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Trying New Foods

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE on May 16, 2012 | Be first to Comment

A mother asks us: My child sometimes gets anxious when I introduce a new healthy food. What can I do to entice him to try and eat it? Elyse Falk, MS, RD, Mom and Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE, Mom answers… Elyse Replies: There are a few important things to remember when introducing your child to a new food. First, it is a good idea to introduce the new ingredient with other foods that they already like [...]

Mixed Berry Smoothies

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE on May 9, 2012 | Be first to Comment

On Saturday, we had my son’s school spring fair. Being that I am the food and nutrition chair, I was automatically given the responsibilities of the Smoothie Bar. I never follow recipes so trying to forecast the amount of fruit we would need to make 100 smoothies seemed impossible. Thankfully, Driscoll’s Berries offered to donate to our event. The graciously sent us delicious raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. I used their recipe to determine the quantities to buy and then [...]

Raising Children With Different Nutrition Needs

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE on April 11, 2012

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE with Elyse Falk, MS, RD A Real Mom’s Question How should a parent handle instances when one child has a HUGE sweet tooth, and is underweight but the other kids in the same family are a normal weight or overweight? For example, at dessert time, all the kids want ice cream – maybe one child shouldn’t have a ton and the other really could use it. How does a parent deal with this situation in a way [...]

Guest Blog: Fluffer Nutters vs. the Apple… which one really wins???

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE on April 2, 2012

This weeks guest blog is written by Collen Colletti and addresses school lunch. Colletti is a mom, teacher, writer and equestrian. She describes herself by the contents of her purse: “In the contents of my purse you would most likely find the normal necessities, with a few exceptions. First there is my USB stick filled with lesson plans to teach my students. I love the feeling I get when I see a child’s mind exploring and learning. Next one may [...]

Introduction

By Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE on October 16, 2011

You know that quote about how the shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot? In a way, I’m a lot like the shoemaker. Let me explain. Hi, I’m Laura. I’m a full-time Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, a social savvy New Yorker, and most importantly, a mom of two fabulous kids. Two fabulous, very picky kids who are tough to please come mealtime! Professionally, I specialize in eating disorder prevention and recovery, weight management, family health and diabetes. So as you [...]