Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’

A personal chef is out of the question, but what if you could cull her secrets? Get little ones to eat wholesome, well-balanced meals is no small feat.

Next week, Rosaberry (know for fresh-market flair) is teaming up with Cupcake Kids (baked goodies, yum) in a hands-on Cooking for Baby workshop. Learn how to prepare fresh fruit and vegetable purees for your tot, plus a few heartier protein-filled meals. To continue your culinary education outside the classroom, participants will leave with recipes, meal-prep strategies and a solid foundation for making fantastic baby food — and samples, too.

Bon appetit.

When: Wed. 6/10, 11am-12:30pm; $85 (register in advance).
Where: Inn on 23rd Street, 131 West 23rd St. (bet. 6th & 7th Ave.), cupcakekids.com.

Is ice cream for dinner every night bad for the baby? Should you eat entirely organic? Must you really gain that much weight with twins? More importantly, who can answer all these pressing pregnancy questions?

Make a date with registered dietitian (and mom) Meg Tubman at her cozy Tribeca studio, Fresh Start Nutrition. Specializing in maternal nutrition, Tubman offers one-on-one education and counseling for all stages from conception through postpartum. Whether it’s eating for fertility, pregnancy health and weight concerns or coping with a picky infant, she will work with your needs and goals to help you formulate a (realistic and attainable) plan of action. Even better, this French culinary grad focuses what you can eat (whole foods, yum) rather than what you can’t (major restrictions equal stress).

Go forth and snack.

Visit freshstartnutritionstudio.com.

Your type-A personality has always served you well in academic, professional and athletic pursuits. But during pregnancy it’s been no match for your out-of-control appetite.

The registered dietitians at Poshan Complementary Nutrition can educate you on the best way to eat for two. Hint: It’s got nothing to do with doubling your caloric intake. Co-founders Alana Kessler and Sapna Lalla (both with an MS, RD and CDN) help pregnant women find healthy, low-cal, tasty food options (rich in folic acid and calcium) so they don’t fall prey to a midnight pint of Ben & Jerry’s. In addition to prenatal and postpartum nutrition consultations, Poshan also offers cooking lessons as well as yoga and Pilates instruction.

And save your alpha-mom tendencies for preschool admissions.

For more information, visit poshannutrition.com.