Food seems to be the major source of power struggles between my 4 year old son and I.  He is constantly asking me for snacks and I find myself either giving in to get him to leave me alone or saying no and getting into a huge fight. It is a sucky situation and I hate the downward spiral of negativity associated with eating that is going on in my house. He is such a picky eater as it is, we just really don’t...

The menu for baby at our house is getting pretty old. In the morning he has some cheerios, half a waffle, and a bowl of baby oatmeal with fruit. Snack time consists of cheese, fruit, yogurt or veggie booty. Lunch is often turkey slices or grilled cheese. Dinner rarely even happens, but on occasion he gets some chicken, black beans, veggie and fruit pureed together. Veggies alone just don’t happen here...

Here’s a list of finger food favorites: • Cheerios • Toasted bread or bagels (spread with vegetable puree for extra vitamins), rice cakes or crackers broken into small pieces • Small chunks of fruit such as banana, mango, plum, pear, peach, cantaloupe, or seedless watermelon • Small cubes of tofu • Well-cooked pasta spirals, cut into pieces • Small chunks of cheese (although I give my...

You think making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is so easy, huh? Well, it is. But, there are different ways to do it. I pack my son’s lunch for school the night before and he gets PB&J at least once a week. What I do, is take the bread straight from the freezer so it is firm. Also, by the time it defrosts the next day it is perfectly soft like it was when I first bought it. (side note: I freeze...

My oldest son, Jax, is turning four tomorrow! We had his birthday party yesterday and it was a big hit. He had a great time with all of his friends. Jax loves Batman, so naturally I wanted to make him a Batman cake. For 4 years I’ve been wanting to make his cake myself. This year, I finally did it and I think it came out great. I loved seeing his eyes light up at the sight of his cake. It was so simple...

Tonight I made “Veggie Infused Baked Ziti” aka more uses for unused baby food . Seriously every time I try to feed the baby some jarred veggies, he cries. It’s so funny, but not really. Neither of my kids like vegetables. My older son likes pizza a lot so I figured I could make some baked ziti and call it “pizza with noodles instead of bread” because he doesn’t normally like...