Meal Planning

Green Grocery Shopping

Turn your shopping list 'green' (NC)-What better place to start saving the environment than at your local grocery store? Making smart choices in the grocery aisles can help reduce your family's environmental...
How to Survive a Trip to the Grocery Store When you Have Young Kids

Buying groceries is one of constant task for us Moms, and we often lack anyone at home to watch our baby or toddler. Thus, trips to the store can...
Packed Lunches with Pizzazz

Packed Lunches with Pizzazz (NC)- To liven up lunches for either work or school, a good rule of thumb is to include three to four of the food groups from Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide. The following...
It's Pancake Month!

February has always been considered "Pancake Month" in our home – specifically Shrove Tuesday – but pancakes are great anytime and February is a great excuse to eat them everyway you can. ...
Picky Eaters

Let's face it; lots of little kids are picky eaters. Most of them outgrow this in time, but meanwhile it can be very frustrating if the picky eater is one of your own children. Questions are always in the back of...
15 Breakfast Ideas For Baby

Experts agree that breakfast is probably the most important meal of the day... and, as your baby begins to rely more on solid foods and less on milk to meet his needs (generally towards the end of his first...
Prepare the best-ever box lunch

In recent years people have gotten away from bringing their lunch with them to work or school. It's a shame because there are many advantages to boxing your lunch, not the least of which is that it usually...
Is Your Family Addicted to Fast Foods?

I remember passing a McDonald's one day, way back when I much younger and decidedly unlived, and watching a mother feed her toddler some crispy golden french fries. I thought, in that superior way, so typical of...
Meal Solutions On the Run

Unfortunately, for time-starved students and moms of busy households, delicious and nutritious meals often suffer the consequence. Whether you're writing an assignment or picking up the kids after practice, be...
Meals Made Easy

Get out your barbeque tools! Grilling season is back and cookbook author Sandi Richard of Food Network's Fixing Dinner, shares some delicious recipes made with VH sauce that can put that personal touch on any meal...
Suppertime Survival: Managing the Mealtime Crunch

So you've got the kids back in school! The after school activities and sports programs help keep kids busy but they often run through the supper...
Making the Most of Dinnertime: Start When Children are Young

Picture Norman Rockwell, the classic American painter, alive today and commissioned to paint a scene of our generation’s family dinner...
No More Lunchbox Woes

When your child brings his lunch to school, he carries a little piece of home with him. You naturally want to provide him with a tasty and nutritious meal, but how do you know what he is actually eating during his...