Food For Thought

Hi friends! It’s time to talk honey. And anyone who knows me knows that I’m a bit of a honey-pusher. Got a cough? Here’s some honey. You cut yourself? Let’s put some honey on it and cover it with a Band-Aid? You’re tired? Have some bee pollen mixed with honey.  My kids are convinced that if they have a cold,…

If you’re a kid, milk is all the rage. My kid’s school cafeteria is littered with “Got Milk” posters and if you ask them what helps build strong bones, they will tell you “ugh, we know it’s dark, leafy vegetables even though all our friends say milk.”  Milk is the ultimate kid super food but I made a decision when…

My husband and I were out to dinner with some friends the other night when the moms in the group started lamenting about how much food our kids go through. I made some crack about needing a chicken in our backyard because we go through so many eggs to which my husband harmlessly asked “why? How much do a dozen…

I generally am pretty neutral when a client comes to me with a specific diet that they are interested in trying. Why? Because different people respond well to different styles of eating and I'm not here to judge, I'm here to help. You want to be a vegan? Great, let's figure it out. Want to go gluten-free? Delightful, let's make…

  “Ugh, I have the pickiest eater for a kid—he won’t eat anything.” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this from parents. Parents who are at the end of their rope with frustration because they are cooking two or three meals a night for a kid who only likes pasta, or French fries or chicken nuggets…

It's Monday.  If you are anything like the rest of the world, today is the day that you are ready to make a change.  You ate and drank too much over the weekend, you feel stuck in a food rut, you haven't had a good routine with meals in awhile...whatever your reasons are, you have made the decision that you want…

One of the questions that I get asked over and over again, both as a dietitan and a mom is "how do you deal with dinner at your house?" Meaning, what's my timing like, how many meals do I cook, what do I do with picky eaters, how does dessert work? I have four kids ages seven, five, three and four months…