What if your child does not want to eat breakfast?
If your child refuses breakfast, here are a few possible reasons why and the steps you can take to help your child eat breakfast.
How to end mealtime struggles with your picky eater
Parenting picky eaters is tough. When kids do not eat a lot or eat is a less nutritious way, it triggers the deepest of our parenting instincts. You see, we are wired to make sure kids are nourished. These parenting instincts can sometimes trigger controlling feeding...
10-step plan to help a child who is anxious at mealtimes
Many kids with selective eating experience anxiety. For some children, it is more pronounced and can even be at the root of their eating difficulties. In some cases kids use coping strategies, like relying on mealtime distractions like TV or iPads, to help them feel...
Ginger Soy Sauce salmon recipe for kids who hate fish
This ginger soy sauce salmon recipe is a game changer when it comes to kids who hate fish or adults who are bored of the old plain roasted version. It is packed with so much flavor and smells so amazing, very few people I know ever said "no" to it. And most of them...
COMPLETE GUIDE: How often do kids (0 to 5) need to eat? Sample schedules included.
When it comes to meals and snacks, I am a big proponent of structure and planning in advance. Kids need to eat regularly because their stomachs are small and they need a lot of nutrition. But they need to rely on us, adults, to create the schedule that allows them to...
Kid friendly quinoa salad you will love
I might have bragged on Facebook recently about how awesome my salads were and some of you asked me why I have not posted any salad recipes for quite a while. Oops 🙂 So to remedy the situation, I am over the moon to share with you my absolute favorite quinoa salad...
High fiber low sugar breakfast muffins for picky eaters
You know what is the best part of having a food and nutrition blog? You can store your favorite recipes in a place where you can always find them! And I am very excited about this new addition to my collection. These delicious low sugar high fiber muffins were a...
10 BLW breakfast ideas that are not muffins
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3 real (and valid) reasons for screens at mealtimes
It is not my first post about screens at mealtimes but as I am rereading my older article I feel that I need to dive deeper into the "why" behind using screens. Today I would like to invite you to explore the motives behind this common feeding strategy. In a...
3 best child nutrition books I recommend to parents all the time
I must confess: choosing just 3 books to include in this post was not an easy task. I have a whole book cabinet stuffed with nutrition books and most of them are on feeding kids. But, there are a few that I recommend to parents more often. But I know you are busy. I...
3 reasons food before one is NOT just for fun
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