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MONTHLY BLOG TOPIC: Teaching Kids Healthy Eating Habits
Bonggamom says: I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I don't care much for the taste of them myself, but I love them because my kids love them. Thanks to PBJ's, I have a Go To school lunch that my kids will eat any day of the year.... Read More
Chefdruck Musings says: As I put dinner on the table last night, I fielded the most asked question in America. "Moooooommmmm, what's for dinner?" (the written word prevents me from re-enacting the high pitched nasal whine of the question) They were all seated around the table, looking at me expectantly, tired and spackled with a little bit of mud from that evening's soccer game.... Read More
Coast 2 Coast Mom says: As technically savvy a family as we are, it's been a priority for me that the kiddo grows up know how to live in the real physical world away from the technology experiences and devices.I basically subscribe to the everything in moderation philosophy and think healthy eating habits can be taught to kids through a variety of healthy lifestyle choices.... Read More
Dirt & Noise says: In the privacy of my own home I tell Mac Daddy that I think Lunchables are poison and should be outlawed. He told me that’s too much hyperbole to put on my blog so um, I’m asking you to strike that from the record, mkay?... Read More
Elise Crane Derby says: Once upon a time my, now 6 year old, daughter would eat anything I put in front of her. With the exception of peanut butter. I should have known that it was too good to be true. Sometime in the last year she has decided she hates almost everything. Things that she loved in the past are now strictly verboten. Not only that but things she likes one day she will suddenly detest a few days later.... Read More
Fits "N" Giggles says: Dear Chicken Nugget, If I had to do a rough estimate, I would say that my sons have eaten a few thousand of you. Considering the fact that you make up an overwhelming percentage of their diet, I thought we should become better acquainted. First, here’s a little about me.... Read More
Garza Girl says: You all are going to hate me. I’m going to sound cocky and rude and full of myself. And maybe it’s got nothing to do with me, but I think it might: My Kids are Rockstar Eaters. They always have been. I’ve never had to hide a vegetable.... Read More
Hannemaniacs says: I'm a mean mom. I'm no fun. Poor, poor William... I hear this a lot and it has nothing to do with my mothering skills and more to do with the things that I don't give William. I should be more specific: It has everything to do with the FOOD I don't give William.... Read More
It's All About Balance says: Because of time and financial constraints, I haven't been to Whole Foods in a while. I'm back to picking up regular peanut butter and enriched wheat bread at our local grocery store. We are far from perfect, and I'm okay with that.... Read More
Just Precious says: For 4 years, Big brought a packed lunch to school. So when he switched schools this year, he had feelings of excitement and a bit of angst, what would he eat? What if he dropped a tray? What if the lunch line was too long? Who would help him?... Read More
La Jolla Mom says: I love chocolate milk, but in our house it’s a treat. It has a ton of sugar in it and it shouldn’t be in school lunches as a “healthy” option, in my opinion. My daughter isn’t eating lunch at school yet, but the time is coming.... Read More
Laptop TV Mom says: This month, members of the Yahoo! Mother Board are exploring thoughts and opinions about teaching kids healthy eating habits. I am passionate about what I feed my child. I’m just lazy when it comes to feeding myself.... Read More
Madijack says: As parents we are all bombarded by the media's frenzied broadcast blitz of daily food-related news reports and research studies urging us to feed our kids nutritious foods and lots of finger pointing about all the things we’re doing wrong!... Read More
Mar Vista Mom says: I enjoy eating. Well, actually, I wish that were true, but it isn’t. Eating, for me, is very often a torturous experience of navigating between the pleasure and the pain of food: the pleasure in eating, the pain in eating too much, the pleasure of a wonderful family meal, the pain of cooking food no one wants to eat.... Read More
Me Too You says: Yesterday at our elementary school, ice cream cones were being sold after school. We already have ice cream on Fridays (and we definitely get right in line for that at the end of a long week!)….do we REALLY need ice cream Wednesdays too? Ridiculous. Where is the healthy alternative here?... Read More
Multitasking Mommy says: In general, my family eats pretty well. We try hard not to purchase food that’s bad for us and avoid most foods with high-fructose corn syrup. But there are things my kids love, and I do allow them treats.... Read More
My Ladybug Picnic says: There has been much talk in my house lately about eating better and living a healthier lifestyle. I have never been one to spend too much time focusing on my eating and exercise habits (or lack-thereof) and in the past few years, my figure has spilled the beans on that big secret.... Read More
Nancy Loo says: I had never heard of quinoa before my week at Spa Camp. Now, I'm about to cook it for dinner. Instead of rice with our fish and broccoli, I'll serve quinoa. It's high in calcium, iron and vitamin B.... Read More
North Jersey Beanstalk says: Like parents everywhere I dreaded a few things that the beginning of the school year brings - like rushing out the door in the mornings. Like sending your almost 6-year-old to her room to put her clothes on (nicely laid out!) and checking back a few minutes later to find her playing soccer. In her underpants. I also dreaded the daily lunch box blues.... Read More
Parent Grapevine says: Unfortunately, my kids go to a school that does not have a cafeteria (thank goodness we live in sunny California). Our school has a small corner area where kids walk through to pick up their microwaved hot lunches. Yes, microwaved!... Read More
Scraps of My Geek Life says: As I sit here watching The Biggest Loser and writing my post about teaching my kids healthy eating habits, I seriously consider lying and saying that we only let our kids eat lean and green. BUT, I won’t do that.... Read More
SoCal Mom says: My weight is getting dangerously high again. I can still squeeze into my size 2 Lucky Brand jeans -- but just barely. And in the evening, I find myself longing for the next size up. It could be worse: When I started my weight loss journey, I had just outgrown size 14. I'm terrified of being in that place again. I'm feeling helpless to stop it.... Read More
Suddenly Single Journey says: As much as I love food, as big a foodie as I am, you’d think that I would have been instantly inspired by the Yahoo! Mother Board September blog topic: healthy eating. I think it was that one word, that qualifier that threw me for a loop. I think that one word had me re-thinking my approach to meals, to how we were doing in our attempts to eat healthy.... Read More
The Centsible Life says: As a part of the Fill the Backpack campaign I was sent a ton of yummy, delicious goodies to literally fill the kid’s backpacks. I was thrilled that I the companies we worked with all have products that are healthy, free of dyes, preservatives and chemicals, and make me feel good about including a little “treat” in the kids’ lunches.... Read More
The Traveling Circus says: I had one of those rare mom-affirming moments the other day. I gave my kids smoothies made from an instant smoothie mix that you find in the freezer department. I never buy that stuff, but we were on week two of "soft" diet for The Girl after surgery and I was out of ideas and quite frankly-money.... Read More
Thirty Fingers and Thirty Toes says: Ice creamThe timer goes off for the nutritious lunch I have put in the oven for my little ones. Once they are safely ensconced in their high chairs, I casually move the Ben & Jerry’s container into which I have been digging for that elusive ribbon of caramel, over to the other side of the fridge so they cannot see my gluttonous indulgence.... Read More
Who's the Boss says: My first grader’s school outsources hot lunch to a local company, Choice Lunch. The school provides organic, often locally sourced, nutritious meals…at a hefty price. For just under $5.00 a lunch, hot lunch is not something that we partake in on a regular basis.... Read More
YodelingMamas says: Chocolate. Pizza. Wine. Cheese. If I had any say, those would be the four food groups (and I’d happily eat all of them at every meal). Which doesn’t bode well for my kids if I’m supposed to be leading by example.... Read More
Yvonne in LA says: It was 113 degrees in Los Angeles yesterday, the hottest it’s been..ever! Needless to say, I wasn’t about to cook. I dragged my kids to a pizza place with air conditioning. One son sat mesmerized watching a cartoon on the television mounted above the booths while the other played games on my iPhone.... Read More
