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When you have no desire to cook | mamaknowsnutrition.com

10 Tips For When You Have No Desire To Cook

Top ten tips for when you have no desire to cook, but need to feed your family! My husband and I were having a conversation recently about how naive we were about some (aka LOTS) of things back in our college days. Like, how it seemed so easy to eat

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plate of food with portion sizes for toddlers

Why Kids Don’t Need Portion Control

As if we don’t already have enough to worry about, figuring out what to feed our kids, then we get to the pesky topic of HOW MUCH — and figuring out portion sizes for toddlers can be very tricky. Every mom wants to know how much their kids need. And

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little boy eating lunch in tray with sandwiches and blueberries

Reduce Picky Eating With an Easy Trick

Looking for an easy way to reduce picky eating? Some kids can be pretty opinionated about what’s on their plate! Generally I give the advice to have at least one thing at the meal you know they will like, and it’s okay to serve other things you know they don’t

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mason jar with m&ms how much dessert to let kid eat

How Much Dessert Should I Let My Kid Eat?

In my last post I talked about how often you should serve dessert, and some DOs and DON’Ts when it comes to dessert with kids. Today I’m talking about how much they should have in one sitting. The recommendations may surprise you! 

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When you have no desire to cook | mamaknowsnutrition.com

10 Tips For When You Have No Desire To Cook

Top ten tips for when you have no desire to cook, but need to feed your family! My husband and I were having a conversation recently about how naive we were about some (aka LOTS) of things back in our college days. Like, how it seemed so easy to eat

READ MORE
plate of food with portion sizes for toddlers

Why Kids Don’t Need Portion Control

As if we don’t already have enough to worry about, figuring out what to feed our kids, then we get to the pesky topic of HOW MUCH — and figuring out portion sizes for toddlers can be very tricky. Every mom wants to know how much their kids need. And

READ MORE
little boy eating lunch in tray with sandwiches and blueberries

Reduce Picky Eating With an Easy Trick

Looking for an easy way to reduce picky eating? Some kids can be pretty opinionated about what’s on their plate! Generally I give the advice to have at least one thing at the meal you know they will like, and it’s okay to serve other things you know they don’t

READ MORE
mason jar with m&ms how much dessert to let kid eat

How Much Dessert Should I Let My Kid Eat?

In my last post I talked about how often you should serve dessert, and some DOs and DON’Ts when it comes to dessert with kids. Today I’m talking about how much they should have in one sitting. The recommendations may surprise you! 

READ MORE

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