by Ari Yares | Nov 14, 2021 | Menu Planning
Most families have at least one – someone who eats to the beat of their own culinary drummer. A picky eater can be the bane of your existence if you have limited time to prepare alternate meals and just want everyone to eat the same thing. Here are a few...
by Ari Yares | Nov 18, 2016 | Design Thinking, Menu Planning, The Innovative Dad Blog
Packing school lunch is one of my least favorite tasks as a parent. It has to happen every school day. And then happens again the following night. Then, the lunches come home, often not completely eaten, with the kids complaining about what you packed and saying that...
by Ari Yares | Jan 17, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
Feeding our kids can be tough. What was their favorite food yesterday is no longer a favorite. How can we create great eating habits in our children so that they become healthy adults? Join the Innovative Dad as we look at baby-led weaning, strategies for feeding kids...
by Ari Yares | Dec 7, 2016 | The Innovative Dad Blog
I never particularly cared for the cliché that “curiosity killed the cat.” It has always struck me as a way of conflating curiosity with senseless risk taking. The cat wasn’t killed because it was curious; it died because it made poor choices when assessing a...
by Ari Yares | Jul 19, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
This is how dinner went the other night in our house. One of my children had finished eating and was still hungry. Child: “What else can I have?” Me: “Strawberries” Child: “I don’t want strawberries.” Me, desperately trying to find something for him to eat: “How about...
