Mindset at meals makes all the difference
It’s Monday! Today’s Mommy Mantra is all about mindset at meals. This morning neither Naomi or Sienna wanted to eat their breakfast, despite me whipping up some curried scrambled eggs that they both love. Yup, they love curry…well, they usually...
ezpz mats: a staple at our table
When you have a pickier eater at home you do whatever it takes to keep them interested at meals and interested in their food. Sometimes that involves dancing and singing (been there, done that, and it’s exhausting). Or you can make food fun using cheap &...
4 Cheap & Cheerful Tools for Picky Eaters to try new foods
In one of my previous posts, we talked about why helping our children eat better and getting picky eaters to try new foods isn’t just about WHAT we serve them. It’s also about HOW we serve those foods. Kids tend to gravitate to certain food groups (or shy...
Why kids LOVE carbs
It’s no secret. Kids LOVE carbs. Many of the children I meet and work with (especially the ‘picky’ ones) are guaranteed to have at least one of the following foods on their list of favourites: Bread Cookies Crackers Chips Pancakes Waffles Pizza Pasta...
Beautiful chaos of mealtimes (and family photos)
This weekend was a little nutty. We had scheduled a photoshoot for the recent launch of one of the best kid’s menus in Toronto. Scratch that! I think it’s THE BEST menu for kid’s in this city (and outside of it). [Full discloser: I’m a...
