When I want it decadent and gooey, I hit up San Francisco’s American Grilled Cheese Kitchen. When I feel like a little kid, I peel thin strings off a cheese stick and pretend I have a cheese beard. When I’m really hungry? Slices of comté. Bread knife. Kitchen counter. But, when I’m feeling fancy, I…
How to Handle After-School Hunger
Does your child come home from school “ravenous” every day? Take the stress out of feeding your sweet hunger-monsters by preventing intense after-school hunger pangs, and learn how to get healthy, yummy snacks on the table FAST! Read my article at PBS Parents
How to encourage picky eaters to try new foods
Happy New Year! If you’re aiming to include more veggies on the table in 2013, check out my latest article for the Campbell’s Nutrition & Wellness Newsletter to learn how to get picky kids (and their parents!) picking vegetables. I’ve also included links to a bunch of websites to get you motivated – from age-appropriate kitchen activities to…
Caroline Kaufman Nutrition is now on Facebook
Hello everyone! Looking for even more healthy tips, links, recipes, and strategies for you & your families? Visit Facebook and “like” my new business page: Caroline Kaufman Nutrition. Yes, I’ll be posting new content all the time, but I also want it to be a place for you to share with me and one another….
Apple Cheddar Bagel Chips
Day old bagels get a second life when they’re sliced thin, sprayed with olive oil, and toasted crisp in the oven. Pick up a variety at your nearby market or favorite bagel haunt – the everything, onion, rye, whole wheat, and pumpernickel are all delicious in chip form. You can eat pretty much anything…
Mini Gingerbread Loaves (Holiday Gift Friendly)
I just pulled these lovely mini gingerbread loaves out of the oven. They’re perfect for giving as holiday gifts. You can wrap them in parchment paper and tie with a pretty string – badaboom. The recipe is for a traditional gingerbread, made healthier with some whole wheat flour, canola oil, and applesauce to bump up…
At-Home Sushi Rolls {Recipe ReDux}
This month’s Recipe ReDux challenge was, well…challenging. The theme was to use fermented food in a recipe, or ferment something yourself. I didn’t want to buy a giant jar of sauerkraut because I don’t really like it…or pickles because I’d eat one or two and leave the rest aging the fridge…or kefir because I find…
Pantry Staples (Are Some Sabotaging Your Diet?)
First let’s talk about the word “diet,” then we’ll get to pantry staples. I don’t like the word “diet.” When I think about the word alone, I get hungry. 99% of the time, all those popular restrictive diets are unsustainable. Yes, you can lose weight, but if you’re going to deprive yourself of food you…
Arancini (Baked Crispy Risotto)
Leftover risotto is good, but you know what’s better? Leftover risotto formed into little balls, stuffed with mozzarella cheese, rolled in panko crumbs, and baked into a crispy, melty treat. It’s so easy to give these leftovers a delicious makeover. Ingredients: leftover risotto, mozzarella cheese (cubed), panko bread crumbs, fork beaten egg, olive oil spray…
Caroline is a freelance writer, nutrition communication consultant, and counselor with a holistic approach to healthy living. 
