Family Food Experts

Turning your kitchen into a food art studio is fun and delicious! It's your way to engage your children to enjoy healthy real fresh foods that will help them to become the best they can be. Guest, Catherine McCord, cookbook author, founder of weelicious.com, and mother of two is often seen on television food shows. She is known for her simple colorful kitchen crafts designed for children and moms to do together. As founder of Weelicious.com, she has carved this recipe niche into her repertoire. Along with co-host, Carolina Jantac, RDN (Kid Kritics Approved) Catherine will teach us yummy food craft ideas you will love making with your children, be it for breakfast, lunch, snacks or dinner!

Moms, why not simplify your day by serving just one meal for you whole family? We are here to encourage you, actually motivate you, to pick one menu whether the whole family likes it or not. Guest, Kathy Siegel RDN (NutritionBabes), mother of two, will help you chuck your short-order cook days out the window. She has yummy ways to deal with push-back from kids when they say they won't eat what you have served and demand to be given chicken nuggets and fries every night. Her recipes and menu solutions will gradually bring your family around to accepting and enjoying healthy meals together. Kathy and co-host, Carolina Jantac, RDN (Kid Kritics Approved), also mother of two, will revive your interest in cooking for your family! This show will not only be good for your kitchen sanity, it will save you money.

Moms are guilty of putting everyone in their family first, right?  Are your kids are loved and cared for to the point of exhausting you? Even extended family members’ needs often come before moms.  It’s time to change this.  As the airlines tell us every time we fly, put the oxygen mask on you (mom) before you grabbing another to place on your son or daughter.  Our guest who is a TV media favorite, Rebecca Scritchfield RD, believes in “Mother of ‘me’ time.”  She knows how we wrestle for time, energy and peace moms face day-to-day.  Wait until you hear her “Me First” philosophy. Tune in to learn how to revitalize yourself daily with her “doable” tips. Our co-host, Kathy Siegel, RDN (NutritionBabes) will add her caring words of wisdom and wonderful mom-loving recipes.

With heart disease on the rise among children, co-host Carolina Jantac, RDN (Kid Kritics Approved) and I thought we should ask Dr. Bob to bring us up to date on the cause and offer his food prescription for preventing and managing the heart health of children. Few know kids like Dr. Bob Sears! In addition to practicing full-time and being a dad to three, he has co-authored several top selling books with his famous Dr. Sears' pediatrician family. Questions such as how much of cardiovascular disease is hereditary and how much is brought on by lifestyle will be answered by him. Also, what can we do to prevent or manage it with children? It is heart-breaking to see children suffer from any disease. At one time it was unimaginable to think of children needing someone like Dr. Bob to care for their hearts. Dr. Bob does.

So many are afraid to eat fat. There is so much controversy and confusion over the role fat plays in one’s health, and especially heart health.  As a result, many avoid fats all together.  Together with our guest, Sylvia Klinger, RDN (Hispanic Nutrition) and food consultant, co-host Stacey Antine, RDN (HealthBarn USA) author of Appetite for Life, we will walk through the good fats and explain why and how we all need to eat it to develop and maintain a strong, functional cardiovascular system. Get excited about enjoying foods, such as avocados and almonds as we share irresistible heart healthy recipes your whole family will love!

How many chemicals are sitting under your sink? What do you use to wash your counter tops, stove top, oven, sinks, cutting board, dishes, pots and pans? No doubt, you are trying so hard to keep everything clean and sanitized. Odds are, you have a kitchen laced with unhealthy chemicals. Our guest, Leslie Reichert, ?The Green Cleaning Coach? is a nationally-recognized ?green? home-keeping expert who knows how to use food based liquids to clean. As she says, you'll be moving your cleaning solutions from under your sink to your pantry or cabinets. Her book, The Joy of Green Cleaning, rightly lets you know Leslie is a lot of fun; cleaning your kitchen won't be drudgery!

You can be diabetic or pre- diabetic and still eat desirable delicious meals.  In fact, you can prevent diabetes by eating them as well.  Our award winning nutritionist, cookbook author and teacher guest,Robyn Webb, MS, is passionate about cooking well for health challenges, most notably diabetes. She has worked extensively with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and she can cook!  Look forward to a show filled with her sample recipes from her many cookbooks, including the top seller, Diabetic Meals in 30 Minutes. Co-host, Carolina Jantac, RD (Kid Kritics Approved) will help us focus on feeding kids as we talk about Robyn Webb’s book, You Can Eat That: Awesome Food for Kids with Diabetes.  We are going to cover it all for you!

Food Addiction is real. And, it is preventable. Unfortunately, too many children and adults are addicted to foods that are driving the increase of overweight and chronic disease. The good news it is simple to avoid food addictions all together. You can start your children on the right path, one leading to a healthy and positively productive life. Isn't this what you want for them? Also, it is possible to reverse food addictions if necessary. Our esteemed guest, Dr. Jonny Bowden, the Rogue Nutritionist and author of many books, will walk you through food addiction prevention and management.

What is comfort food? We all have our definition and favorites. Some give us mental comfort but have no physical benefits. Others give us that warm and fuzzy feeling and are positively nutrient packed. Our guest, Tracee, RDN (Real Food Moms, Chef and Author) has her list of healthy comfort foods kids love. Together with co-host, Carolina Jantac, RDN (Kid Kritics Approved) we will narrow them down to five of the best and fill you up with great recipes. If you love comfort food and want the best for your family, you will want to listen to this show! Have your iPad or iPhone ready to take notes. Recipes!

Whether it is holiday or everyday shopping time, we have all heard this irritating demand, "I WANT IT!" Even after you have said "No" at least twice, kids will persevere until they wear you down so you'll you say, Yes. All you have to do is walk around a supermarket and witness this behavior pattern. Standing in the aisle will be a mom trying to concentrate on her shopping list and there will be at least one child reaching over for a cereal box with cartoon characters – I want this one." Or, she is heading to the produce section which requires passing the bakery only to hear "I want a cookie." How many times have you stood in line to pay for your food and had your kids reaching over to grab candy, listen for strategies on how to deal with this.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to "Reverse the Clock, Boost Energy, and Look and Feel Younger in 7 days?" Want to know how? Our guest, Elisa Zied, MS, RDN, CDN is a mom, motivator, blogger for Parents/US News, speaker, spokesperson, and author of the how-to book, Younger Next Week. Thanks to her work, you really can reverse the clock! Join her along with Family Food Experts co-hosts, Lauren Harris-Pincus, RDN (Nutrition Babes) and Ellen Briggs (Kid Kritics Approved). Tune in for anti-aging advice from the experts! This show is broadcast live on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com).

In 2010, more than a third of children, teens too, were overweight and obese. Since then this number has increased. Our guest, Lauren Harris-Pincus, RDN (NutritionBabes) was an obese child. You would gasp as this truth if you saw her today. (Go the www.FamilyFoodExperts .com to see for yourself!) She struggled as a child and finally, on her own she figured it out and trimmed down over time. Now her career is spent helping others. Lauren knows what if feels like to be obese while trying to grow up and fit into school and parties. She remembers. She also knows how to guide verweight children into healthy ones. Join Lauren, Carolina and me as we share how and what Better Food Choices will turn those struggling with their weight into healthy productive and most importantly happy kids.

Chocolate, Dark Chocolate.  It is all the rage now.  There was a time not too long ago when chocolate simply meant milk chocolate.  What is the difference and why are we supposed to eat more?  Does it taste as good?  How many ways can we eat dark chocolate?  And, we are supposed to eat more, really?  Guest, Kristin Kirkpatrick RDN, Wellness Manager for Cleveland Clinic and blogger for Dr. Ozis on top of this chocolate movement.  You will find out what kind, how much and why we should eat dark chocolate.  Co-host Tracee RDN (Real Food Moms) author and chef will share mouth-watering, irresistible dark chocolate recipes with you.  You are in for a real treat this week!

From the moment of conception and for the rest of their lives, children's brains are shaped by the nutrients fed to them. That means what you, mom, eat during pregnancy and what they eat from birth determines the health of their brain. If you want to know what are the best for success brain foods then listen to co-host, Carolina Jantac, RD (Kid Kritics Approved) and me as we list them for you. We'll also share great brain recipes and menus so you can get started right away – it is never too late. Wouldn't your children and you benefit from an improved memory, focus, and endurance? Don't forget, your brain controls all the functions in your body so improved health, strength and energy!

It's REAL simple. Since your kids are real, feed them REAL food. But how, you ask? Our guest, Angelle Batten, MEd, Family Wellness Coach, has the answer. After struggling with stomach aches, fatigue, depression and bad PMD, she began her real food journey by walking away from fake ones. She had to toss out her Mountain Dew and sugar habits and begin eating some vegetables. Her motivation to make it her mission to "Get Real for Kids" was launched thirteen years ago when she gave birth to her daughter and two years later, twin boys! Along with our co-host, Carolina Jantac RD (Kid Kritics Approved), we will spell out how real easy it is to feed kids real food and recipes that are really good and fast to prepare!