Is it okay to pay your kids to eat vegetables? This mom has some thoughts (and other ideas too).
A recent and somewhat controversial article, “Here’s Why You Should Pay Your Children to Eat Their Vegetables,” at The Wall Street Journal has been causing a bit of chatter among the Cool Mom team. The article highlights a recent study done by the...
Web Coolness: A herringbone pie crust tutorial, the job post everyone’s talking about, NYC’s pop-up ice cream museum & more.
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too! Try this amazing herringbone lattice pie crust technique (top photo by Vicky Wasik for Serious Eats) Speaking of pie crust, you can seriously up your pie crust game...
What happened when I stopped worrying about feeding my picky eater.
Defining a picky eater can be hard. Some would argue that my toddler doesn’t fall within the typical guidelines because, yes, she loves broccoli, but she also doesn’t like normal “kid” foods like chicken breast or pasta. The part of feeding my picky eater that I find...
Web Coolness: July 4th ice cream cup wrappers, blue wine, and why you should let your kids eat what they want.
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too! Blue wine? What will they think of next? Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Beer. Umm… maybe? Interesting take from a nutritionist mom about why...
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