One of my nutrition professors in graduate school, the esteemed Marion Nestle, once said that the best way she knows to get kids to eat is to teach them to cook. I couldn’t agree more. Here you’ll find tips, ideas, and inspiration for planning and buying groceries, prepping meals, and inviting your kids along for the ride.
Shopping
- A Dietitian’s Guide to Buying Milk
- 12 Healthy Convenience Foods
- 14 Easy Vegetarian Recipes for College Students
- Breakfast Cereal Hacks to Build a Better Bowl
- 20 Healthy Store Bought Snacks
- 7 COSTCO Shopping Strategies
- 10 Better Breakfast Cereals
- A Healthy Food Guide to Costco
- Best Of Trader Joe’s Part Two
- How to Shop for Sustainable Seafood
- Best of Trader Joe’s
Cooking Tips & Tools
- Holiday Gift Guide 2023
- 20 Healthy Meal Prep Ideas
- 12 College Care Package Treats
- 8 Fermented Foods For a Healthy Gut
- 15 Dietitian-Approved Foods at Costco
- 12 Condiments (and other flavor-makers) I’m Digging Right Now
- Healthy Travel Snacks on the Road
- Should I Buy an Instant Pot?
- 9 Healthy Snacks for Work
- 10 Tasty Ideas for Pomegranate Seeds
- Why Tape Is My New Favorite Kitchen Tool
- Three Good Knives to Own
- What to Do with Leftover Buttermilk
- Tips for Grating Parmesan
Cooking "How To"
- How to Tell an Egg Is Hard Boiled (and Other Egg Tips)
- How to Cook Tempeh
- How to Cut A Melon
- 18 Ideas for How to Use Preserved Lemons
- How to Buy, Store, and Use Berries
- How to Clean Berries
- How to Cut a Pineapple
- Guide to Slow Cooker Beans and Legumes
- How to Cook Spaghetti Squash in the Microwave
- How to Make Ice Cream without a Machine
- How to Cut Corn on the Cob
- How to Make and Freeze Smoothies
- How to Make Pretty Chocolate Chip Cookies
- How to Seed a Pomegranate
- How to Store Natural Nut Butter
- How to Make Homemade Bread Crumbs
In the Kitchen with Kids
- Snacking All Day? Try a Make-Ahead Snack Box
- 10 Three Ingredient Lunches for Kids and Adults
- A Playbook for Getting Teens and Tweens to Cook This Summer
- 15 Cooking Projects for Kids
- 12 Fun Foodie Gifts for Kids
- 10 Ways to Get Kids Cooking
- 10 Ways to Get Kids Cooking Breakfast
- 10 Cooking Skills Every Kid Should Know
- 15 Favorite Cooking Gifts for Kids
- 7 Reasons to Teach Kids to Cook
- Take your Kids Berry Picking
- Best Kid’s Kitchen Tools
School Lunch
- 6 Tips for Easy School (and Work) Lunches
- Teach Kids to Pack School Lunch. Here’s How.
- Snacking All Day? Try a Make-Ahead Snack Box
- 10 Three Ingredient Lunches for Kids and Adults
- Kid-Friendly Lunch Box Salad
- 12 Alternatives to a Lunch Box Sandwich
- Lunch Box Bagel Kabobs 4 Ways
- How to Keep School Lunch Safe
- School Lunch Gear Guide
- How to Pack a Lunch Box Apple