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Calorie Counts on the Kids’ Menu

Will posting nutritional information at chain restaurants change our behavior, and our weight? Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2016 11:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Food, Weight, Children and Childhood, Diet and Nutrition, Calories, Highlights, Labeling and Labels (Product)

Tasting and Testing a Genetically Modified, Non-Browning Apple

A non-browning apple passes the backpack and blender test—but will the genetic modification win parental approval? Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2015 8:20 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Highlights, Genetics and Heredity, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Apples

Making a Picky Eater Project Last a Lifetime

10 tips to turn a Picky Eater Project into long-lasting change. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2015 11:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights, The Picky Eater Project

To Expand What Picky Eaters Eat, Encourage Them to Shop

Take $10, and buy any fruit or vegetable you want. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2015 5:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, The Picky Eater Project, Recipes

Want Your Picky Eater to Try Something New? Nudge, Don’t Push

Put dinner in front of hungry kids and don't negotiate, bribe, coerce or push—but don't cook anything else, either. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2015 3:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Highlights, ChopChop (Magazine), Sampson, Sally, The Picky Eater Project

Peer Pressure (not Parent Pressure) Helps Picky Eaters Try New Foods

The parents of picky eaters are surprised by what they'll try with their peers. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2015 5:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, The Picky Eater Project

Parents, Not Schools, Should Decide What to Pack for Lunch

Some school wellness policies enable or require school staff to hover, judge, and even confiscate food. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2015 7:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Education (K-12), Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Can Young Picky Eaters Reform? 10 Rules, and a Plan

A family with two picky school-aged kids tries to help them change. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2015 12:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights, Sampson, Sally, The Picky Eater Project, Vegetables

Picky Eating in Children Linked to Anxiety, Depression and A.D.H.D.

In some children, finicky eating habits may be part of a more complicated psychological story. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2015 9:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, Food, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Anxiety and Stress, Highlights

Think Your Children Lead Healthy Lives? Research Suggests Parents Should Look Harder.

Many children are doing less and eating more than we think they are. Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2015 9:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Exercise, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Snack Foods, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

Free of Gluten, but Not of Arsenic (or of Guilt)

For gluten-free families, the increasing concerns about arsenic and rice are a source of worry and guilt. But how much should parents blame themselves? Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2015 2:24 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Celiac Disease, Gluten, Highlights, Rice

As Lobbyists and Politicians Shout It Out Over School Lunch, Can Parents Be Heard?

Big Food lobbying dollars and heated partisan politics threaten the first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in decades. Can parents be heard above the din? Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2014 6:46 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Education (K-12), Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Highlights, School Nutrition Assn, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Confessore, Nicholas

Nine Things to Hate About Packing School Lunches (and How to Fix Them)

I choose to pack lunches for my children — but I also choose to make it easier to do. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2014 3:43 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Casting Call: Rethink Family Dinner With Jenny Rosenstrach

During the week of Sept. 8, we’ll be coaching a real family through real family dinners in real time – seven new meals in seven days – and we hope that you’ll cook along with us. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2014 3:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Cooking and Cookbooks, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Highlights, Dinner: The Boot Camp

A Dietitian Who Won’t Oversell Nutrition to Her Kids

I learned long ago that nutrition information alone doesn't motivate people to eat healthy, and I know telling my children that "broccoli will make them big and strong" could backfire. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2014 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Food, Diet and Nutrition, Highlights

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