Yes, friends, we live in a world where even toothpaste can start a debate between parents and children: What's in it, what's not in it, whose picture is on the tube, whether or not it burns like fire, mommy! (by which she means it's mint…
Welcome to our second installment of our back to school shopping guide , featuring 8 better lunchbox snacks for your kids. If you're like us, lunch packing can be a chore . To say nothing of the trips to the super market aisle in which t…
As my dentist will attest, I was a big candy fan as a kid, and I was definitely a nerd for NERDS. (My favorite was the split box with cherry on one side and watermelon on the other.) Cut to 2011, when my children think plain yogurt with …
Like so many New York area parents, I've been an avid user of Fresh Direct for years now. For me, shopping for groceries online is the best way to avoid the stress and mess of supermarket shopping with a curious toddler who wants to stic…
As someone who has a soft spot for peanut butter (a combination of words that is almost impossible to say when you're actually eating it), we always have a jar sitting around somewhere. But the more peanuts are disappearing from schools,…
It's that time for me again. Time to stop being baby's sole source of nourishment and start making some food for him the other old-fashioned way. (Aside: I'm so lazy. One reason I cherish the first six months of my kids' lives is because…
For the last few years, my kids have been obsessed with this one brand of ravioli in our local supermarket. (They call it "Kid Ravioli.") Because as it turns out, if you're four years old, ravioli tastes better when it's cut like a heart…
If you have yet to visit, there's a deliciously gorgeous, high-end new site for the foodies mamas among us: Gilt Taste. It's like everything that's great about Gilt plus everything that was great about Gourmet . Gilt Taste in fact is hel…
Recently, I was honored to attend a celeb-packed preview party for an amazing new initiative from the American Cancer Society. But it wasn't the glitterati that left the strongest impression (as gorgeous as Hilary Swank and Kelly Rutherf…
With my kids racing around our hilly neighborhood on the Mini Kick scooters we bought for their birthdays, helmets are a mandatory part of their attire. But it's tough finding helmets that fit little heads well-- and aren't covered in ch…
The terrible twos have started early in our house and feeding time is often the catalyst. So imagine my skepticism about putting a healthy, well-balanced meal in front of my 21 month old and expecting positive results. But thanks to a br…
Our good friends at Revolution Foods have cooked up a new organic taste treat for your kids that combines the health of veggies with the sweetness of fruit. Trust me when I say it's the best mash-up around-- especially since it doesn't i…
With the weather getting warmer, the big treat around our house is popsicles. Sometimes we make our own and other times, I'll splurge on the fruit juice-only ones from our supermarket, even though I know they're loaded with sugar. But no…
It only took one episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution to suck me in for the entire season, and it wasn't just his cute face and adorable accent. The chef-crusader's passion for making real changes in the eating habits of our kids is…
Ahhh, the Happy Meal. Regardless of whether or not you ever step foot in a McDonald's, you probably know exactly what you might find if you open up that brightly colored container: A little hamburger or set of nuggets, pouch of fries--an…
Finding a meal that satisfies all members of my families is a mission impossible these days. Add a baby just starting solids into the mix and that spells H-E-A-D-A-C-H-E. But there's a new line of organic baby foods that just might do th…
I am looking for an online meal planner and shopping list generator...any suggestions? As I sit down to plan the meals out and do up a shopping list, I think to myself, there has to be a digital way to do this. -Aine If you really want e…
"Snack" is no longer a bad word in my house. Once upon a time in my mind, one box of baked veggie sticks used to cause a downward spiral straight to childhood obesity and school drop-outs. Welcome to my neurotic brain. Of course my ratio…
We were first introduced to the Children's Heart Foundation when we donated the proceeds from last year's color-your-own Valentine's Day card contest to their worthy efforts. So this year, we figured it was timely to remember their fanta…
This may not be a popular stance, but I curse the day that a bunch of dodos couldn't figure out how to properly medicate their children, leading to a ban of all those fabulous multi-symptom cold medicines and over-the-counter cough syrup…
My kids are no strangers to candy, though I have to admit that the amount of sweet stuff they collect at Valentine's Day is over the top. I may not be able to stem the tide of lollies, pixie stix and chocolate hearts that come their way,…
My older three kids gave me a heck of a time when it came to taking a bottle, so with number four, I'm determined to find one that she not only takes, but doesn't add to the challenge with extra gas. And I may have just found the answer …
I've been gluten-free for coming up on a couple of years, now, and while I've learned to bake a few essentials, I've mostly given up on cookies. Because gluten-free cookies--by and large--suck. And I love to bake, but I'm certainly not g…
Could your local school use a salad bar? Because I sure know that ours could. Well, believe it or not, you can possibly get one --free-- thanks to a grant by the Salad Bar Project. But you need to hurry. Chef Ann Cooper, Whole Foods, and…