A growing healthy body and brain needs more than healthy foods and exercise.  It also needs sleep.  Lots of it!  So many kids are sleep deprived these days and sleep deprivation contributes to health problems, learning issues, emotional...

Possibly one of the worst kids foods in the world!  The idea is great: a complete lunch in a cute little compartmentalized container.  The food inside the container not so great.  In fact its total crap.  I wouldn’t...

  Beware of the latest marketing strategy in foods! Now that the food industry knows we are looking for better healthier choices for ourselves and our kids, some manufacturers are stepping up to the plate and making kids...

  Just About Everybody loves cereal!  Unfortunately most cereals are not much more than white flour and sugar.  The BodyInstinct cereal rule states that a healthy cereal should meet the following criteria:  no artificial colors or flavors, the...

Of all the possible snacks in the world, the combination of fruit and nuts (or seeds) knocks everything else out of the park!  The combination of these two foods gives a perfectly balanced serving of healthy oils, fiber,...

This is a very versatile lunch with many varieties of protein AND mix ins!  The combinations are endless! Today was tuna salad with a dab of mayo mixed in and a few shredded carrots and celery.  I made...

There’s nothing better than a really good PB&J!  Even for big kids!  Especially when you make it with fresh whole grain bread, all natural peanut butter and organic jelly!  The reason I say organic jelly is because most...

  French Toast is another quick, easy, “make alot of extra and freeze it” breakfast! There’s a recipe in the BodyInstinct book and it includes all the ingredients you see here!  If you notice I have 2 types...

Here’s another idea for the kids out there who don’t like sandwiches!  Today my anti-sandwich kid is taking one of his all time favorite lunches to school:   A single serving size of the new Jiff To Go Natural...

That’s right!  Not all kids are sandwich eaters.  For some kids that’s too many textures all put together and it freaks them out.  I happen to have one of those kids.  So what do you do when a...