A couple of years ago our local elementary school principal invited a nutritionist from a nearby university to come speak at our monthly PTA meeting. The speaker showed a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map that graphed obesity rates in the United States from 1985 to the present. It ...

The foundation of my house is creaking under the weight of all the candy my kids hauled in last night. Literally thousands of calories are hunkered in grocery bags in the cabinet above the fridge. In years past, this candy has called to me, and I inevitably binged on mini-chocolate ...

At least it LOOKS like food. What with the new school year upon us, here's a graduate research topic that might be worth a few hundred (silly) words, one that involves one of Da-da's least favorite oxymorons: airplane food. Since airlines have stopped serving hot foot in plastic trays (except to first ...

Dear Mr. Dad: My toddler used to eat pretty much everything. But recently she’s become incredibly. It’s gotten so bad that I can’t get her to eat anything but mac and cheese, noodles, and rice. Is there anything I can do to get her back to a heal...

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Feeding the baby is an event in our house, not unlike attending a Gallagher show, where food of some kind is likely to hit you in the face, even if sitting in the cheap seats, aka the couch.   For those who don’t know who Gallagher is, I’ve included a ...

Making healthy food choices and educating our daughter about nutrition is important to us as parents and as a family. We feel one of the most important steps begins with us as parents leading by example. To help us in this effort, we started gardening ...

The response to our first feeding worksheet was amazing, so we decided to add another worksheet for parents who have added solids to their baby’s diet.  We call it the Toddler Daily Feeding worksheet, and you can download it for free below. There is a period of time when most ...

I knew they weren’t for silly bunnies, but as it turns out, they’re not for kids anymore either. Sorry dad.        

I’ve gone and written another poem. This time it’s one for kids, so it doesn’t involve fat people or anything rude. I’d have published this as a book (you know me, I just love to self-publish) but it turns out I can’t illustrate, and the only people who can charge ...