Kids & Company Blog

Food: Do as I Say Not as I Do

Posted on: Thursday March 30th, 2017

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

I am the least healthy eater in our household. Before that put me in second place but now that we have two kids I’m in fourth. My husband is athletic and was raised with an eye to nutrition, homemade meals and balance. Although my family has always been active and healthy, I inherited my mother’s… [read more]

Calcium

Posted on: Wednesday March 29th, 2017

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

Milk and other calcium-rich foods are a must-have in kids’ diets. After all, calcium is a key building block for strong, healthy bones. Most kids don’t get their recommended 1,000 milligrams of calcium per day, but that’s not a problem at Kids & Company! We make sure your kiddies are served milk twice a day… [read more]

Groovy Grains

Posted on: Wednesday March 22nd, 2017

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

This nutrition month, our students will be learning all about the different food groups, one of them being grains! The goal is to teach your kiddies the importance of whole grains which we only serve from the Kidco Kitchen. Grain products derive from foods made of wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, buckwheat, bulgur, rye, quinoa,… [read more]

Herbivore Lovers!

Posted on: Wednesday March 15th, 2017

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

Everyone knows that meats like chicken, turkey and beef are full of protein, which is important to keep our bodies healthy and strong. What some people don’t realize is that there are other food sources we can consume to gain the protein that our bodies need. Here at Kids & Company we make sure to… [read more]

Are You Feeling The Luck Of The Irish

Posted on: Tuesday March 7th, 2017

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

This month we are so excited to offer your school aged kiddies tons of fun programs including on and off site activities during March Break! Off site we will be going on lots of fun field trips and on site the days will be filled with amazing activities including yummy snacks and lunch made by… [read more]

Crazy Carrot Curriculum

Posted on: Wednesday March 1st, 2017

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

March is Nutrition Month!  This month in our proprietary Kidco Kitchen Nutrition Curriculum,  our students will be learning all about our various food groups and their nutritional benefits! Throughout the year, our kiddies learn the importance of all different types of nutritious foods that we should be eating to grow into strong, healthy adults.  In February, our students… [read more]

The Slow Death, Revival and Evolution of Romance Post-Kids

Posted on: Tuesday February 28th, 2017

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

Romance does not die a sudden death after a baby. It’s not there one day and poof! gone the next. In fact, mutal love and adoration of a teensy tiny baby that you and our partner created might even generate a new kind of romance as you look at each other in a new, awe-filled… [read more]

Hooked on Hemp Seeds

Posted on: Wednesday February 22nd, 2017

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

There are so many reasons why hemp seeds have become popular over the years! It is one of the highest sources of complete protein out of all the plant based foods and in fact they contain 11 grams of protein in just one teaspoon! It is free of sugar, trans-fat, and cholesterol, and many hemp… [read more]

Family Fun Day

Posted on: Wednesday February 15th, 2017

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

What’s not to love about Family Day weekend? A day dedicated to spending time with your family, a great reason to make memories with the ones you love! There are so many fun things you can do with your family over the holiday weekend. You can go to a local park skating or tobogganing, play… [read more]

Valentine’s Day and Date Night

Posted on: Thursday February 9th, 2017

Posted by: Victoria Sopik

When I wrote my first blog about Valentine’s Day, it was several years ago. I still had two boys in high school and my oldest was just about to get married. I wrote about having 9 Valentines – my husband and 8 kids. Now, I have 3 grandchildren, another due to arrive very soon and… [read more]