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The Pediatrician Kitchen

Dr. M empowers parents and kids to blend the joy of cooking with the science of medicine to create a recipe for good health. Let her be your expert guide to making mealtime more mindful with tips, recipes, activities and more!

The Pediatrician Kitchen

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Children Safety During Holiday's

8 Tips to Prevent Accidental Ingestions this Holiday Season

By Manasa Mantravadi

Kids, especially toddlers, are always on the move! Exploring, exploring, and oh yes, more exploring! From one to four years old, toddlers developmentally explore the world with constant hand-to-mouth motions. Unfortunately, dangerous substances can sometimes...
Healthy, balanced, adventurous meals for kids

Introducing flavors across the world - the science behind raising an adventurous eater

By Manasa Mantravadi

Gustation. It’s a fun word right? It is the scientific term for “taste”. We know that there are 5 basic tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and unami (savory). We actually have receptors in our oral...
Perfect Children Play Space

How to Create the Perfect Play Space to Encourage Independent Play

By Team Ahimsa

As children grow, we as parents are forever rearranging and organizing their rooms and play areas. What is the best way that we can encourage our children to play and work independently? It’s important at...
mom and child with stainless steel plate

Responsible Gifting: The Way We Gift Matters

By Manasa Mantravadi

Living through almost two years in a pandemic has changed literally everything - from what we do on a daily basis to what we think about as parents. Since I now wear multiple hats (pediatrician,...
Superfoods in time for fall and winter, delicious healthy recipes

Fall and Winter Immune Boosting Superfoods

By Manasa Mantravadi

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are 9 million to 45 million cases of the flu each year. And with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to do what...
The way we feed our families matters. The little things we do every day matter. Ahimsa is not a business to me - it is a solution to the problem with plastic in the children’s feeding space that could actually help children.

The Way We Feed Our Family Matters: Safe Dishware Alternatives

By Manasa Mantravadi

The American Academy of Pediatrics, The World Health Organization and The Endocrine Society are among the many medical communities that are sounding the alarm. Synthetic (made by humans) endocrine disrupting chemicals are found in everyday...
Ahimsa stainless steel dinnerwear in rainbow

Back to School Lesson: The Science of Stainless Steel

By Manasa Mantravadi

Last month, a fantastic NPR podcast highlighted the problem with plastic which I will summarize here: “According to a 2017 research article, more than 40% of all plastic made is packaging, which is used only once or twice before...
Two kids cheering with ahimsa stainless steel smart snacking bowls

Choosing Healthy After-School Snacks for Kids

By Manasa Mantravadi

Getting back to school is all about learning new routines, so now is a great time to develop healthier snacking habits. Packaged snack foods can be an easy, convenient choice for after school but often...
Mindful Mealtime Set - the perfect stainless steel dining set to promote healthy variety, portions and lifetime habits for children ages 1 and up

Healthy Eating Habits for Kids: 6 ways you can create a healthy relationship with junk food for your child

By Team Ahimsa

A food preference is the concept of liking certain foods over others. This is associated with many factors, most of which are learned and shaped by our experiences. We are born with some, however. For...

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