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Family Meals

Are You Really Offering Different Foods To Your Picky Eater?

Katja Rowell, M.D. | Posted 05.17.2013 | Parents
Katja Rowell, M.D.

Clients tell me they offer a variety of foods "all the time" and are frustrated by constant rejections. Many parents don't understand and are grateful to learn what a better "offer" looks like.

It's Time to Be a Parent and Not a 'Secret Diary Reader': A Response to 'Cyberparenting and the Risk of T.M.I.'

Dr. Larry Rosen | Posted 05.06.2013 | Parents
Dr. Larry Rosen

My suggestion is to be that unique parent that talks to your children about dangers and works with your child from a young age to build their trust. That way, when they receive a communication that makes them feel uncomfortable , they will talk to you, their parent, about it.

Why Do Parents Still Urge Children To 'Clean Your Plate'?

The Huffington Post | Lisa Belkin | Posted 04.23.2013 | Parents

I really thought there was a Clean Plate Club. Back when I was a kid, the country where kids-who-weren’t-me were starving was Biafra, and my par...

Learning From the Past; Teach Your Children Well

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 06.02.2013 | Impact
Linda Novick O'Keefe

There are many lessons to be learned in moments from our pasts. Teach your children well and remember that food can be your tool.

WATCH: Amanda Haas On Helping Families Eat Together

Posted 02.26.2013 | Parents

Amanda Haas believes families benefit from eating healthy, homemade meals together -- so she's made it her life's work to help them do just that. T...

Look Familiar? How To Plan Your Meals This Week

Kris Carr | Posted 04.27.2013 | Healthy Living
Kris Carr

When you're the conscious captain in your kitchen, you'll feel better mentally and physically. That means less garbage (and excuses), and more love in your belly. You feel centered and grounded because you're ahead of the game at home.

How to Eat Healthily (and Inexpensively) in 2013: The 365-Day-A-Year Meal Plan

Women & Co | Posted 04.02.2013 | Parents
Women & Co

If you find yourself frantically scrolling through the "quick and easy" sections of your favorite cooking sites every afternoon trying to figure out how you're going to feed your family a healthy dinner -- that they'll actually eat -- you're not alone.

3 Questions About How Your Family Uses Libraries

Posted 01.04.2013 | Parents

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: There are approximately 121,785 libraries in the United States. Bu...

How To Make New Year's Resolutions As A Family

Posted 12.28.2012 | Parents

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Next week, it will be 2013. And while it may seem like the world ar...

What Just One Family Meal A Week Can Do For Your Kids' Health

Posted 12.23.2012 | Healthy Living

Research has long extolled the virtues of eating together as a family -- it's been linked with benefits for the kids ranging from healthy weight, to i...

Thanksgiving the Fresh 20 Way: Melissa Lanz's Healthy Food Revolution

Holly Cara Price | Posted 01.21.2013 | Healthy Living
Holly Cara Price

Melissa saw that there was a real benefit she could provide for stressed-out parents like herself with a thoughtful meal plan that creates five delicious, budget-friendly, and healthy dinners out of just 20 ingredients each week, thus the name The Fresh 20.

Food As a Reward: What Are We Teaching?

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 01.09.2013 | Home
Linda Novick O'Keefe

Every single one of our meals with our families should be treated as a celebration of life. After all, the food we prepare, share and eat is what sustains and nourishes us and, in fact, keeps us alive.

The 5 Best Foods For Bourbon

Phoebe Lapine | Posted 12.10.2012 | Taste
Phoebe Lapine

The leaves and the farmer's market stalls aren't the only things that are changing this autumn. Our cocktail culture is easing into a new type of seasonal sipping, white wine spritzers be damned.

5 One-Skillet Dinners For Easy Clean-Up

EatingWell | Posted 10.01.2012 | Taste
EatingWell

These five recipes make a good case for stocking your kitchen with two large skillets in particular: nonstick and stainless steel.

POLL: Do Family Dinners Make A Difference On A Child's Academics Or Behavior?

Posted 09.26.2012 | Black Voices

Sunday dinners are a hallmark of black life. (Cue "Soul Food" closing scene.) And while psychologists have touted the family meal's beneficial affect ...

What Do You Feed Your Family in a Pinch?

Megan Rosker | Posted 09.15.2012 | Home
Megan Rosker

As the old saying goes, when life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Well, Heather Stouffer did, but it wasn't beverages she created. It was meals. Lots of them. Healthy, organic, hormone-free meals that families could reach for in a pinch.

New Study Says Family Dinners Are Overrated: Why I Disagree

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 09.04.2012 | Home
Bettina Elias Siegel

Even if it's only once a week, even if the meal is as simple as a box of pasta and a jar of sauce, we know instinctively there's something to be gained from gathering together and breaking bread.

Why We Need to Protect Family Meals

Gina Rau | Posted 09.02.2012 | Home
Gina Rau

Should a 5-year-old walk about the bookstore sucking pureed food from a pouch? Toddlers should be enjoying the food that their parents are: real foods with lots of flavors and textures.

Table Talk: Dirt Is Good For You

Posted 07.02.2012 | Parents

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Schools, offices, restaurants... Signs encouraging you to wash your...

3 Questions To Ask Yourself Every Day

Jenny Rosenstrach | Posted 08.27.2012 | Parents
Jenny Rosenstrach

When I was growing up, family dinner was not called family dinner. It was called dinner.

Eating WITH Children: Strategies to Make It Work

Rachel Marie Stone | Posted 08.07.2012 | Parents
Rachel Marie Stone

It helps to have a sense of humor when eating with kids.

Eating Dinner as a Family Matters (More Than Making It to Every Ballet Lesson and Soccer Game)

Zester Daily | Posted 07.17.2012 | Home
Zester Daily

Meals don't just address our biological need to feed ourselves. Cooking and eating together have united humans since we first gathered around a fire to prepare the spoils of a successful hunt.

How One Teenager Stood For Her Beliefs

Posted 05.11.2012 | Parents

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Open a copy of almost any fashion magazine, and you’ll come face-...

How to Address the Obesity Epidemic: Start Young

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 07.09.2012 | Healthy Living
Linda Novick O'Keefe

Access to fresh groceries changed everything for Elijah and his mom. For many families in Los Angeles and other metro areas across the country, things are not as easy -- but they are getting better.

Do Family Dinners Improve Your Finances?

Beth Kobliner | Posted 07.01.2012 | Home
Beth Kobliner

Your assignment: Try committing to some healthy routines, like aiming for at least two family meals a week to start. I'm sensing a reality show in the making: The Biggest Saver, anyone?