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
- 7 COSTCO Shopping Strategies
- 20 Healthy Store Bought Snacks
- A Buyer’s Guide to Better Milk
- Breakfast Cereal: How to Build a Better Bowl
- 10 Better Breakfast Cereals
- My Top 10 Healthy Convenience Foods
- 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
- 20 Healthy Meal Prep Ideas
- 12 Care Package Treats to Send Your College Kid
- 15 Dietitian-Approved Foods at Costco
- An Epic Giveaway (plus 5 Tips for Entertaining in the Time of Covid)
- 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 Work Snacks
- 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"
- Berries: How to Buy, Store & Cook the Original Superfood
- How to Clean Berries
- What is Tempeh and How to Cook it?
- How to Cut a Pineapple
- The Ultimate 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 Seed a Pomegranate
- How to Cut A Melon
- 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
- 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 Before They Leave the Nest
- Keep a Clean Kitchen when Cooking with Kids
- 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
- Snacking All Day? Try a Make-Ahead Snack Box
- 6 Tips for Easy School Lunches
- 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
- Get Kids Packing Their Own Lunch. Here’s How.