Posts Tagged ‘cooking’

The all-chicken nugget diet isn’t exactly ideal, but it’s the only thing he’ll eat. “Vegetable” is a dirty word, but you’ve got to get some beta-carotene into the little bugger.

Add a little nutrition without the kids noticing. Hip Hip Puree does ready-made, frozen, organic vegetable purees. While making your own from scratch sounds nice, becoming a junior Jessica Seinfeld just isn’t in the cards. Packaged in single serving (1/2 cup) pouches, these purees in four varieties (carrot, broccoli, sweet potato and cauliflower) can easily be added to sauces, side dishes or desserts. Try Hip Hip’s recipes for banana bread (with cauliflower) or muffins (with carrot), or start building your own yummy creation.

Mind your Ps and Qs (peas and quinoa).

Available at hiphippuree.com.

Your DCs will not be destined for a life of takeout — if only you could figure out what to make for dinner.

The Everything Organic Cooking for Baby & Toddler Book features 300 recipes that will show you how to prepare yummy meals, from avocado banana mash to chicken enchiladas, for ages 4 months and up. Tips on how to shop economically, find the best produce (and know if foods really are organic) and what to eat at each age give ample nutritional navigation. Co-authored by a “mom-cook” who developed recipes for a son with multiple allergies, and a specialist in pediatric nutrition, the book is an easy-to-follow guide to eating healthy.

No menu needed.

Available at amazon.com.

What’s for dinner? It’s a question you ask yourself every day, as the challenge to come up with something new — and easy — casts a spell over the kitchen. Even opening a cookbook feels like too much work after the day you’ve had.

Relish menu planning service was founded by two moms who know the value of a good meal plan. For a minimal monthly subscription, you get access to healthy, kid-friendly recipes and their related grocery lists (think Chicken Divan instead of chicken nuggets). One section is devoted to freezer meals, for those defrost-and-go weekends.

Now if you could only find someone to do the cooking…

Visit relishrelish.com.