By Sara Lucero When it comes to kids, heart health is rarely the topic of conversation. We hear about childhood obesity, rising rates of diabetes and even cancer, but teaching kids to be heart healthy from the start doesn’t often make the splashy headlines. As with anything else, teaching kids heart healthy habits from the beginning …
Instead of inspiring your preschooler to eat up all that nutritious food, telling her how healthy it is could lead to some pretty serious consequences, including: Tantrums Making faces Vegetable-filled napkins Overfed dogs Etc. You see where I’m going with this – in most cases it just means more stress for everyone involved. Here’s the lowdown. Researchers gathered …
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Courtesy of Melissa Halas-Liang, MA, RD, CDE of SuperKidsNutrition As a parent concerned about your child’s nutrition, you may already focus on boosting your family’s consumption of a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. But do you pay attention to your family’s sodium intake? Consuming too much sodium can increase your risk …
By Beth Ann Bentley You don’t want to set your nutrition standards so high each day that you never attain them. Kids need to know that even a sugary treat or a high-fat food item is OK in moderation. In general, focus on high-quality, nutrient-dense foods like fruits and vegetables, lean protein, whole grains and …
Savvy parents have found that herbs can be easily and stealthily incorporated into kid-friendly cooking. Here are a few kid-friendly ways to add herbs to meals from Casey Seidenberg and the Washington Post. Kid-friendly cooking, like kid-friendly dining, can be like walking a tight rope for families. Kid-friendly cooking must combine the flavors, textures and …
The New Year can be a great time to refocus and set healthy resolutions the whole family can work together to achieve. From adding more activity to the routine to making healthier food choices at restaurants and at home, it’s important to be specific with goals and encourage each other along the way for the …
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If your goal is to entice your family to eat healthier at home and dining out, these five foods are a must for your menu. With a variety of recipes to tempt even the pickiest eaters, these foods are sure to become family favorites while they boost everyone’s energy and health. Fish – This guy can …
Courtesy of The Washington Post Holidays and moderation, do we ever hear these words spoken in tandem? For parents who are trying to feed children healthfully and teach long-lasting healthy eating habits, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah can certainly make for a taxing few months. Teaching moderation is challenging enough without an oversize bag of …
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Parents of young children know that strong food likes and dislikes can sometimes be tough to get through with everyone’s sanity intact, especially when you’re concerned about the nutrition your child is getting. If your child has not developed a liking for or has chosen to say no to meat, whether at home or dining …
When it comes to healthy eating, there can be a lot to learn. It’s not just about calories, or fruits and vegetables, but it’s a lot of little healthy habits that are a must for health and a good relationship with food. Giving kids the opportunity to learn these healthy eating habits from an early …
