box, for some reason they refuse to save it and finish it later on.  I don't want to waste the juice that remains so I take a sippy or a

I was pleased to discover an alternative to Yo Baby yogurt - the Trader Joe's brand baby yogurt. It's made with whole milk and comes in four different flavors. My daughter loves it! Plus, it's cheaper

Eco Child's Play has a blog post detailing the ingredients in a Happy Meal with chicken nuggets, chicken fries, and a Hi-C beverage. Blech.  Like one of the commenters said, it would be a lot better

I just discovered the new whole grain Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and decided to give it a try. So far my daughter hasn't noticed the difference and I feel a little bit better about serving her this meal in a

When my daughter was early on in trying solid foods, I pureed many of my own fruits and veggies, which is much, much cheaper than buying the purees from the store-plus had no additive ingredients. If you don't

    A really good source of protein often overlooked is beans.  The protein in beans is not a complete protein itself,  so add grains to the meal where you serve beans to make a complete

If you like oreo cookies but don't approve of the crappy stuff that is in it like hydrogenated oils, try the Traders Joes version called "Joe Joes - Vanilla Bean and chocolate"  They are made

I decided to give out mini microwave popcorn bags this Halloween as an alternative to candy; BJ's carries the Act II mini bags.  Another alternative is to give PlayDoh; Target is carrying a large bag of

They've been around for a few years now, but a lot of my friends haven't discovered Quakes, by Quaker. They are mini rice cake snacks, but they are not dry or tasteless-far from it. I love the cheddar cheese

The somewhat nutty flavor of flaxseed is not only tasty, but the seeds are rich with omega-3 fatty acids (alpha linolenic acid, ALA). More and more, consumers are incorporating the little seeds into their diets

This article is just in time for the fall and winter holidays. Find out which cocktails are worth splurging on and which aren't.

If you have a child with Celiac Disease or with a gluten intolerance Halloween can be a trying time figuring out which candies are 'safe' and which aren't...not only are you checking the safety of candy

"Eat your vegetables!" It's the universal dinner time battle :) Lucky for me I found a great way to present broccolli that any kid will eat without requiring a mountain of cheese on top! Tyler Florence

I have a number of friends who have children with extreme food allergies.  They all rave about the Cherry Brook Kitchen line of baking products.  Cakes, brownies, cookies, pancakes, frosting - you name

I’ve been using these snacking ideas since January after reading this article in Cooking Light, and they really work.

Interesting! It's not what you eat, but how much you eat. Read this short article and DO try this at home, kids.

The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has come out with recommendations suggesting that pregnant women eat at least 12 oz. of fish every week, saying that the threat posed by mercury contamination

I have often said if someone made a juice box that was half juice and half water they'd make millions.  Well not that Mott's needs the extra cash but...THEY DID IT!  Yippee!  Mott's recently

This helpful chart has nutritional information about the best and worst options for the top fast food chains. When schedules change and we get busier, we may be opting for these kinds of meals, so it makes sense

My kids are big enough that there's not always an adult home with them after school, and we always find out later that they took advantage of that fact when choosing their snacks.  Since school begins soon

My husband came up with this one... He buys a ton of hot dog and hamburger rolls (usually on sale, buy one get one free) and throws them in our freezer. His theory, which was brilliant, make the kids sandwiches

If your kids eat peanut butter, Skippy has a natural version out that is really tasty and all natural.  I love the taste far better than the others and it has no trans fat (which up until recently, most peanut

Have you tried sea salt? It just tastes, well, saltier. That means you can use less, if you are watching your sodium intake, or you can use the same amount and have lots more salty taste. McCormick makes a sea salt

I had been trying to lose ten pounds but not getting very far. Then I discovered that Weight Watchers has a new completely online service. That means, for busy moms, you don’t have to worry about going

My kids have always loved ramen noodle soup, but ramen has two problems: the kids can see it is finished cooking, but they don't understand that it's way too hot to eat, and it's not very nutritious

Agave Nectar is a honey like substance extracted from the fruit itself.  It's low in glycemic index, which is important for people with diabetes (I had gestational diabetes and am now very aware of what

Instead of giving my son YoBaby yogurt, which lists sugar as an ingredient, I took plain whole milk yogurt and added my own fruit. When he was still getting used to solids, I mixed the yogurt with mashed bananas

Ellyn Satter is an authority on feeding and eating, whether it's your newborn or yourself or anything in between.  I started reading her book, Child of Mine when I was pregnant to prepare for breastfeeding. 

We have officially entered the "picky toddler phase" of trying to get our son to eat nutritiously.  Foods that he would previously scarf down from a baby food jar are suddenly impossible for

If so, then I recommend two resources. First is the book Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron.  I didn't follow her advice to the letter. For instance, I wasn't keen on grinding my own seeds or feeding my

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