Denise Schipani / 11 Comments / birthday parties, discipline, family life, humor, kids and food, school /
Well, the title says it, eh? I’m confessing: I’m horribly impatient. (Those of you who know me are, I realize, sitting there rolling your eyes, like, duh.) I want to be started with things, and then I want things done. When I wanted to become pregnant, I wanted it to happen pronto, and quickly […]
Denise Schipani / 5 Comments / guest posts, kids and food, The Experts Aren't Always Right, Uncategorized / AAP.org, choking hazards, Debbie Koenig, Stats.org, Words to Eat By /
Two things this week: One, I’m starting a new occasional series, this one called “The Experts Aren’t Always Right.” And two, I’m going to treat you to a guest post as Part One of the series, by my colleague and fellow blogger, Debbie Koenig, who writes the (seriously) delicious blog, Words to Eat By. The […]
Denise Schipani / 1 Comment / guest posts, kids and food / Debbie Koenig, meatballs, Parents Need to Eat, Too, Words to Eat By, YMCA summer camp /
So the boys started their six weeks at the local YMCA camp yesterday. I love this camp. Love it. But as with any situation where kids gather, bad food options seem to be the norm. I work around it; I try not to get my hackles up when I see the Snack Shack stocked with […]
Denise Schipani / 11 Comments / discipline, kids and food / childhood obesity, diabetes and children, eating disorders, picky eating /
My boys are completely normal American children, which is to say, if you sit them down in front of a bag of potato chips, they’ll plow through them. If you give them a bucket of Halloween candy, they’ll dig right in. If you make a cake and offer them mixer beaters coated with chocolate frosting, […]
Denise Schipani / 6 Comments / kids & snacks, kids and food / New York Times, snacking, snacks /
There’s nothing like being validated, is there? Especially, I have to say, by the New York Times. Just yesterday, a friend of mine sent me a link to a story in the Times about — wait for it — how kids today snack too much. Yeah, been there, said that. The writer, Jennifer Steinhauer, herself […]
Denise Schipani / 24 Comments / babies, discipline, family life, kids and food / Baby Safe feeder, cabinet locks, Capri Sun, childproofing, juice boxes, mesh fruit feeder, One Step Ahead catalog, outlet covers, Terracycle, toilet locks /
Years and years ago, well before I had kids, I was hanging around in my sister’s newly refinished basement, playing some board games with two of her kids and my dad. My niece and nephew, Tara and Nick, were drinking juice out of those foil pouches, like Capri Sun (which now, by the way, are […]
Denise Schipani / 11 Comments / kids and food, school / recycling, school lunch, Ziploc bags /
“Mom, what should I do with my applesauce cup?” I sigh. I’ve explained this before–the applesauce and yogurt cups are recyclable, so bring them home. The plastic utensils? They’re dishwasher safe, my son, so tote ’em on home. What I say is, “You know what, Daniel? Just put everything in your lunchbox and bring it […]
Denise Schipani / 22 Comments / kids and food /
It should probably come as no surprise that I’m not a fast-food fan. I used to love it, as a child, and even into my twenties, but no more. The few times I’ve had it, post age 30 or so, it didn’t sit right, in more ways than one. So, me and McDonald’s (or BK […]
Denise Schipani / 18 Comments / kids and food / kids and snacking, snacking, snacks /
Let me say this right upfront: I love snacks. I love chips, both potato and chocolate. I love little, picky things, finger food, cheese and crackers, nuts, trail mix… I love the good kind of snacks (baked pita chips dipped in hummus) and the bad kind (day-glo cheez doodles that turn your fingers orange). But. […]