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Blogging About Food and Kids

From , former About.com Guide

My blog obsession started with food blogs and I can still spend hours reading them. Parents who blog about cooking for kids are great sources of inspiration for family meals and healthy eating. Check out some of the best blogs by creative parents with a passion for food.

The Cleaner Plate Club
Check out the Cooking with Kids section for ideas to get picky kids to eat healthier foods, such as Kale chips.

Cooking with Whine
Club Mom blogger, Becki King, shares 5-ingredient recipes, desperation dinners, and "mom, I'm bored" Mondays on her family and food blog.

GastroKid
Hugh Garvey and Matthew Yeomans will inspire you with adventurous foods for kids.

Sweetnicks
Plenty of kid-friendly cooking ideas and food links at this mom's site.

Family Food
CityMama Stephania Pomponi Butler blogs about family food, including my favorite category - Kids Will Eat It.

Dirty Sugar Cookies
Ayun Halliday's blog is hilarious. She has a book with the same name, and her blog is a great read with its easy and delicious family recipes and her anti-perfect attitude.

ParentDish Eating
Multiple bloggers at ParentDish make for a varied mix of interesting posts about children and food.

Under the High Chair
Aimee's professional cooking experience shines through in this beautiful blog with delicious recipes and interesting reading.

Little Spatula
Illinois mom, Katie Khoury, posts recipes with just the right mix of comfort food and healthy modern meals.

Quick Serve Kids
QSMama (Lea Davis) is an editor, a speaker, a publicist, and now full-time mom blogging about the fast-food and restaurant industry from the dual perspective of a mom and quick-serve industry expert.

Vegan Lunchbox
The now classic, and always intriguing Vegan Lunchbox blog will inspire you to create healthy lunchbox meals.

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