When photographer Monroe Alvarez found out she was pregnant with her first child right in the midst of the first COVID-19 lockdowns, it set into motion a new phase of life — and a personal evolution. “The baby years were tough for me,” Alvarez says. Her son, Koa, taught her to communicate without words during ...
Creating good eating habits starts as soon as your kids start eating solid foods. If you’ve noticed that your family’s meals are becoming hectic, scattered, and not as healthy as you’d prefer, now is the perfect time to set some realistic New Years resolutions for the whole family. Here are a few fun ways to ...
At one point or another, most kids go through a picky eater phase… which may mean serving some not-so-healthy meals just to get breakfast on the table. We turned to recipe developer, photographer, and food stylist extraordinaire Aubrey Devin to create a nutrient-dense take on pumpkin pancakes that will solve even the trickiest picky eating ...
Having picky eaters in the house can feel like a losing battle. They want the same plain pasta every night, and without the time or energy to make your own meal, you’re stuck eating their one-note leftovers. With the parents’ dilemma in mind, we asked recipe developer, photographer, and food stylist extraordinaire Aubrey Devin to ...
Looking for a way to get your kids to try new foods? How about fun ways for little ones to help out with the cooking? This plant-based recipe offers both — and the end result is a delicious, veggie-filled lunch or dinner that the whole family will enjoy. Making homemade falafel is easier than it ...
Cooking dinner for the whole family is never a simple task, but add in young children and it becomes even trickier to pull off. Luckily, there are a number of family-friendly recipes that go beyond the usual chicken fingers and veggie sticks — and make it so that when your family sits down to the ...
Rural Tennessee may not seem like the first place you’d look for television or online success, but for PJ and Thomas McKay, sticking to their roots has always served them best. The couple grew up in the same small hometown in southeastern Tennessee, just outside of Chattanooga. After meeting through mutual friends (and, like many ...
One way to teach kids about healthy eating? Put little hands to work in the kitchen. Whether they crush cornflakes, tear kale leaves, or pour in salad ingredients, kids of any age can learn about healthy ingredients by helping out with this baked, dairy-free twist on fish (or mushroom) sticks. With lots of options to ...
If there’s one thing Thrive Market employees have in common, it’s that we all love food: cooking, taste-testing new products, sharing recipes over Slack (in fact, it’s not uncommon to find a slew of photos from the weekend’s recipe tests in the company’s #gastronomers Slack channel come Monday morning). So when we were looking for ...
[schema description]It’s time for a summer fish fry! A piece of flaky cod coated in a silky beer-batter then fried to golden perfection is the perfect meal to cap off a day at the beach. Dunk each fillet in creamy, pickle-spiked tartar sauce and serve crunchy coleslaw alongside to make it a meal. [/schema]
There’s nothing better than a home-cooked meal—in terms of taste and nutrition. You know exactly what ingredients went into every bite, and can make it just the way you like it. Of course, slaving away over a hot stove isn’t always possible, especially when you’re about to become a new parent.