Picky eaters

10 delicious recipes to get your kid to try new flavours

10 delicious recipes to get your kid to try new flavours

Sure, they might turn their nose up at perfectly good food, but don't stop introducing new flavours. They may still be a budding foodie yet.

Amy Valm

This new "salad frosting" product gets everything wrong about kids and vegetables

This new "salad frosting" product gets everything wrong about kids and vegetables

The new Salad ‘Frosting’ is Ranch dressing disguised as icing. Weird, right? But what's worse, the company is encouraging parents to lie to their kids.

Chris Deacon

5 Reasons Gardening with Kids Gives Them a Healthy Start

5 Reasons Gardening with Kids Gives Them a Healthy Start

Get kids digging in the dirt alongside you to improve their eating habits, give them a mental health boost and reduce their risk for obesity.

Jill Buchner

8 Recipes Your Picky Eater Might Actually Eat

8 Recipes Your Picky Eater Might Actually Eat

Whether your kid is sensitive to textures, smells or, well, random things on random days, these recipes for picky eaters will help.

Chatelaine

12 not-too-fishy fish recipes

12 not-too-fishy fish recipes

Packed with Omega 3s, start bringing fish around on a weekly basis. These recipes offer a bevy of options from classic fish sticks to fancy glazed salmon.

Amy Valm

16 beige recipes for picky eaters

16 beige recipes for picky eaters

The struggle is real, but parents of picky eaters can rejoice—this list is as neutral as it gets.

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10 ways to raise a good eater

10 ways to raise a good eater

Your kids want dessert and candy. You want protein and vegetables. Bring them over to your side with a proactive approach to healthy eating.

Chelsea Dolan

How to make White Pizza

How to make White Pizza

Who says you need red sauce to have a pizza party? This pie packs all the flavour you need with a creamy base layer and sprinkling of shredded mozzarella.

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13 easy peasy pea recipes

13 easy peasy pea recipes

Good things come in small peas. They add green to the plate, a pop of sweetness and protein, too. Go on, give peas a chance.

Amy Valm

7 rad radish recipes your kids may actually eat

7 rad radish recipes your kids may actually eat

Give radish a chance! Thinly sliced or finely grated, a small dose of this spicy little veg adds big zip to salads and tacos.

Amy Valm

16 green recipes kids will actually eat

16 green recipes kids will actually eat

Who ever said eating greens had to be boring—or a battle? These recipes are fun, super tasty and a guaranteed good time. It's easy being green!

Amy Valm

11 Recipes Your Kid Can Eat With Ketchup

11 Recipes Your Kid Can Eat With Ketchup

Ketchup is a legit food group, according to many kids. If you choose recipes based on whether your kid can dip, slather or squirt it on, look no further.

Amy Valm

How to get kids to eat more vegetables

How to get kids to eat more vegetables

Have a picky eater who refuses to eat anything healthy? Here are a few tricks to get kids to eat more vegetables.

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9 easy peasy fruit smoothie recipes

9 easy peasy fruit smoothie recipes

A smoothie can be anything you want it to be: Breakfast, lunch or bedtime elixir (OK, fine—maybe not the chocolate one). Try one of these recipes today.

Amy Valm

5 deconstructed meals for kids

5 deconstructed meals for kids

Kids eat better (and have more fun) when they can customize their meals. These deconstructed recipes put the power of choice in their capable hands.

Chatelaine

12 hearty winter vegetable recipes

12 hearty winter vegetable recipes

Winter vegetables are exactly what we need right now: Comforting, nourishing and sneakily nutritious. Here are 10 ways to get your fill.

Amy Valm

Chrissy Teigen made a restaurant menu with all of Luna's favourite food

Chrissy Teigen made a restaurant menu with all of Luna's favourite food

Looks like someone is becoming a picky eater...

Kevin John Siazon

Is there something more serious going on with your picky eater?

Is there something more serious going on with your picky eater?

Lots of kids go through picky eating phases. But sometimes, a child's food issues are actually symptoms of an eating disorder called ARFID.

Lisa Kadane

Do snacks ‘made with real veggies’ count as vegetables?

Do snacks ‘made with real veggies’ count as vegetables?

Many packaged snacks that are marketed to kids claim to contain real vegetables. A dietitian breaks down what that really means.

Cara Rosenbloom

7 clever ways to trick your kids into eating vegetables

7 clever ways to trick your kids into eating vegetables

Hey, we’re not above a little trickery. These kid-friendly recipes are simple and effective in the war against picky eaters.

Today's Parent