Meals for Kids

10 Healthy Snack Choices For Kids On The Go
Making better choices when putting together meals for your active kids isn't as challenging as you might think. These healthy convenience foods offer your children better, more nutritious options to keep them going all day long, and give you assurance that their eating better by your efforts.

A Weight Loss Plan for Children
Obesity in children has become a huge issue. With our children spending more time in the fast food restaurants instead of being active, it’s no wonder it has become a major concern. Finding a diet that is right for a child to maintain their health, energy and well being can be as hard as finding a needle in a hay stack. The Slim Kids Weight Loss Plan may be just the answer.

Birthday Party Foods
Birthday parties need to be fun and relaxing for all concerned. The foods you serve don’t have to be fancy or time consuming to make. There are many types of foods that are enjoyable, easy to put together and fun to eat.

Brown Bag Lunch Ideas
Bring a Brown Bag Lunch and you'll save money. A little work, planning lunches can add up to BIG savings... These Brown bag lunch ideas will help.

Busy Mom’s Healthy Meal Ideas for Kids
Kids love sugary junk foods. What's a busy mom got to do to get them to eat healthy meals?

Decorating Easter Cookies
For those of you looking forward to Easter time, the one thing that makes Easter extra special are decorated Easter cookies. Just like Christmas cookies have become a staple of Christmas time, so have Easter cookies become a part of Easter tradition. There are many great ways to adorn the Easter season and decorated Easter cookies are just one of them. Here are some tips on putting smiles on the faces of your kids or friends this Easter season.

Easy Instant Oatmeal for Dummies
Believe it or not, oatmeal is one of the easiest and most nutritious breakfasts you can make. If you can boil water or have a microwave oven, you can certainly make oatmeal within minutes. Here are a few tips on how to make oatmeal.

Easy Pancake Recipe
If you love pancakes, but are afraid to make them, here is the easiest way to make a pancake.

Easy Waffle Recipe
If you have never made waffles before, and are a little leery about the process, don’t be. Here is a very simple recipe on how to make a waffle.

Eat Your Veggies, Kids
Many kids hate their veggies. No matter what you try, you can't get them to eat anything but macaroni and cheese or peanut butter and jelly. For the mom who is at the end of her rope, here are some tricks to get your kids to eat their veggies....

Enticing Kids Apples
Apples are a fruit that have a very universal appeal. Who doesn't like an apple that is picked fresh from the tree? The crisp natural goodness of apples actually has many health benefits. Unfortunately, most kids have no worries about any of that. The big question is how do you get kids to eat apples?

Everyday Healthy Lunches
Traditional lunches can be healthier. Here are a few ideas for turning lunchtime favorites into healthy lunches for your family.

Fast Meal Ideas For Busy Moms
Who's busier than moms? We know you need fast meal ideas. Here are some to get you started.

Fun Easter Meal Tips
With spring fast approaching, Easter is just around the corner. One of the most loved holidays is Easter and part of the reason why this holiday is so much fun is the food associated with it. If you are planning an Easter meal with your friends or family this year, here are some excellent tricks for some savory Easter recipes.

Healthier Grilled Cheese Sandwich For Kids
Grilled cheese sandwiches are the easiest meal to make. Little ones can even learn to make it themselves. The ones I used to make involved regular cheese and white bread with margarine to cook it. Here are a few ways to make that grilled cheese sandwich healthier for your little ones.

Healthy Breakfast Ideas for Kids
We really enjoyed this article sharing healthy breakfast ideas for kids. I know mornings at our house are crazy, so anything we can do to get breakfast into the kids before school is a huge help. We hope you'll enjoy these breakfast ideas, as well, and share them with your kids.

Healthy Kid Snack Ideas
It's no secret kids love to snack. In fact left to their own devices a lot of kids would rather snack all day than sit down to full meals, but with so many snack times how do you keep snacks exciting and fun?

Healthy Snacks for Kids
Now days, more than ever kids should be eating healthier. For millions of kids in America consuming junk food and not being active enough has contributed to obesity and many children being above ideal weight. Not only is it important to teach your child which snacks they should eat, but educating them during the early, formidable years may help them sidestep obesity and becoming overweight in the future when they are adults. Here are some hints on tasty healthful snacks for kids.

Healthy Snacks Too Carry Fourth of July
If your day is planned like most Americans, you may take in a parade, head for the water and then spend the evening watching fireworks. No matter if you are taking your small children, teens or grandchildren, you will want to pack a few snacks to stave off the hunger between meals.

Helping Children to Eat Healthy
It seems like a never ending battle with children. They love that junk food. Helping children to eat healthy doesn’t have to be the battle of a lifetime. With a little extra give, some sound advice, being an example and a whole lot of love, you can have your children eating healthy before you know it.

Kids Eating Healthy
It is so hard to find healthy foods your children will actually eat. Kids love pasta and there are so many healthy ways to fix pasta. Try a salad your kids are sure to enjoy.

Last Minute Lunch Ideas from the Pantry
If you don't have something planned for lunch, have a look in your pantry to discover quick and easy lunches from your canned and dry foods. What looked like you didn't have anything could turn into a family lunch favorite.

Living with a Vegetarian Child
Whether for ideological or health-related reasons, more and more children today are becoming vegetarian. This can pose a difficult challenge if the rest of the people in the home eat meats. On one hand, you do not want to make the vegetarian child feel left out or ignored; but on the other, everyone in the household should be able to eat the foods that he or she enjoys.

Lunchtime Vegetable Ideas for Kids
Sometimes getting your kids to eat vegetables can be like pulling teeth from a tiger – and lunchtime is no exception; especially if lunch isn’t at home.

Make it Homemade Pizza Tonight
It’s six pm and you know the family is starving. You see their favorite fast food restaurant and decide to pull in, grab dinner through the drive-thru and head for home. Does this sound familiar? How many times a week does this scenario occur at your house? It’s fast, it’s easy but do you know just how expensive it can be? What about making pizza it at home? The whole family can join in and make it a family night to remember.

Meal Theme Ideas Kids Are Cookin
Believe it or not kids like to cook. It's a fun time for Mom and the kids to spend together. Having a Meal Theme party is even better. Your kids will enjoy all the fun they will have with these recipes and you will too.

Money Saving Lunch Ideas
Lunch is something many of us must eat away from home. Many adults work, children are in school and it seems to be the perfect time of day to run those errands or go shopping. Unfortunately we spend a lot of our lunch time in a fast food restaurant or in a cafeteria. Not only is this expensive, but in many cases it’s not very healthy.

Need Nutritious Snacks for Kids?
Snack foods can easily become a large portion of your grocery bill. Plus, they are loaded with sodium and preservatives. Instead make your own and keep some of your hard-earned money!

Nutritious Kid-Friendly Meals
Many may remember when classroom bulletin boards displayed the food pyramid. The pyramid – there was only one. One size fit all. Everyone needed to follow the same nutritional guidelines. Everyone was encouraged to merely glance at the pyramid to figure out how many servings were needed each day.

Most would agree that it is a great thing that obsolete food pyramid has gone by the wayside! It may have taken a while, but the idea that not all people want the same food intake finally caught on. Nor are children expected to follow the same nutritional guidelines as the adults.

If you're hoping we'll show you the "kid's guidelines" there unfortunately isn't a set guideline. The amount of food from each food group that each person should eat to maintain a healthy lifestyle is dependent on their age, sex and physical activity level. One size doesn’t fit all. You can go to http://mypyramid.gov/ to type in some variables to get an idea of how much from each food category to consume each day.

Keep in mind balance is the name of the game. Make sure your children are consuming fruits and vegetables, dairy, meats and beans and grains each day. Then top it off with water, fresh air and exercise. To help you get started, below you will find a couple of healthy meals for children.

Packed Lunch Ideas for School Kids
It's not easy to keep coming up with healthy and fun school lunch ideas. No wonder most parents tend to pack the same foods over and over again. So just how do you avoid packed lunch boredom? Here are some simple ideas to spice up your child's lunch box.

Packed School Lunches
Save some money and give your kids healthier options by packing their school lunches. Here's ideas for making packing school lunches easier.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Alternatives
Even though PB&J sandwiches are a favorite of kids everywhere, they can still get boring after awhile. So, what's a mom to do to keep things interesting when it comes to peanut butter and jelly?

Picky Eaters Love Chicken
Alot of families have picky eaters but most will agree that they all like chicken. Try this set of recipes for your family and watch them eat it right up. Oh yea it's good for them too.

Quick and Easy Dinner Meal Ideas
It’s 6:00 p.m. the kids are hungry, homework needs to be done, you’re stressed and then they ask… “Mom, what’s for dinner?” It’s not easy juggling our busy lives while trying to feed our families a hot nutritious dinner everyday. These 7 quick and easy dinner ideas will help take the stress out of family meal times.

Quick Meals for Kids
Here are some quick meals for your kids that you can whip up in minutes with ingredients that you have around your home.

Should Children Drink Raw Milk
Should children drink raw milk? That is a question that is being highly debated. Many believe that it is much healthier for children. Others feel it’s too big of a risk. The debate is centered on the pasteurization process, or lack thereof, of milk.

Smoothies – A Quick Snack
We all know the importance of eating a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, with our busy lifestyles it's not always so easy. That's where smoothies come in. Delicious and nutritious smoothies can be a mom's secret weapon to ensuring your kids get enough fruit in their diets.

Spend Time with Your Kids Over Lunch
Lunch time is a great time to spend some quality time with your kids. Here are a few ideas to help you get started and make the most of lunch and family time all at once.

St. Patrick's Day Mexican Dinner Ideas
This St. Patrick’s Day get creative and mix Ireland and Mexico together. Here are a few ideas for making your Mexican meal with an Irish twist.

Stress Free Cooking with Kids
Families with children have an extra responsibility, preparing meals more often for more people. You don't have to "go it alone," though. Kids can help in the kitchen more than you think, and they can benefit from the experience. Check out these tips for making your mealtime more productive and enjoyable for everyone, by welcoming the help of your children in making quality meals for the whole family.

Summer Smoothies
Summer is Smoothie-time, plain and simple. Here are some ideas for creative smoothies you'll love.

Teaching Your Child to Be a Good Cook
No, I’m not kidding. Teaching your child to be a good cook doesn’t have to be a hassle. In fact it can be fun, exciting and of great benefit to you at some point in time. Knowing how to accomplish this feat without any worries or concerns may just mean the making of a great chef to come.

Time and Money Saving Breakfast Ideas
Remember when you were small your Mother saying “Eat your breakfast it’s the most important meal of the day.” That statement has been proven to be very true. Unfortunately in our fast paced world there is a tendency to neglect that important meal. With the rise of cost for many types of breakfast foods we also find ourselves sliding past the breakfast items at the grocery store. This doesn’t have to be a way of life for your family.

Tips for Getting Kids to Eat Healthy Foods
Sometimes the simplest and old-fasioned ideas are the best. Here are 5 Tips from a Registered Dietitian for Getting Kids to Eat Healthy Foods.

Tricks For Helping Children Appreciate Their Vegetables
Kid's meals should be quick, flavorful and healthy. Getting little ones to consume vegetables is a major task. Finding a way to get vegetables into the mouths of kids is simple if they are part of the fun. Creating ways to get kids involved in the preparation and the cooking of kids' recipes is part of the fun. Child friendly recipes will allow you the peace of knowing your children are eating healthy and they will enjoy being in control of what they are eating.

Valentine's Day Dinner Ideas for Kids
Children like to eat. The easier and more fun the meal is to consume, the better they like it. They also like to help cook those meals. Even coming up with their own creations can be fun for them. On Valentine’s Day make them feel like the prince and princess of the place with a special meal not only designed for them but also created with their help.

Valentine's Day Meals Kids Will Love
Children love to eat. Whether breakfast, lunch, dinner or those anticipated afternoon or bedtime snacks, they are almost always ready and willing to dive in. Giving them that special touch with each serving is one way to show your children how much they mean to you on Valentine’s Day.