The Itty Bitty Bakers Blog

How do you pick a summer camp? Discover our guide for choosing camps for kids that will nurture their mind, body, soul, and spirit.

Day by day, little by little, it's important for kids to be learning and practicing the life skills needed for adulthood. Start now!

Food neutrality is using language and behavior to promote neutral perspectives on food, rather than assigning them a (+) or (-) moral value.

Food is food. Let me say it again - food is food. Food is fuel. We need fuel to live, whatever that source may be. It’s that simple. Explain to kids that some foods are more nutrient-dense that others. Some foods are less nutrient-dense than others. Our role as adults is to help kids choose wisely. That is the key.

Part of parenting is letting kids know it's okay to make mistakes. It's okay for things to not be perfect. That's hard for a lot of us to accept. Baking is a great opportunity for imperfections to be acceptable. Flaws to be forgiven. Mistakes to be overlooked.

"Who goes to your baking classes?" "What is a typical student profile?" I love these questions because they allow me to explain who our baking classes appeal to and why. There are several common characteristics of our Itty Bitty Bakers students. If you'll allow the generalizations, I'll explain the types of kids we see in class and maybe you can determine if our classes are right for your child.

Inviting your kids to help you in the kitchen can be daunting. Here are some tips to help you get started along with some easy recipes to try.

Many parents have children who eat both raw and cooked vegetables with ease. As a Registered Dietitian, I'd like to say I am one of them. But my child has been on the slow train to Veggietown and it has required a lot of time and patience just to get to the outskirts of town. To work on getting my son to eat more vegetables, I decided to let him play with them. I don't mean a free-for-all with them, though I'm sure he'd love to drop-kick a head of lettuce like a soccer bal