by teresa@sweetveg | Dec 30, 2013 | Articles, Children and Vegetables, Mealtime, Mindful Eating for Children
A lot of people ask me what I give children for snacks. My answer may take a bit of re-conceptualizing about what a snack really is. I actually don’t even like using the word snack. In my mind, every time a child eats, it should be thought of as a meal. It may...
by teresa@sweetveg | Dec 5, 2013 | Articles, Mealtime
One simple strategy I have seen many parents use for meal planning is to have a set dish they make for each day of the week. Then, no matter where you are in your day, whether at work, picking up children from school or wiping noses, you always know that if it is...
by teresa@sweetveg | Jun 22, 2013 | Articles, Children and Vegetables, Mealtime
When I think about making meals fun, it’s not usually about cutting carrot flowers or making smiley faces with raisins. These are fun, but there are a lot of other ways to help our children be engaged and interested in eating. Children love things that are...
by teresa@sweetveg | Mar 28, 2013 | Articles, Mealtime
I grew up saying grace with my family before every dinner. We would hold hands and pray and at the end we would squeeze whomever’s hands we were holding three times, representing the three words “I love you.” (If you have siblings, you might guess...
