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    Food & Nutrition: Fun Recipes, Time-Saving Tips, & Creative Ideas

    By NYMetroParents Staff

    Find tons of easy recipes like buttermilk pancakes, watermelon donuts, holiday treats, and healthy alternatives as well as useful, time-saving tips and ideas like how to throw a safe BBQ, how to tame mealtime tantrums, and how to get kids cooking (safely!).

     

     

     


    Fun Recipes

    Vegan Berry-Infused Cupcakes

    Easy Parsnip and Apple Soup Recipe from 'The Lazy Gourmet' Cookbook

    Parsnip and apple soup

    Buttermilk Pancake Recipe for Kids

    Family-Approved Watermelon Recipe: Watermelon Fire and Ice Salsa

    Family-Approved Watermelon Recipe: Watermelon Syrup

    Family-Approved Watermelon Recipe: Shrimp Watermelon Sate

    Family-Approved Watermelon Recipe: Watermelon Donuts

    Family Fun in the Kitchen: Fake Out Food

    meatloaf shaped like mice from weight watchersKid-Friendly Recipe from Weight Watchers: Turkey and Rice 'Mice'

    Holiday Recipe: Peppermint Creams

    Holiday Recipe: Marshmallow Snowmen

    Easter Recipe: Mild-Mannered Deviled Eggs

    Easter Recipe: Spiced Carrot Cupcakes

    Passover Recipe: Tasty Tuna Boats

    Super Bowl Snacks: Spinach Dip and Honey Yogurt Fruit Dip

     

     

    Tips and How-Tos...

    How to Store and Freeze Baked Goods



    boy cooking pancakesCooking Tips and Shortcuts for Novice Chefs

    Raising Your Family Vegetarian

    How to Throw a Great BBQ

    Avoid Picnic Pitfalls & Barbecue Blunders With Simple Home Food Safety Tips

    How to Select and Store the Perfect Watermelon

    How to Keep a High Fiber Diet

    How to Keep a Low Sodium Diet

    The Heart-Healthy Diet

    How to Maintain Strong Bones

    12 Tips to Encourage Healthy Eating

    How to Stop Your Child's Mealtime Tantrums

    Fun And Easy Ways To Get Your Kids To Eat Breakfast

    How to Use Your Freezer: Tips from 'America's Dinner Mom'

    Stuff We Like for Kids: Fun with Food

    How to Have Better Dinner Conversations with Your Family

    Kids in the Kitchen: The Benefits of Cooking with Your Children

    Easy Meals for Busy Moms: How to Fit Healthy Eating into Your Family's Hectic Schedule

     

    We're now featuring the voices of local parents! These bloggers from the NYC area share their parenting wisdom and experiences with you, from battling tantrums to questioning childraising norms.

     

     

     

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