Last week on PBS Parents Kitchen Explorers I featured 3 Kidpreneurs who started their own successful food businesses. One of them, Carter Kostler of Virginia Beach, VA has just launched a new product called the Define Bottle, which allows kids to make their own healthy sports drinks with water infused with real fruit (no sugar [...]

Lately I’ve noticed that the Freebie Friday giveaways haven’t been quite as popular in terms of the numbers of reader responses/entries we are getting for each giveaway. So I’m wondering, are you a little tired of giveaways? Would you prefer I do them just once a month and focus on other content like tips and [...]

Does your child eat 5 colors of the rainbow every day?  (And we’re not referring to the orange in cheese curls and the purple in artificial juice drinks!)  We all know how vital it is to incorporate a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables into our diets as they contain essential vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. [...]

I fell in love with these unique patties at the Natural Foods Expo last fall.  As you can imagine, at a trade show that promotes natural, organic and healthy products, there are tons of opportunities to try new foods and my taste buds were overwhelmed.  When strolling though the expo with so many things to [...]

It’s possible you’ve noticed that I’m newly obsessed with farro, an ancient grain. I love its satisfying, chewy nuttiness and how easily it transforms a humdrum salad or soup into something heartier, healthier and more interesting in flavor and texture. Many people are also enjoying healthy grains like farro for breakfast or dessert! I especially [...]

Are you aware that sponges, something most of us use to clean our counters, dishes, pots and pans, can be a breeding ground for smelly germs and bacteria?  I’ve always tried to keep my sponges clean to avoid this, but inevitably they get smelly too quickly and I have to toss them.  Enter Peachy Clean [...]

I’m newly obsessed with farro, an ancient grain. I love its satisfying, chewy nuttiness and how easily it transforms a humdrum salad or soup into something heartier, healthier and more interesting in flavor and texture. I especially love the organic, non-GMO farro perlato and farro vegetable blends from Tuscan Fields Farro, which are grown and [...]

As well intentioned as we are, every day as parents or partners, we face tough choices like…should I finish writing that piece that has a looming deadline or, instead, attend my daughter’s second track meet of the week? In today’s incredibly fast-moving, busy, plugged-in society, it’s difficult to avoid feeling like you just can’t fit [...]

I love the extra flavor that a high-quality chicken or vegetable broth gives to soups, stews, pilafs, or even cooked vegetables or rice. However, boxes of broth are bulky and can get pretty expensive.  Bouillon cubes are more convenient and a lot less expensive, but I wasn’t happy with their unnatural ingredients and high sodium [...]

Don’t you just love meatballs? They are fun to dip, stuff into sandwiches, toss into pasta or soup, or just snack on when you need a healthy and high-protein bite.  When I don’t have time to make homemade meatballs, I look for the healthiest and most flavorful pre-made meatballs I can find, which is why [...]