Getting Kids in on the Healthy Eating Game
By Cristie Ritz King When I was young there was a commercial for Breyer’s Ice Cream where a kid was reading ingredients from the back of a competitor’s ice cream box and couldn’t pronounce any of the...
View ArticleIn a Busy Kitchen With a Budding Chef
by Jennifer Cordova Getting my son in the kitchen is important to me for so many reasons. My goal is always to find at least one time a week that he and I can get together to cook something from start...
View ArticleHow to Cook with Your Kid the Best ______________ (Fill-in-the-Blank) Ever!
by Ben Cohen-Leadholm OVERVIEW It is one thing to cook a meal with your kid. It is another thing entirely to accept the challenge of pursuing the best________________ (fill-in-the-blank) ever!...
View ArticleCooking with Kids: Videos
All month B4FD has been encouraging you to get your kids involved in family dinner — what better way than in the kitchen! Today we are featuring a few of our favorite videos that show easy and fun ways...
View ArticleKids Cooking: “They will never eat that!”
By Rachael Warrington I get this a lot from parents. “My child is such a picky eater, the only thing they will ever eat is chicken nuggets, chicken strips and never a vegetable unless it is fried...
View ArticleWNYC Asks: Kids Can Cook?
Our Co-founder Grace from EatDinner.org calls in and responds. Listen to the conversation here from WNYC.org, The Brian Lehrer Show. (aired 2/23/12) Download Kids Can Cook? or simply listen below:
View ArticleKids Cooking Resources
by The Blog for Family Dinner Team We have had so much fun this month hosting blog posts and resources for getting kids involved in family dinner. Today we are sharing free resources specifically for...
View ArticleMy Little Kitchen Helpers
by Rebecca Horsman, MS, RD There is a scene in an old episode of “The Simpsons” where Bart asks Marge if he can help prepare Thanksgiving Dinner, and she lets him do the cranberry sauce. He looks in...
View Article12 Adults, 16 Kids, 8 Years of Family Dinner
by Bettina Siegel On my blog The Lunch Tray, I write a lot about the importance of family dinner, but I know all too well that for busy working families, getting everyone fed on a weeknight is often...
View ArticleB4FD Reflections: Cooking with Kids
by Kathleen Cuneo, Ph.D. This month, Blog for Family Dinner founders will reflect back on some lessons learned from our B4FD guest bloggers over the past year. I’m a big believer in the value of...
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