It’s gotten to the point where my son will ask, “What is it?” if I don’t turn his meal into a face or a construction vehicle. It only takes an extra few seconds to whip up something creative, and it’s a nice break from my rushing around. He sure does chow down more when the…
Fun Food Friday
When life gives you chocolate, make coconuts: Fun Food Friday
We went to an Easter egg hunt that had candy prizes. We don’t eat candy. My son knows to save it for the Switch Witch, who will “magic” it into fun toys or craft supplies. But this time, we did some magic of our own. The chocolates looked so much like coconuts, we made our…
Fun Food Friday: Breakfast
Last week I posted a photo of a lunch plate character in my piece on the new governmental recommendations about marketing food directly to kids. I’ve decided to start a series of Fun Food photos on Fridays. Some may be characters; others might just be a shot of something I made that I never took…
Just take those sugary characters off the shelf
Long before I’d even come close to letting my son watch a Clifford video, his eyes lit up at the big red dog on the Cascadian Farms cereal box. Come to think of it, that was probably even before I ever let him eat any cereal. (Any cereal always been gluten-free and character-free, and I’ve…