Feeding my Kids at the Happiest Meal Place

Feeding my Kids at the Happiest Meal Place

by | Apr 28, 2020 | Food

Feeding my kids happiness is one of my highest parenting priorities. Usually that means foods that make me happy. Sometimes it’s theirs. If there was any doubt, let me shuffle-ball-change out of the closet loud and proud: I’m a food snob. I wholeheartedly...

On a Quest for Breast Milk

by | Feb 18, 2020 | Food, Parenting 411, Uncategorized

During our pregnancy with my first kid, I was on a quest for breast milk and researched tons of sources. Doctor friends told us it would be the greatest gift we could give our newborn. We were lucky that a friend had twenty pounds of frozen milk in Denver just after...

5 Rules to Raise Good Eaters

by | Aug 30, 2019 | Food, Lists

I follow 5 rules to raise good eaters…or at least pretty good eaters. Oh, we have plenty of negotiating at our dinner tables, don’t be misled. The frequent negotiations, occasional whining, rare tears. But still – it’s tolerable. But we have...
Counting Calories for a Healthy Summer

Counting Calories for a Healthy Summer

by | Aug 8, 2019 | Food, Parenting 411

So I started counting calories for a healthy summer project. We’re a healthy eating family. My kids will eat just about everything. (Thanks to my insanity early in their early eating lives to become foodies.) And I’m grateful to say I’m not concerned about my...

How To Get My Kids To Eat Everything

by | Aug 5, 2019 | Food, Parenting 411

I’m that guy who’s obsessed with how to get my kids to eat everything. Often, they do. Other parents hate me for it. Mwahahahaha. At home, we have plenty of dinner drama over the introduction of new foods. Plenty. But we don’t negotiate. “Kids, here’s dinner....