Let’s face it — all of us can do a better job of eating healthy. And one easy way to get better grub into our lives is to eat at home. I know, eating out is fun. And easy. And yummy. But you never really know what you’re getting when someone else prepares your meals, and so controlling your own ingredients and portion sizes is the best way to go.

Modern Mom has a few tips for cooking healthy with kids, which is really important, because if you can instill good-for-you practices into the minds of your little ones now, then they won’t need to read posts like these when they’re grown and raising their own families. It all starts with getting kids in the kitchen. More here.

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