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What All Parents Can Learn from a Feeding Therapist

Compared to most of us parents, leading Feeding Therapy expert Dr. Manikam, Director of the Center for Pediatric Feeding Disorders at St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, has experienced far more challenging situations at mealtime than what we face at our own tables. He is also a parent and grandparent. In this post, he shares his experience and perspective for all parents, including how to deal with “picky” eating issues such as color, texture, food jags and other common food concerns. Continue reading

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Veggie Love for Valentine’s Day: We Heart Kale

By Beth Given the holiday today, we’ll profess our steadfast veggie love for kale. We met over a kale chip recipe, Ali and I. There are at least four kale recipes in our book, and I have several new recipes … Continue reading

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Season of Gratitude

By Beth This year, I made a commitment to trying to do more volunteering activities with my child. She’s old enough now to be able to do some of these projects and for the some of the important lessons that … Continue reading

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Orange-Ginger Pumpkin Bread (cake, muffins, etc.)

By Beth I have a small thing about pumpkins. Okay, not so small. And, it’s true that I stock up on about 200 lbs. (or more) of pumpkins, squash and sweet potatoes annually. Before you contact “Hoarders” with my info, … Continue reading

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Telling a child’s story of hunger, for Sesame Street

Here’s a guest post I wrote, Telling a Child’s Story of Hunger, from the Feeding America blog,  about the work she did this summer with Sesame Street on their Hope Against Hunger documentary special. And while we’re at it, here’s … Continue reading

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