Perhaps you are a parent who needs an extra set of hands getting dinner on the table. Or maybe your kid loves to help out in the kitchen (read: pilfer carrots off the cutting board). Whatever the motivation, every caregiver could use an arsenal of kids’ meals. You know: the weeknight dinner ideas you turn to again and again because they’re easy enough for the littles to help with, speedy enough to prevent a hanger tantrum, and delicious enough for […]
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From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When it comes to making lunch for their kids, moms and dads have usual favorites. For some parents in the United States, those favorites are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches — also known as PB&Js. Fruit like apples and bananas are also popular. But one mother has an unusual go-to ingredient for her children’s lunches. Jenny Mollen uses funny-looking candy eyes. She has learned that her children will eat […]
SAN ANTONIO – A local nonprofit is working with schools across the city to create gardens and teach kids about healthy eating and the science of gardening. “Most kids are used to going to the grocery store to get their food and they have no idea that most of the produce they buy comes off a plant,” Ashton Ellis, the garden teacher at Gardopia Gardens said. Gardopia Gardens was founded in 2015 and works with different groups across the city, […]
If you’re a parent, you know that the school year and all the extracurricular activities that come along with it can make weekdays extra busy—not to mention the weekends full of sports, playdates, and parties to attend. In a perfect world, you’d have the time, energy, and resources to prepare healthy food for your kids at every meal, but when life gets busy that may not always be possible. For the busiest days when you’re in a bind, fast food […]
The government has delayed plans to crackdown on unhealthy food deals and TV adverts for junk food for a year. Promotions such as buy-one-get-one-free (bogof) offers and extra free deals on products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) would have been banned under the new measures, part of the wider Obesity Strategy, in October. Instead the promotions will be banned in October 2023. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said the new measures would have coincided with […]
Following successful rollouts at Kroger and Target, the nation’s fastest growing shelf-stable baby and toddler food brand expands into Walmart to drive conventional sales with high-quality, low sugar pouches and Grain-Free Puffs priced at double the current traditional brands cost AUSTIN, Texas, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Serenity Kids, the nation’s leading shelf-stable baby and toddler food brand, further expands retailer footprint into conventional as the first to launch ethically sourced meat-based baby food varieties and Grain-Free Puffs into 890 […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — March is National Nutrition Month, and while we know how hard it can be for adults to eat healthily, try having toddlers or picky pre-teens at home. However, there’s hope. Nutritional Therapist, Dr. Mark Mincolla, has advice on having healthier habits at home for your family. “Give a lot of options. Don’t just get on the same thing all the time. You can have fun with it… make sure it’s fun and inspiring,” he said. Mincolla […]
I don’t know about you, but trying to merge my love of cooking with the dietary whims of young children can feel like a feat. And at the end of a busy school or work day, who wants to be jumping hurdles in the kitchen? Not me! That’s why we’re rounding up a month’s worth of quick, easy and delicious meals that won’t completely neglect our nutritious hopes and dreams (I’m looking at you, frozen dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets!). Choose from […]
Healthy food has replaced comfort food in these pandemic times even for kids. Parents are increasingly on look-out for healthy alternatives for their little ones when it comes to preparing their meals, desserts and snacks. Eating healthy is one of the ways to build immunity against highly virulent and contagious Covid strains, the latest one being Omicron. Especially in winters, when children have an increased appetite, they need something to keep them full as well as help them stay energetic. […]
Spanning from infant formula to pre-prepared foods, ready meals, and even recipe boxes aimed at youngsters, baby and children’s food categories are expanding. According to Statista, the revenue of the baby food market in the UK reached more than £1.4bn in 2020 and is forecast to grow at a steady rate to reach almost £1.7bn by 2025. Euromonitor International, which tracks trends in the baby food category, suggests some similarities can be observed between both infant and toddler food segments. […]
