Here are 6 steps to help you get dinner started. After all, sometimes getting started is the hardest part. There are so many days when I just wish dinner would magically appear. But being the main cook in the house, I know my whole family is counting on me for dinner. And while I make […]

Back to school lunch ideas for elementary school kids. (Hint: It has to be “yummy!”) Back to School Lunch Ideas When I asked my boys what was most important to them when it comes to packing their school lunches…they both said, “that it’s YUMMY!” Of course, I thought to myself, after all, was I expecting […]

Dining out with kids is not always easy. And even if it is, you are often left feeling guilty that your child just ate a plate consisting completely of fried, tan foods. (Exhibit A – second image in previous blog.) (Seriously, is it so hard for a restaurant to at least serve some carrot sticks […]

There is no problem with indulging every now and then and going to restaurants (like this Charlottesville bbq restaurant), but for those times when you are eating out often (more than once or twice per week), here are some tips on how to eat out and still feel great… Include a salad with every meal. […]

These days it’s hard to find a packaged food that doesn’t contain sugar in some form or another. And while I have no problem with a little sugar in certain foods, it’s the amount of sugar in food that really irks me. We know foods such as cookies, ice cream, and soda are packed with […]