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How you Can Help your Child to Eat More Vegetables How to get children to eat vegetables - A few tips and tricks to getting kids to eat their veggies - How do we help our children eat more vegetables is something that is felt world-wide. Well, we feel that it's all about curb appeal. If you want to sell ... Read More

Read on for tons of helpful tips on how to get your kids to eat more fruit! Most Americans don’t eat enough fruit. Despite efforts by the USDA to educate people about the benefits of eating fruit, recent studies found that only one third of Americans eat two servings of fruit daily. The recommendation, according to the USDA’s food pyramid, ... Read More

How and Why to Grow Parsley Indoors to Enjoy All Summer Long! Move the pots outside or leave some in your kitchen near a sunny window for the summer. How to Grow Fresh Parsley in a Pot. How to Grow Parsley at Home Parsley is very Nutritious and Simple to Grow - Everything You Need to Know About How to ... Read More

Why Walking is so Good For your Health Walking for Weight Management and Good Health. Walking Is The Perfect Low Impact Exercise and Important enough to Fit into your Daily Routine! If you haven’t exercised in a while, or are looking for something easy you can do every single day, give walking a try. Walking is the perfect low impact way ... Read More

Learn how to make healthy meals even if your budget is tight.  It just takes some simple tips and tricks to keep those grocery bills low.  You will also love to read through our list of Dirt Cheap Meals. How to Cook and Eat Healthy Meals on a Budget and Serve Nutritious Foods for Less Money How to Make Healthy Meals ... Read More

The Importance of Meal Planning for Family Meals It seems we all want the same 3 things - good health, smaller waistlines, and more money! Well you can quickly get all 3 of those things simply by planning your family meals!  We promise! Make the family dinner table your favorite gathering place for a healthy you and healthy family! Cooking ... Read More

Read More about All Types of Beans  - A to Z of All Beans and Different Types of Beans - Beans are an Important Part of a Healthy Diet! Beans, those wonderful little legumes that create constant confusion with those of us who love to eat them. There are so many different types of beans that it's easy to find ... Read More

Healthy tea bags to enjoy for good health. We love Be Well Teas and we know you will as well! Healthy Tea Bags and Mood Boosting Tea - Best Tea to Drink for Your Good Health - "Be Well Teas" - Try them All! We are serious tea drinkers here at DinnerPlanner.com, and we get asked all the time, "what is ... Read More

If you are wanting to cut back on waste and plastic this Thanksgiving, follow along with our eco-friendly tips that will help you come up with a few ways to help the environment. Simple Ways to Have An Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is one holiday that is centered around food, pies, beverages and holiday decorations, and unfortunately all this comes with ... Read More

Cappuccino vs. Latte Do you ever find yourself standing at the counter at your local coffee house pondering the difference between cappuccino and latte coffee drinks? Ever wondered how this hugely popular specialty coffee industry got started? Let’s take a look. The terms caffè and latte were first used in 1847 and later in 1867 they appeared in William Dean ... Read More

 Why do People Meal Prep and Why is Meal Prepping Important? Meal prepping is important because it saves time and money and gains better eating habits. Meal Prep Guide - Why Meal Prep and Meal Prepping Benefits - Stay Healthy and Happy and Prep Those Meals! What is Meal Prepping? Meal prepping is the art of preparing some of your ... Read More

Why You Need to Buy a Good Kitchen Knife and Best Chef  Knife under 100 Want Faster Better Food? Buy a Faster Better Knife! Want speed and excitement right in your kitchen?  Buy a brand spankin' new knife! Walk around any department store or designer cookware store and you'll see huge knife blocks full of specialty tools that can easily ... Read More

Are you looking for ways to stretch those food budget dollars even further? Try some of our Dirt Cheap Meals - Recipes and Ideas. One of the biggest ways to save money on the family food budget is by cooking dinners that are low in cost and yet family friendly. Try some of our favorite cheap meals! Sometimes your meal ... Read More

Learn how to make your own homemade mayonnaise with fresh healthy ingredients like olive oil!  Homemade mayo is so tasty and also very easy to make on your own. Just gather your ingredients for this homemade olive oil mayonnaise recipe and let's get started!  You will see how simple this is to prepare. Fool Proof Whole Egg Mayonnaise Recipe Made ... Read More

Do you love eggs as much as we do? Find a few different ways to cook an egg! You may just find a new favorite egg recipe. We love eggs! We love eating eggs and cooking eggs and all the health benefits that come along with adding eggs to your diet. Read more about eggs are the perfect food. How ... Read More

What is a "Climate Friendly Food?" A climate friendly food is a food that is plant based and one that is grown in our environment.  Vegetables, fruits and beans would be considered climate friendly.  Climate Friendly does not cause any harm to the environment. Why Eating Beef is Bad for the Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Beef production is a ... Read More

A Clean Kitchen is a Healthy Kitchen Learn how to Clean and Disinfect to Kill Germs that can Create and Spread Illness. In an average American home, the kitchen sink harbors more fecal material than the bathroom. Although people may not use the bathroom sink to wash their hands, they are definitely using the kitchen sink. In fact, according to ... Read More

Holiday traditions involve activities and experiences that create lasting memories. Whether it's decorating a Christmas tree, lighting Hanukkah candles, or preparing a special meal, these moments become cherished memories for individuals and families. Why Family Traditions are Important - The Importance of Family Holiday Traditions and Suggestions and New Ideas for Traditions you can use every Year! A tradition is something ... Read More

Welcome to our Holiday Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner Planner Page! Also grab your free Thanksgiving planner printables and name cards and even a game for your guests! Go get these over on our FREE Printables page.  Get some tips and ideas on how to make thanksgiving less stressful! Tips for Less Stress for Thanksgiving & Christmas Dinner and Plenty of ... Read More

If you don't have a lot of time to cook, pasta is a wonderful and delicious pantry item to have on hand for a quick meal or even a few meals because pasta keeps so well. Reheat leftover pasta for another dinner or a lunch.  But how do you store cooked pasta? How to Store Cooked Pasta Storing Cooked Pasta ... Read More

This is all about clean eating for families and how to get started.  What is clean eating? Clean eating is only eating foods that nature has given us.  Sticking to fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts and organic meats. Clean Eating for Family Meals Have you been considering trying more of a "clean eating" food approach for you and your family? If ... Read More

Is the Potato a Healthy Food?  Read on to discover the health benefits of our beloved potato. Are Potatoes a Healthy Food Choice? - Potato Benefits and Why We Should Be Eating More of Them and What are the Healthiest Potatoes? Now, more than ever in our society, we have more food choices available to us.  Unfortunately, many of the ... Read More

What can too much sugar do to a child?  Read on for some great information on what too much sugar can do to our children and ways to cut back sugar in their diets. What Consuming Sugar does to our Children Most children are consuming as many as 60-70 teaspoons of sugar a day, which is more than 20 times ... Read More

Dear DinnerPlanner - Our Question is, Can Dogs Eat Rice? Is Rice Good for Dogs? From time to time we get this question asked about what table scraps or leftovers are safe to give to your dog. This is an easy question since all of us here have dogs and some of them are elderly. Can dogs have rice?  Below ... Read More

Declutter Your Life Helpful tips and books that can help you declutter your life. How to Declutter Fast - Healthy Benefits to Having Less Clutter Let's face it... we have too much STUFF!  Our Stuff has too much STUFF! We have boxes that are filled with boxes that are filled with stuff in boxes! Most lives are filled with clutter ... Read More

Want to avoid holiday stress? Bake a precooked delicious ham for your holiday meal. Cooking a precooked ham is about as easy as it gets - yet makes the best main entrée for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Learn the best ways to cooking a pre cooked ham! Cooking a Precooked Ham for the Holidays Holiday Dilemma Number One - Which ... Read More

Want to learn how to make a creamy and delicious Tzatziki sour cream sauce that is as healthy as it is delicious? Follow along as we show you how easy it is to make Tzatziki sauce with sour cream and yogurt. Learn how To Make this Quick and Easy Tzatziki Sour Cream and Greek Yogurt Sauce Tzatziki sauce is a ... Read More

Whether it's a cold brew or hot brew coffee, we love our freshly brewed coffee in the morning, but were surprised at how much coffee the US consumes per year! Did you know that the US consumes 146 billion cups of coffee per year! Wow, that's a lot of coffee! According to data from the National Coffee Association, Americans consume ... Read More

Salted Butter vs. Unsalted Butter - Which Should You Use? Have you ever looked over your recipe only to find that it calls for using unsalted butter? After checking your sticks of butter, you realize that you always buy salted butter, you are not sure why, and you have no idea what is the difference? Can we use salted butter ... Read More

If you have been reading all the news lately about eating organic foods - read on to see all the benefits of eating organic meat and why it's so important. Why Eat only Organic Meat.  Benefits of Organic Meat and Eating Organic Organic meat must meet strict cultivation standards to carry an organic label. The rules and guidelines vary slightly ... Read More