As a follow up to last week’s video on picky eating, here is a little more detail on some tangible “how tos.” What specific areas of picky eating do you struggle with the most?
Healthy treats for school birthday celebration
In honor of my daughter’s birthday, I wanted to bring something to the class for all the children to share. Dreaded the idea of bringing cupcakes, or cookies – less because of the fact they aren’t the healthiest thing, but more because these children celebrate birthday parties every week and collectively, are probably eating…oh…..I’d say […]
Disaster preparedness family food strategies
This morning, I was interviewed on San Diego’s channel 6 news about disaster preparedness food strategies. Here are some of the main strategies: Plan for enough food and water to last a week Realize you may or may not be in your home, so you need to think about portability Remember baby formula Keep these […]
Chicken, sun dried tomato, artichoke, arugula pasta recipe
elana’s pantry / Foter A number of years ago, I made up a recipe with all of my favorite ingredients in it, and it has since become our family’s favorite dinner. The kind where when you make it, it’s pretty much gone, even though I make a lot extra for leftovers….it just is one of […]
Sunscreen myths on San Diego 6 In the Morning
Summer is here…and many well-meaning parents may actually be doing some more harm than good when it comes to sun safety. While you never want to get burned – EVER – the sun is not the dangerous villain it is portrayed to be. What I’m going to share here in no way means […]
Refreshing (and healthy) poolside snacks for kids
Summertime is here, and with it comes fun outdoor activities and playdates. Many parents reach for the easy frozen snacks – the standard popsicles, Otter pops, and ice cream treats. Unfortunately, they are full of things parents don’t want their children eating. Not only do they contain ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, […]
Conscious Parenting moment: Stumped by a 6 year old
Ah the joys of parenting, and husbands. This post, is more about parenting the husband. And let me state for the record, I mean parenting as a “spiritual partnership” not as “I know everything and you don’t so I am here to enlighten you.” My husband is an amazing parent – I have just been […]
Oh no! Am I THAT mom??
We all know THAT mom. The one that is a pain in the ass, the one that all the other mothers see and just expect a difficult time from. The one that instills some sort of controversy wherever she goes. Or in my case, the one that might make another parent squirm a bit because […]
No more juice please
One of the common nutrition mistakes that I see parents making…serving their children juice to drink with their meal. Here’s why it is not a healthy practice…and what you can do instead.
Helping our schools will reach many more children
One of the most important missions ConsciousParents.org has is to help influence communities to better support our children’s health. By donating our time to work with schools, ConsciousParents.org has the chance to make some small changes, that will affect many. Some things we are working on: Shifting the food policies within a school to ensure […]