We are halfway through the month of May and Memorial Day is less than 2 weeks away! It's time to take out your grill, dust it off and fire it up! Starting this week and continuing through the next couple weeks I will be sharing grilling recipes that are perfect for picky eaters and the entire family. Most picky eaters don't enjoy very ...

I have been looking for new way to cook Brussels sprouts for my family. After researching some different recipes, I decided to mix a few together and create my own! The bacon and mushrooms add a nice meatiness to the sprouts, while the cheese and butter help to unite all the flavors together. Hope you enjoy!   Cheesy Bacon and Mushroom ...

Next week is ''E'' week at our school, meaning we will be talking and learning about all things ''E''! So today at our teacher planning meeting we brainstormed on all the Exciting E-based Events we could plan for the upcoming days. Some of our ideas included: Egg-shell painting, making scrambled-Eggs, Exercise activities outside in the spring air ...

This app was designed for children who are picky eaters or that may have certain food sensitivities. The app acts as a ''what food have I tried'' tracker along with the ability to give a score to each food that is tried. There is built in multiuser which is helpful for feeding groups and there are over 100 food to choose from with the ability to ...

 Since last month when I reviewed the app Dysphagia, a new series of dysphagia education apps has been released by Blue Tree Publishing. There are four apps in the series, priced at $4.99 each for iPad only, to cover normal swallowing, oral disorders, residue disorders, and aspiration disorders. Swallow ID is the only app I've used ...

Today I am posting a recipe that a friend recently shared with me. It is easy, healthy and delicious! The main ingredient is broccoli, ''the most nutritious of all its cabbage family members'' according to the Whole Living website.  According to the Food.com ''Home of the Home Cook'' website, the word ''broccoli'' comes from the Italian ...

While some patients in skilled nursing facilities are there for short-term stays in order to receive various therapy and nursing services, others will remain with us for months, years, or possibly for the rest of their lives. We expect to see some patients again due to the progressive nature of some disorders. Others might return unexpectedly to ...

This week I am exploring feeding issues found with children diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The information surrounding this topic is very vast and extensive. My goal for this post is to provide useful information and resources for both therapists and parents. Let's begin with WHO is capable of addressing feeding issues with young children. ...

For me, the yummiest part of any muffin whether made at home or fresh from your local bakery is usually the top of the muffin. The upper half of any good muffin is often sprinkled with some extra flavor, adorned with toppings such as crystalized or powdered sugar, cinnamon, mini-chocolate chips. Really the possibilities are endless and each option ...

Northern Speech Services' Dysphagia is an essential app for every SLP working with adults with swallowing dysfunction. It provides images of the anatomy seen in a video fluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS or MBS), with videos of a normal swallow in two views and several types of impairments in an adult. The images are the ones used in the MBSImPTM ...