The food pyramid, which the USDA first rolled out in 1992 is gone. It looked like this when I was a kid: It’s been replaced with “My Plate,” which looks like this: I can see that this is an improvement. I mean, just from a design standpoint, the new plate seems much easier to get...

In an article in this month’s Kiwi magazine, one mom explains her reasonings for deciding not to take her children out to eat. She says she’s too stressed to enjoy her meals. Her kids get bored, make a mess and are noisy, all of which puts her on edge. We’ve all been...

Brussels sprouts get a bad rap. I’d guess that most people who think they don’t like brussels sprouts have never had super fresh ones lightly sauteed or roasted until crunchy. The Today Show recently aired a segment on a study that claims 80 percent of people are genetically...

One of my parenting goals is not to produce a picky eater. Or a fearful eater. Picky eaters tend to enrage me, while the latter just make me sad. I once dined at a restaurant (a wonderful Thai joint) with some extended family where the following scenario took place: The daughter, about 13...