T minus one week until Memorial Day! The day is not only the unofficial start of Summer, it's the first day of grilling season. Families across the country are moving their meals outside and looking for grill marks on their favorite fare. Some of our favorite tot food bloggers and chefs have shared their favorite patty recipes as part of our National Burger Month celebration, and now we're Read more

Teaching children to appreciate and actually eat healthy food is a challenge for most families. Just ask Jessica Seinfeld, whose Deceptively Delicious cookbook takes dishes like chicken lo mein and turkey meatloaf and turns them into veggie-rich creations children will chop down on. If you're ready to up your meal making further, try turning your dishes into picturesque place-settings of Read more

Feel free to play with your food! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but active tots aren't always willing to spend time eating it. Before lobbing another round pancake on their plate, take a look at these flapjacks created by a dad of two over at Jim's Pancakes. Using a pancake recipe, food coloring, and a squeeze bottle, he's managed to turn the traditional breakfast favorite into Read more

If your lunch hour chef was inspired by our mouthwatering Out of the Lunch Box series where celebrity chefs and restaurateurs shared their ultimate sandwiches for elementary school kids, consider stepping up your sandwich skills even further with bento box lunches. These picturesque meal settings are a snazzy way to dress up leftovers, effective (and plastic bag free) way to pack lunch, and a Read more

This year we created a special series of kid-friendly sliders aimed at enticing little ones for seconds (or, at the very least, finishing firsts!). If your family eats meat, burgers are likely a monthly staple that could use a saucy makeover. Here's an inspiring review of our popular kid-tested and mom-approved burger recipes that are perfect for grilling season and year-round. Read more

Editor’s note: The following is a guest post written by Annabel Karmel, the British children's chef and kiddie cookbook author. This week Annabel shares mural meals to help entice tots to try new foods. Children often say that they do not like foods even before they have already tried it. So it is important to entice them and encourage them to eat a healthy and balanced diet. It is easy to give Read more

Is Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution too radical for your family because it takes people straight from a diet of fried foods to one that includes fresh produce? If you are a parent who needs to take baby steps to get your kiddos to eat better, consider trying out some mural meals. Turn dinner into a work of art by slicing, dicing, and arranging ingredients into a dish that your lil darlings will Read more