Nutrition

Colorful Cakes Scrumdilly-Do! Mama Jessica offers up this sweet idea for making Valentine's Day rainbow cakes -- and that bright and beautiful pink color is pretty hard to resist! Simply made using cake mix, food coloring, chocolate chips, and a healthy dollop of whipped cram on top, these adorabl

Peanut Butter & Jelly Rudolph We love this Rudolph bento box lunch idea shown on Lian Mama Obento! A great way to spread a little Christmas cheer into your child's lunch this month, this PB&J Rudoplh look-alike comes complete with a ham smile, hotdog ears, eyes and cheeks made from cheese,

  The holidays wouldn't be holidays without the anticipated annual sharing of fabulous traditional meals with our loved ones. In our December Foodies on Food series, ParentMap profiles an esteemed culinary cohort of Seattle-area food professionals, including favorite local chefs, restaurateurs, a

Sweet Turkey Treats We love these sweet little turkey sugar cookies featured on Bake at 350 -- and we're sure your little one will feel the same as they're gobbling them up on Thanksgiving! To make these vibrant turkey cuties, Mama Bridget simply used a flower cookie cutter for the plume, a circle

Cheerful Turkeys Lian Mama Obento shares this terrific Thanksgiving-themed lunch idea for turning a simple bagel and cream cheese into quite possibly the most cheerful turkey that you'll ever see. Those smiley eyes are just irresistible! Perfect for a pre-Thanksgiving lunch box treat, this tasty l

Colorful Candies A perfect party treat for this year's Halloween bash, we can't get enough of this candy corn cookie bark, featured on Your Homebased Mom. Made using candy corn, pretzels, Oreos, and white chocolate discs, this bright and colorful Halloween "bark" is easy to make, with only a littl

  Kooky Spooky Characters Lian Mama Obento features this fun idea for making a Halloween "haunted house" bento box lunch -- with all of the well-known Halloween haunters included! This charming confection is made out of an onion bagel with cream cheese and a hot dog slice for the front door. (Th

Arrr, Matey! If you've got a young swashbuckler at home that would give anything to trade in his schoolwork for an eye patch, consider making up a special pirate bento box lunch, like this one shown on Bento Lunch. For this pirate-y fun meal, mama Shannon made a taco muffin (recipe included in the