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Top 4 Reasons For Eating Family Dinners
The Power of the Family Dinner Hour! By: Jodie Shield, RD If your family dinner is constantly being bumped by other activities like soccer practice or volunteer meetings, you may want to reconsider...
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How to Find a Great Restaurant in a Hurry!
Ness App Review By: Jodie Shield, RD One of my favorite things to make for dinner is a reservation. My least favorite thing though, is deciding where to go and what to eat. Not any more. I am using...
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German Potato Salad
Celebrate Oktoberfest with this traditional German side dish. By Jodie Shield, RD No need to travel to Germany to celebrate Oktoberfest – the world’s largest fair. Tell your family and friends to put...
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Go Fish! 5 Tips for Getting Kids to Take a Bite
How to get your kids hooked on fish and lure them toward a lifetime of healthy eating. By: Jodie Shield, RD Is your family eating seafood twice a week? According to the most recent Dietary Guidelines,...
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Fish Tacos with Lime-Cilantro Slaw
A family-friendly fish dish that takes only minutes to cook! By: Jodie Shield, RD When it comes to fish, are they biting yet? I’m not talking about the large-mouth bass or rainbow trout; I’m talking...
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Top Ten Table Manners for Kids
The holidays are here! Time to help your kids brush up on their table manners By: Jodie Shield, RD When my son, Michael, was five, kindergarten met for only a couple of hours in the afternoon (a so...
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Two-Way Tetrazzini
Go ahead and use turkey or chicken in this light, creamy pasta dish! By: Jodie Shield, RD After roasting a big, juicy turkey, one of the things I am most thankful for are the leftovers. One of my...
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Herb-Crusted Standing Rib Roast
Pop this easy and elegant meal in the oven then sit back and enjoy your family and friends! By: Jodie Shield, RD Have you planned your holiday menu? If so, you may want to reconsider. If not, have I...
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Tuscan White Bean and Plum Tomato Soup
Use holiday leftovers to make homemade soup in minutes – umm good! By: Jodie Shield, RD All that leftover New Year’s Day ham – how many sandwiches can you eat? I always save a few slices and make this...
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How to Toss Beans Into Family Meals
Three tasty bean tips you can count on! By: Jodie Shield, RD Beans are a great source of protein, vitamins, and minerals, but many kids – mine included- wish they could toss them out the window like...
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Help! My Child Will Only Eat One Food
Tips for surviving those toddler food jags! Guest Post By Laura Hoover, RD When my son was a baby, he was a great eater. He’d eat pretty much anything I put in front of him. All those...
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Tortellini Soup
Soup-er easy homemade Italian soup – Mmmm good! By: Jodie Shield, RD It’s still single digits in Chi-beria – that’s the new name for Chicago! This frigid weather has compelled me to share one more...
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Dessert Please! But It Is Breakfast Time!
Tips for feeding toddlers and celebrating Opposite Day – January 25th! Guest post by: Jennifer Seyler, RD As a registered dietitian, I understand the importance of eating a variety of foods and the...
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Backwards Breakfast
Celebrate Opposite Day and eat breakfast for dinner! By Jodie Shield, RDN January 25th is “Opposite Day” – who knew? I was so inspired by Jennifer Seyler’s guest post: Dessert Please! But It’s...
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Valentine’s Day Pizza and Ice Cream
Give me more, please! Teaching toddlers moderation. Guest Post by: Jennifer Seyler, RDN Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Our house will soon be filled with my husband’s favorite foods...
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Beef Stroganoff
Fire up your crock-pot and enjoy this healthy “heart-warming” stroganoff! By: Jodie Shield, RDN February is American Heart Month and you’re going to love my beef stroganoff. I lightened up a recipe I...
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Coo-Chi Chicken Tenders
Celebrate National Nutrition Month with these four quick and tasty recipes! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Every March the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates National Nutrition Month. This year’s...
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Finding a Healthy Balance
How to stay focused during National Nutrition Month! Guest post by: Laura Hoover, RDN March is National Nutrition Month, a nationwide campaign designed to “focus attention on the importance of making...
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Let’s Do Dinner!
Five tips for making mealtime family time. By: Jodie Shield, RDN March is National Nutrition Month and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages all families to make a commitment to eating...
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Try It. You’ll Like It!
How I Get My Kids To Take A Taste. Guest Post By: Jennifer Seyler, RDN This year’s National Nutrition Month theme is “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right.” Sounds easy, but not if you have preschoolers in...
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