As moms, we all know how hard it can be to get tots to eat their veggies and fruits. Let's be honest — sometimes it can be a nightmare! A nutritious, balanced diet can be a difficult thing to achieve for a child, especially when other kids at school or on the playground are allowed to eat everything they're not! Raising a child on a vegan diet — like vegan advocate and new mama Alicia Read more

When it comes to working out, you always want to make sure you have ample energy. However eating too close to vigorous exercise is a recipe for discomfort, but heading to the gym hungry isn't ideal either — something I learned during a recent session with my Crunch trainer, Tim Rich. Not being adequately fueled led to a weak-feeling workout and unusually sore muscles the next day. Wanting to Read more

Picky eating is more than just a stage for some kids. Whether they stick to one dish for an entire week, or spend their years on a high carb diet, enticing your lil one to expand his horizons can be a nightly. Some mamas sneak fruits and veggies into favorite dishes. Others seek opportunities to show their offspring that the offending ingredients actually taste good. We've rounded up six common Read more

What moms-to-be eat affects their growing babies. While they don't need to consume too many extra calories (300 per day) while pregnant, it's what one puts in her mouth that counts. Expectant women should keep all the vital vitamins and minerals that contribute to their child's development in mind when making meal choices. To make it easy, we've rounded up the recommended daily doses and the Read more

Nuts are some of my favorite energy foods. I snack on a handful in the afternoon or toss some onto a salad to jazz it up. Here are my five favorite nuts and the healthy reasons to enjoy them. Read more

Snacking helps keep you from ravenously devouring everything in sight, and can help fill the holes in your daily nutrition as well. But since healthy snacking is all about the right choices, it helps if those choices are the easiest to make as well. Make snacking work for your weight-loss goals (not against them) with these five easy tips. Read more

Mark Wahlberg continued to show off his fine form stripping down to underwear and a tank top on the set of Pain and Gain in Miami, FL, yesterday. Marky Mark's Calvin Klein underwear ads debuted more than 20 years ago and he still looks fantastic in his boxer briefs. Mark bulked up even more than usual for his new movie, in which he costars with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and fans can expect to Read more

Get your budding chefs out of your kitchen and into their own! Check out 10 of our favorite foodie-friendly toys for your little one to enjoy in the safety of his or her own playroom. There's endless fun to be had when it comes to playing with your food, from modern tea sets to miniature grocery carts! Read more

Try as we may, keeping school lunches fun, nutritional, and entertaining is no easy task. Get out of the midweek slump with these new takes on the classic lunchbox or bag — they give new meaning to the term happy meal! Read more

From the day you learn that you've got a baby on board, you'll be inundated with advice and warnings on what not to do for the next nine months. The reality is (unless your doctor has instructed you otherwise), for the most part, you should be able to continue with business as usual — with just a few hard and fast potential changes to your routine. Read on to learn the six safety precautions Read more