Category Archives: family meals

When people think about salad, they often think of lettuce with maybe a sliced tomato tossed in. But salads can be so much more. In fact, they can be an entire meal by itself.

May is national salad month, so it’s a good time to think about just what could go into a healthy salad. First, decide on the base of your salad. Iceberg lettuce may be the most popular variety in the U.S., but we recommend that you choose another variety instead. In terms of taste and nutritional value, iceberg lettuce is at the bottom of the ladder, and… Read the rest

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It’s important to make eating fun, and this is especially true when it comes to family meals! After all, your family is only going to eat together if they really WANT to. And what better way than to make it fun!

Here are some tricks that the best chefs use to make eating fun, while still making it healthy:

Eat what you want, but really want it. Chefs rarely put foods on a “banned list.” They enjoy eating without guilt. So how can they do that? The healthiest chefs eat things like bread and sugary foods less often. These just… Read the rest

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If you haven’t registered for the Feed Play Love virtual telesummit yet, there is still time. Join the 26 amazing experts, including our very own Johnell McCauley, as they discuss ways to FEED your child’s body and soul, give your child the space to PLAY and foster their own ingenuity and inspire ways for you to LOVE being a mom!

All of the sessions are recorded, so you can still catch up on the first few days as well as listen in live to remaining presenters. It’s an opportunity you just don’t want to miss!

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A couple of years ago, when my grandparents passed away, I was lucky enough to get the large dining table from their estate. It now has a prominent place in our own dining room, and I just love it!

There are so many great memories of our family sitting around that table – grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, anyone and everyone. It didn’t matter that we sat on a mismatch of chairs, stools and benches. It didn’t even really matter what we ate, either.

And that’s the important point – family meals are about more than the food. It’s funny, but… Read the rest

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Too many parents use dessert as a reward for eating what’s really healthy at mealtime. But, what message does that send to your children?

I know, it’s easy to fall into this “trap.” The kids won’t eat their vegetables, and no matter what you say, you can’t make them either. So, as a last resort, you tell them that, “if you eat your veggies, then you can have ice cream for dessert!” This really sends the wrong message, though. It creates the perception that vegetables (or whatever it is you want them to eat) are to be “tolerated” rather than… Read the rest

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