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• Is Candy Medicine the New Candy Cigarette?

  Remember candy cigarettes? So much fun pretending to be so bad? I haven't seen them on store shelves for years, so I've got to assume marketers saw the danger of hooking kids with candy. But I wonder: is the new trend toward diguising kids medicines as gummy candies really any better? Read More... Posted Jun 03 2009, 11:06 AM by JeanneSager with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: food, medicine, overdose, sick kids, candy, fiber, candy medicine, Jeanne Sager, vitamins for kids, gummy medicines, toxic level, candy cigarette

• 10 Coolest Baby Shower Cakes

  After discovering a very disturbing and totally creepy baby shower cake (which you can check out here), I started to think about the other side of the bakery aisle. The tasteful, stylish and pretty celebratory concoctions that have been presented at baby showers. Here are ten of the coolest baby shower cakes floating around the internet, having their likeness saved for prosperity before they disappear into partygoer’s tummies.   Read More... Posted May 29 2009, 08:30 AM by SunnyChanel with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: food, parties, baby shower, desert, baby shower cake, throwing a baby shower, Cakes

• 6 Reasons Why it Sucks to Be a Kid Today

  2) Clothing Has Gotten Ridiculous Young girls have belly-baring shirts, kid-sized halter tops, and rhinestones on everything, while young boys look like mini douche bags with their youth-sized rugby shirts and cargo shorts. Pre-teens are just as bad: girls are pairing leggings with everything and boys are popping every collar they can get their hands on. What happened to Osh Kosh overalls and cute crap like duckies and froggies on little kids' shirts? Why the hell would you want your 7-year-old to go to school wearing a t-shirt that says “spoiled brat” and hot pants that have the word “princess” emblazoned on the butt? Read More... Posted May 26 2009, 10:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: kids, clothing, food, diet and exercise, accidents, worry, healhty choices, tough, hard

• Dad Gets 100 Years for Poisoning Campbell's Soup

  There is nothing Mmm, mmm, good about this Campbell's Soup story. Although, to be fair, it's not the soup company's fault.  A father decided he was so money hungry, he wanted to sue the Campbell's Soup Company. But instead of sticking a worm in his can of chicken noodle and crying foul, William Cunningham figured he'd go for the big kahuna.  He cooked up soup with prescription medicines and lighter fluid and fed it to his kids.  The good news? Read More... Posted May 23 2009, 11:33 AM by JeanneSager with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: food, father, crime, child safety, risk, Jeanne Sager, prescription medicine

• Kitchenista: Another Tip on Getting Kids to Eat Veggies

  No magic formula in this video, but there are a few nice veggie recipes that might get your kids chomping on produce. This video is subtle plug for Hidden Valley Ranch, a substance I go back and forth on with regard to veggie enticement. But these recipes don't require the high-calorie, super-processed sauce. (No judgment if your kids do ... whatever it takes, right?)   Read More... Posted May 13 2009, 04:02 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: food, kitchenista, veggies, hidden valley ranch, art smith, ranch dressing, get your kid to eat veggies

• Hannah Montana's Gone Fruity

  I'm all for a brand using its sway with kids for good, but do we really need Hannah Montana bananas?  What about Mickey Mouse apples? High School Musical avocados? Read More... Posted May 03 2009, 12:16 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: food, disney, high school musical, sesame street, elmo, eating, junk food, organic, hannah montana, mickey mouse, marketing to kids, branding, zac efron, Jeanne Sager, healthy food

• Where Apple, Moses and Your Kids Like to Eat

  Eating out with kids isn't always easy, even when you're Gwyneth Paltrow (though, come on, it has to be easier, right?). Either the restaurant you like doesn't like your kids, or the menu doesn't have any realistic options for your picky offspring. Paltrow addresses the matter of kid-friendly yet adult-palate-satisfying restaurants in this week's issue of her online newsletter "GOOP." (If you don't yet get GOOP, you should. It only costs you bandwidth and you sometimes get little gems, such as this one, where she discusses her once "frenemy" who we all know is Winona Ryder.)  GOOP consists of a lot of lists, and this week's is no exception. She put together a guide of kid-friendly/Gwyneth-approved restaurants in Manhattan, Los Angeles, Chicago and London. What? You're nowhere near Manhattan, Los Angeles, Chicago or London? That's where you come in.   Read More... Posted May 01 2009, 03:01 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: food, gwyneth paltrow, eating out with kids, Apple MArtin, moses martin, goop

• Cooking with Tamra Davis: Apple Cake

  Tamra Davis, film and TV director, music-video maker, mother of two, Huffington Post blogger, and wife of the Beastie Boys’ Mike D. (their boys wander in and out of the kitchen during filming), has given Babble permission to post some recipes from her online cooking show. Every day this week, we’ll publish her tips for making a healthy, kid-friendly dish. Read More... Posted May 01 2009, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: food, huffington post, cooking, organic, vegetarian, recipe, beastie boys, tamra davis, food issue

• 5 Best Cookbooks for Kids

  Spending time in the kitchen, creating a delectable dish with your kids, is an exceptionally satisfying and enriching endeavor. Maybe you find joy just spending the time with your offspring or perhaps you’re just prepping them for the day when they can make you dinner for a change. Regardless, teaching our kids how to make a decent meal or two is one of our responsibilities as parents. Here are five of the best Kid’s Cookbook choices out there to help you lead them to culinary greatness.  Read More... Posted May 01 2009, 12:19 AM by SunnyChanel with | with no comments Filed under: food, cooking, cooking with kids, cookbooks, food issue, kid’s cookbooks, children’s cookbooks

• Cooking with Tamra Davis: Grilled Fish Sandwich

  Tamra Davis, film and TV director, music-video maker, mother of two, Huffington Post blogger, and wife of the Beastie Boys’ Mike D. (their boys wander in and out of the kitchen during filming), has given Babble permission to post some recipes from her online cooking show. Today: Grilled Fish Sandwich! Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 02:00 PM by editors with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: food, huffington post, cooking, organic, vegetarian, recipe, beastie boys, tamra davis, food issue

• Is it Cheaper to Bake It or Buy It?

  I consider myself rather handy in the kitchen, but there are certain things that I would sooner buy than bake: Bagels. Breakfast cereal. Yogurt. Cadbury cream eggs (really, why mess with perfection?). But times are tight, and Jennifer Reese at Slate decided to find out if she could save any money by making the aforementioned pantry staples (but not the cream eggs) herself. Her results were surprising. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 11:30 AM by KeriF with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: food, Keri Fisher, bagels

• What's For Dinner Dad Week 2 - Wednesday

  Well, it happened. I just couldn't bring myself to cook tonight. That sounds too dramatic. I was up too late last night and now I'm tired and feel sort of blah. (My new mantra: "You do not have swine flu. You do not have swine flu.") So I decided that it was time to order in. The cuisine of choice: sushi. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 09:20 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, kids, food, cooking, eating, dinner, Brett Singer, chef, what's for dinner dad, what kids eat, food week, cook

• Better Brains in a Juice Box

  Nestle recently launched two new types of juices in their Juicy Juice brand, one intended to boost brain power and the other to boost immunities.  Juicy Juice Brain Development contains 16mg of DHA, the famous Omega-3 fatty acid found in fish and essential for brain development in children under 2 years old.  Juicy Juice Immunity contains prebiotic fiber, vitamin C and zinc. Both juices are diluted with 30 percent water for, as the company press release says, "lower calories and sugar." This is a break from Juicy Juice's "100 Percent Juice for 100 Percent Kid," line.  Now, the question: does adding DHA that has been extracted from tuna fish oil to grape and apple drinks actually make your kid smarter?   Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 02:32 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: food, juice, juice boxes, DHA, probiotics, prebiotic fiber, nestle, juicy juice

• Cooking with Tamra Davis: Red Velvet Cupcakes

  Tamra Davis, film and TV director, music-video maker, mother of two, Huffington Post blogger, and wife of the Beastie Boys’ Mike D. (their boys wander in and out of the kitchen during filming), has given Babble permission to post some recipes from her online cooking show.  Today: Red Velvet Cupcakes! Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: food, huffington post, cooking, organic, vegetarian, recipe, beastie boys, tamra davis, food issue

• How to Raise a Foodie

  Step One: Lovingly hand-puree baby's first foods, taking care to use only organic vegetables and lots of herbs and spices so baby's palate develops. Step Two: Continue to feed baby everything under the sun as she develops into an adventurous eater by the time she turns one, diving into plates of pad Thai and roasted mushroom risotto with abandon. Step Three: Keep feeding your toddler everything under the sun, even when she literally spits it back in your face, on past her second birthday when she simply stops eating. Step Four: Fingers crossed behind your back, tell all your friends she's a foodie. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 09:35 AM by KeriF with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: food, baby food, kitchenista, foodies, Keri Fisher, Gourmet

• What's For Dinner Dad Week 2 - Tuesday

  Not sure what the weather is where you are, but in New York today, it was hot. HOT. Fry an egg on the sidewalk hot. OK, not that hot, but still. Hot. So I really didn't feel like cooking. Thing is, I defrosted a nice package of lean organic ground beef. Very tasty. Grass-fed, if memory serves. The cows were treated to pedicures. Good stuff. So I bit the bullet and made some burgers. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 11:03 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, kids, food, cooking, eating, dinner, Brett Singer, chef, what's for dinner dad, what kids eat, food week, cook

• Parents Need To Eat, Too -- Right?

  So, we all know that once you have a new baby in the house everything falls apart -- your cleanliness standards, your ability to read grown-up books for more than a pages, your capacity to stay up past 10 pm (with the caveat that you're often up after midnight, attending to the wee one). But one of the saddest losses that can come along with new parenthood is your pre-baby passion for cooking good food. And for a lot of us, once the babe gets older it doesn't get much better: meals consist of mac-and-cheese and applesauce, no matter how many times we resolve to diversify. Enter Debbie Koenig. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 03:31 PM by Kate Tuttle with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: food, cooking, Brooklyn, cooking with kids, words to eat by, debbie koenig, parents need to eat too, Williamsburg

• Cooking with Tamra Davis: Shrek Pesto

  Tamra Davis, film and TV director, music-video maker, mother of two, Huffington Post blogger, and wife of the Beastie Boys’ Mike D. (their boys wander in and out of the kitchen during filming), has given Babble permission to post some recipes from her online cooking show. Today: Shrek Pesto! Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: food, huffington post, cooking, organic, vegetarian, recipe, beastie boys, tamra davis, food issue

• Terrible Ideas, Cookbook Edition

  Okay, so we all know the economy's in the crapper. But no matter how bad things get, we'll be looking for better food options than this.... Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 01:01 PM by Kate Tuttle with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: food, poop, Winnie the Pooh, cooking with kids, cookbooks, bad titles, pooh

• What's For Dinner Dad Week 2 - Monday

  Tonight I managed to remember to defrost something -- a package of ground turkey. Three choices: - Turkey burgers, which the kids never seem to like and even I have to admit I do a poor job with - Meatballs, which I love and the kids tolerate, but they require more attention since I have to keep turning them in the pan, not to mention the time spent rolling the meat into balls - Meatloaf. Mix up, throw it in a pan, bake it, eat. No contest. Meatloaf wins. Read More... Posted Apr 27 2009, 10:12 PM by Brett Singer with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, kids, food, cooking, eating, dinner, Brett Singer, chef, what's for dinner dad, what kids eat, food week, cook

• Cooking with Tamra Davis: Granola

  Tamra Davis, film and TV director, music-video maker, mother of two, new Huffington post blogger, and wife of the Beastie Boys’ Mike D. (their boys wander in and out of the kitchen during filming), has given Babble permission to post some recipes from her online cooking show. Every day this week, we’ll publish her tips for making a healthy, kid-friendly dish. Today: Granola! Read More... Posted Apr 27 2009, 02:00 PM by editors with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: food, huffington post, cooking, organic, vegetarian, recipe, beastie boys, tamra davis, food issue

• Skip The Cereal, Buy The Marshmallows

  When I was younger I had a strange dream. I had a job as an idea man at a cereal company. My big idea was to put raisins in everything. Raisin Corn Flakes. Raisin Rice Krispies. Raisin Froot Loops. Everyone at the company loved it. I was a big success. That never happened, of course. Part of the reason is that anyone can put raisins into their cereal whenever they want to. But what about the marshmallows? Not real marshmallows, those don't hold up as well under a barrage of milk. I mean "marshmallows", the kind found in Lucky Charms. (Mmmm... Lucky Charms... OK, I'm back.) What if you want to put them on your oat bran? Well -- if I may slip into announcer mode for a moment here -- now you can! Thanks to CerealMarshmallows.com! Read More... Posted Apr 27 2009, 09:45 AM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: food, cereal, breakfast, gross, marshmallows, sugar, Brett Singer, food week, yum yum, cereal marshmallows

• Finish Line - Cars, Baby Food, Panties

  Wow, what a week. For reasons that I don't completely understand, this one was very draining. For me. Your mileage may vary, of course. Here's some of the excitement on the 'Derby the past few days: Keri told us about a mom who actually went through with the threat we've all made -- "I'll stop this car and throw you right out!" Some people took her side, implying that this was just another example of "free-range kids." The only time my mother ever tossed me out of the car was when she was teaching me how to drive. But I was 17 at the time. (Of course, I still don't have my license. That's not her fault, though.) One word: PANTIES! Thank you Madeline. Amy wrote about homemade baby food, and judging by the comments, this is the next battle in the Mommy Wars. Note to self: if you want to get people going, use the phrase "get a grip." Seems to work wonders. (Which is fine, by the way.) Kate wrote about some proposed new rules for corporal punishment, aka spanking. See, spanking the kids is one thing, but what about the more recrational forms of spanking? Will there be laws against that? (Don't answer that question, actually.) Hannah tugged at our heartstrings (no pun intended) by telling us about a little boy named Tucker, with Parents Find Unique Way to Pay for Child's Heart Surgery. Sunny wins the Headline of the Week award with Pregnant Woman Escapes Bear Attack - Gets Hit By Car. I have to agree with maeby, who questioned why a pregnant woman went for a hike in "bear heaven." Jeanne told us that chewing gum is a GOOD thing, despite what your teachers told you. So there, Mrs. Morrison! Take that! As for me, in honor of food week, I told you what I served my kids every day. I even tweeted it. No really. I did. There are pictures and everything. More to come next week, I'm sure. Now go take a nap, will ya? Oh wait, I meant to say that to myself. Sorry. Read more: Jamie Foxx Jokes Miley Cyrus Should Make A Sex Tape Boy Calls 911 When Mom Drives Drunk Finish Line - April Fools And More Finish Line - Pirates Are Back   Posted Apr 24 2009, 08:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: kids, food, parents, babies, mommy wars, strollerderby, baby food, controversy, Finish Line, Brett Singer, panties, stroller derby finish line, strollerderby finish line, finishline, weekly round up, food week

• Kitchenista: Candy is Dandy (But Cheating is Quicker)

  I've always openly admired (but secretly hated) those moms who make handmade candies for their children's parties, artfully decorated homemade marshmallows or intricately crafted chocolate pops. Don't get me wrong, I love making homemade treats, and will shamefully use them to bribe the preschool director, but my treats always look homemade.  So when it comes to candy, I skip the tempering of the chocolate and the boiling of the sugar and the fancy molds and such, and I do what every smart mom does: I cheat. Read More... Posted Apr 24 2009, 05:06 PM by KeriF with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: food, chocolate, candy, kitchenista, Keri Fisher

• Grow Baby, Grow!

  When pumpkins started sprouting out of my compost pile last year all of their own accord, I was probably even more excited than my daughter. I didn't have to figure out how to get those things to grow! The top two things holding most parents back from growing their own food? Space and fear . . . fear that they don't have the money, the time, or the know-how.  Turns out you don't need much of any of the above. Read More... Posted Apr 24 2009, 04:38 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: food, eating, gardening, earth day, composting, spring, Jeanne Sager