Families and Food

Make dinnertime decisions easy on the whole family.

Find quick, simple, nutritional lunch ideas for your child's school lunch.

Make breakfast a simple routine with these delicious morning recipes.

This family activity describes how to have a feast at midnight in a special place.

Learn how to distinguish between beneficial and unhealthy nutritional supplements.

Learn how to use food labels to monitor and control the nutrition content of your diet.

Have some edible fun with your child by preparing a snack using gelatin and gummy fish.

Here is a treat that will be welcome on a hot day, and which will also spark play and conversation.

This project will have you and your child making colored bread for magic sandwiches.

Let your child help you prepare cookies in the shape of letters. Once the cookies are baked, use them to spell words before eating them!

You and your toddler will enjoy these frozen treats, which the two of you can make together.

Teach your child about nutrition as you make a list of the foods that she likes best.

This exercise will help you broaden your finicky child's menu with good food choices, offering familiar toppings for new or unappreciated foods.

In this simple activity, you can stir up a magic brew that will mystify your child.

Celery stalks take on beautiful flower-like colors when you place them stem-down into jars of colored water. This activity is sure to mystify your child.

This activity is sure to surprise and interest your child. Watch his expression when he sees the color of the gelatin change, as colored ice cubes melt in it.

Follow these instructions to teach your child about spices and smells with a fun activity.

Red apple, gooey peanut butter, and a few marshmallow teeth make a big toothy grin – on the plate and on your toddler.