#105 Cooking with Kids with Ashley Moulton

Cooking with kids makes them more likely to try new foods, helps them establish healthy habits, and reinforces the skills they learn in school. Plus, it’s a great chance to bond as a family! But cooking with kids can also be messy, and time consuming, and...what if you aren’t that great of a cook yourself? Nomster Chef founder Ashley Moulton gives us great tips and tricks for getting started with kids in the kitchen even if you aren’t a Master Chef.

Links in this episode: Nomster Chef Kickstarter, Nomster Chef website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, Learning Design and Technology program at Stanford, YouTube Kids, Curious Chef, Montessori learning towers, Chop Chop magazine, Sesame Street cookbook

#087 Workout Safety

Working out is supposed to make us feel more awesome, so we definitely don’t want to exercise and end up injured, sick, or worse. This week, Daphnie gives us all the info on how to stay safe when we work out, from how to perfect our form in the weight room to why we should probably think about bringing our own yoga mats to class (hint: the reason is SUPER GROSS). Plus, we take a trip down memory lane to KFC in “Best Choice”.

 Links in this Episode: Our episode on Improving Your Form, Squat form, Deadlift form, Plank form, Push-up Form, Bent Over Row Form, Tips for running safely outdoors

#086 BBQs and Picnics

It’s the beginning of the summer BBQ and picnic season. So fun! Also, so much opportunity for food poisoning or eating an entire dinner of only tortilla chips! This week, Joanna and Daphnie have great tips for keeping your food safe at your summertime soirées, and for how to enjoy yourself without food guilt. Plus, Daphnie deals with raw food diets in “This is Crazy, Right?”

Links in this episode: Safety info from the FDA and CDC, Rachael Ray Lasagna Lugger, Safe cooking temps for meat, Good instant-red meat thermometer, Recipe for Spinach, Almond, and Orzo Salad with Cranberries, Book Joanna mentions: Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human

#019 Injuries and Prevention

Ugh, injuries. The worst. They throw everything out of whack, including our fitness routines. In part one of our “Injuries, Prevention, and Recovery” series, we talk about why and how we get hurt, and what it does to our hearts and minds. But don’t worry! Daphnie also shares her 4 Keys to Preventing Injury During a Workout, so you can make sure you don’t get hurt in the first place. Plus, we answer a listener question about how to handle nutrition and exercise when your workday doesn’t start until 5pm.

Links in this episode: NPR story about healing lower back pain with exercise, Buy a foam roller already, Here are some bars you might like to eat