Gourmet organic meals for the teething set

by Melissa | Baby

Finding a meal that satisfies all members of my families is a mission impossible these days. Add a baby just starting solids into the mix and that spells H-E-A-D-A-C-H-E. But there’s a new line of organic baby foods that just might do the trick. Sprout Organic...

Peeled organic fruit snacks – Paradise found.

by Elizabeth | Food + Recipes

“Snack” is no longer a bad word in my house. Once upon a time in my mind, one box of baked veggie sticks used to cause a downward spiral straight to childhood obesity and school drop-outs. Welcome to my neurotic brain.Of course my rational brain knows that...

Nickelodeon Squeezers: Partly we’re saying “yay!” Partly we’re saying “oy.”

by Elizabeth | Food + Recipes

Today, my daughter’s best friend Dora the Explorer gave her a delicious, healthy snack. Yup. I played that card. And I am not nearly ashamed as I probably should be, considering the snack was 100% apple sauce with no added sugar. Nickelodeon Squeezers from...

Editors Best of 2010: The coolest new cookbooks, baby food, snacks, and mealtime helpers

by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year

One thing we moms all have in common is the need to feed our families. We always have our eye out for the coolest foods, the tastiest treats, and the most helpful websites and cookbooks to help us make it all easier. And maybe more fun? Here are a few of our faves of...

Gluten-free gourmet cookie mix for those of us who’d given up on cookies

by Mir | Uncategorized

I’ve been gluten-free for coming up on a couple of years, now, and while I’ve learned to bake a few essentials, I’ve mostly given up on cookies. Because gluten-free cookies–by and large–suck. And I love to bake, but I’m certainly...

Taste the (healthy!) rainbow

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, Food + Recipes

The latest rage at our house isn’t candy. Or even the colorful vegetables that might end up spit-splattered across your blouse if baby isn’t into beets. No, this exciting new pick is healthy, delicious, beautiful, and handy.And, honestly, kinda half candy...

HappyBaby = HappyMama

by Stephanie Slate | Baby, Food + Recipes

Kids like snacks. Like, really, really like them. Understatement of the year, right? I truly believe that if I just had a constant supply of snack-type foods on hand, my children would eat all day. And I have a sneaking –or is it snacking?– suspicion that...

Maia – Not your average yogurt

by Melissa | Food + Recipes

I’d like to think of myself as somewhat of a yogurt connoisseur. I grew up on Dannon and over the years have tried everything from the healthy and organic to the junky and gimmicky. And apparently I’ve passed on the yogurt gene to my son because the first...

Like a little box of Farmer’s Market sunshine delivered right to your door.

by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes, Helpful Services

We are what you’d call foodies at my place, despite my sigOth absolutely hating that term. Whatever it means when your pantry is filled with lots of little jars, and you tend to have more kinds of mustards in your fridge than most supermarkets have, that’s...

Organic baby food that fits in your back pocket

by Lexi Petronis | Baby

I have approximately 563 teensy glass baby food jars left over from when my 3-year-old was a baby. Okay, I may be exaggerating. But the pantry sure feels like Baby Food Container Central. My plan was to use these jars in all kinds of useful, and… well,...