Comments for Food Savvy Kids http://www.foodsavvykids.com strategies to encourage cooking with children and teenagers Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Toughen up: Give two choices for dinner – take it or leave it! by Maureen Bligh, MA, RD http://www.foodsavvykids.com/toughen-up-give-two-choices-for-dinner-take-it-or-leave-it#comment-1057 Maureen Bligh, MA, RD Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:17:53 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=1128#comment-1057 My brother likes to fish. He told his kids that they needed to learn to like fish - and guess what, they did! He has some really great fish recipes - so everybody wins! Asking our kids to step up and get on board with the family norms is not unreasonable. My brother likes to fish. He told his kids that they needed to learn to like fish – and guess what, they did! He has some really great fish recipes – so everybody wins! Asking our kids to step up and get on board with the family norms is not unreasonable.

]]> Comment on Toughen up: Give two choices for dinner – take it or leave it! by Stacey Viera http://www.foodsavvykids.com/toughen-up-give-two-choices-for-dinner-take-it-or-leave-it#comment-998 Stacey Viera Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:46:48 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=1128#comment-998 Brilliant. Your views aren't "draconian," they're full of common sense! Simplify simplify simplify! Brilliant. Your views aren’t “draconian,” they’re full of common sense! Simplify simplify simplify!

]]> Comment on Toughen up: Give two choices for dinner – take it or leave it! by Katie Morford http://www.foodsavvykids.com/toughen-up-give-two-choices-for-dinner-take-it-or-leave-it#comment-997 Katie Morford Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:54:47 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=1128#comment-997 Nice addition to the Blog Carnival. Totally with you on the "no short order cooking" philosophy. Thanks for sharing this. Nice addition to the Blog Carnival. Totally with you on the “no short order cooking” philosophy. Thanks for sharing this.

]]> Comment on Toughen up: Give two choices for dinner – take it or leave it! by Sara Miller http://www.foodsavvykids.com/toughen-up-give-two-choices-for-dinner-take-it-or-leave-it#comment-996 Sara Miller Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:42:53 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=1128#comment-996 Such a good post! If you're trying to prepare four different dinners, no wonder you can't find time for family meals! I love how matter-of-factly Claire weighs in too. Thank you for sharing your family's approach to balanced meals with all of us! To start or strengthen your commitment to family meals, take the Eat Better, Eat Together pledge on Facebook today! http://www.facebook.com/mealsmatter.org?sk=app_278482078831778 Such a good post! If you’re trying to prepare four different dinners, no wonder you can’t find time for family meals! I love how matter-of-factly Claire weighs in too. Thank you for sharing your family’s approach to balanced meals with all of us!

To start or strengthen your commitment to family meals, take the Eat Better, Eat Together pledge on Facebook today! http://www.facebook.com/mealsmatter.org?sk=app_278482078831778

]]> Comment on Toughen up: Give two choices for dinner – take it or leave it! by Kia http://www.foodsavvykids.com/toughen-up-give-two-choices-for-dinner-take-it-or-leave-it#comment-995 Kia Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:41:17 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=1128#comment-995 I'm not a foodie or a natural in the kitchen so I can't even imagine making 4 meals for one mealtime LOL! I think this post is fantastic and really gets a good point across...set up food rules in your house and stick to them! I think it's great that your daughter is such a great cook...I'm going to share her site with my daughter...she is an aspiring cook :) Great post! I’m not a foodie or a natural in the kitchen so I can’t even imagine making 4 meals for one mealtime LOL! I think this post is fantastic and really gets a good point across…set up food rules in your house and stick to them! I think it’s great that your daughter is such a great cook…I’m going to share her site with my daughter…she is an aspiring cook :)

Great post!

]]> Comment on Toughen up: Give two choices for dinner – take it or leave it! by LeAnne Ruzzamenti http://www.foodsavvykids.com/toughen-up-give-two-choices-for-dinner-take-it-or-leave-it#comment-959 LeAnne Ruzzamenti Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:06:27 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=1128#comment-959 Glenda - thanks for this humorous approach to setting the scene! I agree with you and with Ellyn Satter who points out that if you fixate on what a child will eat/likes each day, you will literally make yourself crazy because their tastes and appetites change so often. I have watched my three-year-old twins vacillate on so many different foods, I couldn't possibly keep track or try to cook to them! We are all happier for choosing one dinner plan, making sure there are some options that the kids will like (noodles, bread, potatoes, milk) and leaving it at that. Glenda – thanks for this humorous approach to setting the scene! I agree with you and with Ellyn Satter who points out that if you fixate on what a child will eat/likes each day, you will literally make yourself crazy because their tastes and appetites change so often. I have watched my three-year-old twins vacillate on so many different foods, I couldn’t possibly keep track or try to cook to them!

We are all happier for choosing one dinner plan, making sure there are some options that the kids will like (noodles, bread, potatoes, milk) and leaving it at that.

]]> Comment on kids that can cook make better food choices by Danielle Omar http://www.foodsavvykids.com/kids-that-can-cook-make-better-food-choices-2#comment-535 Danielle Omar Sun, 08 May 2011 00:58:53 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=844#comment-535 This is so awesome...insider information into the minds of teenagers! Love it! I will remember this post when my daughter is a teen, in about 10 years. This is so awesome…insider information into the minds of teenagers! Love it! I will remember this post when my daughter is a teen, in about 10 years.

]]> Comment on kids that can cook make better food choices by Picky eaters will eat vegetables | It's a Mom's World http://www.foodsavvykids.com/kids-that-can-cook-make-better-food-choices-2#comment-527 Picky eaters will eat vegetables | It's a Mom's World Sat, 07 May 2011 00:53:19 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=844#comment-527 [...] Levinson, MS, RD, CDN Kid-Friendly Kitchen Gear Gets Them Cooking, Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD Kids that Can Cook Make Better Food Choices, Glenda Gourley Making Mealtime Fun, Nicole Guierin, RD My No Junk Food Journey – Want to Come [...] [...] Levinson, MS, RD, CDN Kid-Friendly Kitchen Gear Gets Them Cooking, Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD Kids that Can Cook Make Better Food Choices, Glenda Gourley Making Mealtime Fun, Nicole Guierin, RD My No Junk Food Journey – Want to Come [...]

]]> Comment on kids that can cook make better food choices by The Best-Kept Secret for Raising Healthy Eaters http://www.foodsavvykids.com/kids-that-can-cook-make-better-food-choices-2#comment-525 The Best-Kept Secret for Raising Healthy Eaters Fri, 06 May 2011 19:01:59 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=844#comment-525 [...] Levinson, MS, RD, CDN Kid-Friendly Kitchen Gear Gets Them Cooking, Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD Kids that Can Cook Make Better Food Choices, Glenda Gourley Making Mealtime Fun, Nicole Guierin, RD My No Junk Food Journey – Want to [...] [...] Levinson, MS, RD, CDN Kid-Friendly Kitchen Gear Gets Them Cooking, Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD Kids that Can Cook Make Better Food Choices, Glenda Gourley Making Mealtime Fun, Nicole Guierin, RD My No Junk Food Journey – Want to [...]

]]> Comment on kids that can cook make better food choices by Teenagers Can Be Trying But Don’t Give Up | eatwelleatclean.com http://www.foodsavvykids.com/kids-that-can-cook-make-better-food-choices-2#comment-524 Teenagers Can Be Trying But Don’t Give Up | eatwelleatclean.com Fri, 06 May 2011 18:39:48 +0000 http://www.teachchildrentocook.com/?p=844#comment-524 [...] MS, RD, CDN   Kid-Friendly Kitchen Gear Gets Them Cooking, Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD  Kids that Can Cook Make Better Food Choices, Glenda Gourley Making Mealtime Fun, Nicole Guierin, RD  My Top Ten Tips for Raising Lifelong [...] [...] MS, RD, CDN   Kid-Friendly Kitchen Gear Gets Them Cooking, Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD  Kids that Can Cook Make Better Food Choices, Glenda Gourley Making Mealtime Fun, Nicole Guierin, RD  My Top Ten Tips for Raising Lifelong [...]

]]>