Category Archives: Nutrition

Feeding Toddlers through Exploration

When introducing a new food to your baby or toddler, it is so important to allow him or her explore that new food first. To help you understand why this is important, consider the following scenario.  Imagine you are blindfolded and told, "It's time to eat."  No one tells you what it is. “You will like it. It is yummy,” they tell you. What would you want to do before eating it? Probably smell it. Maybe even touch it to
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5 Reasons to Grocery Shop with Your Kids

                For my very first Mother’s Day I asked my husband for one simple gift:  To go to the grocery store by myself, and without my cute but demanding 3 month old baby boy.  Most mothers can relate to the simple treasure of a kid free shopping experiences.  As my kids have gotten older (4 and 8 years old) I have found that going to the grocery store with them is more doable.  I try to be patient and use our
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Whole Wheat Banana Nut Muffins

My family loves banana bread. Who doesn't? Lately we have been going through bananas so quickly that we never end up with any over ripened ones to actually make banana bread. My 15-month old absolutely love bananas. He could eat 2 a day without any complaints...maybe even 3. Traditional banana bread is known as a quick bread because it doesn't require any yeast. There are many variations, but many of the recipes contain quite a bit of oil and added
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