Jan 13, 2013 | Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Living and Tips, Healthy Yummy Kids, Holiday Food and Tips, Kids and Food, Videos
Commercially made ketchup is usually packed with sugar, or high-fructose corn syrup. It’s like sprinkling candy on your food! Even the “healthy” ketchups – which are sweetened with agave – are not any better because agave is an isolated...
Oct 19, 2012 | Healthy Yummy Kids, Sweet Treats and Desserts
“What the heck do you give out at Halloween?” I get asked that question a lot because as you might suspect, I’m not a fan of giving kids candy. I am however, a huge Halloween fan! I love having a holiday that’s about dress up and play, and gets...
Oct 2, 2012 | Healthy Yummy Kids, Healthy Yummy Kids, Inspiration, Kids and Food
As parents, we focus a lot on our kids’ education. Of course! We want our kids to have skills that prepare them for life. We want them to know how to read and write. We want them to have their math skills and a sense of the world, in terms of geography and...
Jun 16, 2012 | Healthy Yummy Kids, Holiday Food and Tips, Uncategorized
I haven’t been blogging recently because I’ve been so preoccupied with a big family event. My son turned 13 and in the Jewish tradition, that’s a big deal! It’s Bar Mitzvah time! A Bar-Mitzvah (for a boy) or Bat-Mitzvah (for a girl) is a rite...
Jan 18, 2012 | Healthy Living and Tips, Healthy Yummy Kids, Illness and Remedies, Recipes
It’s been a weird winter here in Boston. Hardly any snow so far. But that doesn’t stop the colds and flus that come around when all the windows are shut and the kids are sharing germs like crazy with their friends. Awhile back, my daughter caught some kind...
Dec 10, 2011 | Busy Life and Travel Tips, Dairy Free, Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Yummy Kids, Kids and Food, Nutrient Dense, Recipes
My 9 year old daughter is a dancer. She’s been dancing since she was 3, and if given any spare 10 minutes anywhere, she’ll choreograph a dance. She often asks me for a theme, and then she’s off, until I hear “Mom, I’m done.” Then...