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Picky kids

Feeding picky babies, picky toddlers, picky preschoolers? We’ve got lots of ideas!

Taco night, a new weekly tradition

September 28, 2010

One of my favorite dinners as a kid was taco night, where everyone got to make their own tacos from a buffet of filling choices. When you’re a kid, people are always telling you what you can and can’t do or what you should and shouldn’t eat. Taco night is autonomy. It’s freedom from authority. [...]

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Auntie Karen’s Crock Pot Pulled Pork

August 23, 2010

Our good friend Karen is amazing in the kitchen. When she invites you over for a fabulous dinner party, you don’t want to miss it. She assures us that she also can cook a quick dinner using regular-person ingredients. We put her to the test and asked her for four terrific, easy-enough-for-a-rookie-mom recipes to share [...]

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Feeding picky babies, picky toddlers, picky preschoolers? We’ve got lots of ideas!

5 easy dinners, most of them tasty!

July 17, 2010

Yes I am the home cook who tries to prepare tasty meals within the span of two Curious George episodes (or — gah! — Dinosaur Train). This week, I had great success in making a work-week’s worth of easy healthy meals. Unfortunately, they were not all delicious. Monday: Salmon, chard, beets, biscuits — delicious! Monday [...]

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Share lunch

December 1, 2009

Today’s activity: make something for lunch you and the babe can both eat – baked or microwaved sweet potato and cottage cheese with fruit. Less trips to the fridge and sink, right? Related: What to feed a picky toddler, Fix a toddler snack photo credit: chelseab

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Feeding picky babies, picky toddlers, picky preschoolers? We’ve got lots of ideas!

How to pack a kickass preschool lunchbox

September 29, 2009

We’re a few weeks into the new preschool year. For me and the boys, it’s the third year at the same place. All the same rules and several familiar faces make it easier for us to get back in the swing of things. With the exception of drop-offs that seem to last for an hour, [...]

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Eggs, a dozen things to love

April 18, 2009

There are many areas in which Whitney and I agree… this site is mostly a fabulous collaborative effort of mutuality. Should moms have more fun with their babies? Yes! Should moms get nights off from their babies on a regular basis? Hell yeah! And on and on. But there are areas in which we disagree: [...]

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Feeding picky babies, picky toddlers, picky preschoolers? We’ve got lots of ideas!

Start a baby food swapping co-op

November 6, 2008

With our rookie babies, we made lots and lots of good fresh pureed baby food. Inspired by Super Baby Food I started with simple blended pear and eased into whipped avocado, but eventually I had vats of different combos going and I would puree for my mini-eater and save the chunky stuff for older Julian. [...]

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Activity #425: Fix a toddler snack

September 7, 2007

For those who have kids who eat real food, I wanted to share this web site: SnacksForToddlers.com. For those who have a newborn in the house, you might find it convenient to go back to some basics for snacking. Cheese sticks, apple slices, dried fruit. These are all easy to put into ziploc bags in [...]

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