Category Archives: Sticky Food Situations

Accommodating allergies

By Jodi Cohen | Published: December 13, 2010
We had dinner with good friends the other night and I was a little surprised that there was almost nothing my son could eat.  I am annoyingly vocal about his food allergies and discuss them ad nauseam.  In fact, we had discussed a menu that would work via email, so I was a bit surprised [...]
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Sugar Nazis

By Jodi Cohen | Published: November 15, 2010
We know them. We dread them. We fear being shunned when we see ourselves turning into them. I get it and I’ve lived all sides. I was annoyed when friends would judge me for giving my oldest child juice or chocolate milk or gasp, a cookie. “Whatever,” I thought. “It’s not going to kill her. [...]
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Sticky Sugar Situations

By Jodi Cohen | Published: October 29, 2009
There are a few really touchy topics in parenting…. Breastfeeding, co-sleeping and SUGAR. What is it about sugar that makes us so crazy? In most situations, we scarcely notice or care what parenting choices our friends make.  But if they even think about giving our child chocolate milk, we might just blow a gasket. I [...]
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