If you’re looking to feed your kids quality food without a lot of fuss, Lisa Leake is the woman to follow. Her blog, “100 Days of Real Food,” is a wealth of information for adults and kids, but it’s particularly helpful for parents of picky eaters. Picky eaters are often born out of the control…
Nutrition
Take a look inside kids lunchboxes from around the world!
More than one-third of kids in America are obese or overweight. In 2013, the National School Lunch Program, a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools, served 5.1 billion lunches, Bloomberg reports. The quality of these lunches must somehow correlate to the health of America’s youth, considering more than 32 million children are served…
Food Pyramid for Kids: Educational Videos You Can Watch Together
Have you been searching for a way to explain the importance of healthy food to your little one? YouTube to the rescue! We have gathered some videos for you to help you start that “healthy nutrition” conversation. Choose the video with the nutrition information that you must agree with and share… For your preschoolers… Learn…
THIS IS DISTURBING – 12% of Children Get Near Half of Calories From Fast Food
title image from pixabay.com A new report from Reuters highlights some disturbing facts about the state of the U.S. youth diet. The report quotes a statement from a branch of CDC that states that more than 12 percent of the children and adolescents surveyed got over 40 percent of their calories from fast food, which was defined as…
Why Apples are the Suprising Superfruit for Your Kids
Title image form pixabay.com A study in Pediatrics looked at the fruit consumption of more than 3,000 U.S. kids aged 2 to 19. Using a number of resources they calculated the contribution of whole fruit, fruit juices, mixed fruit dishes, and discrete fruits to find total fruit consumption. They examined differences by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty status….
The Stresses of Weaning and How to Minimize Them
Weaning a child can be extremely stressful on both the mother and baby, but there are steps you can take to ease this transition. The key is to go slow and pay attention to your child’s unique needs as well as your own comfort levels. Each mother’s experience will of course be a little different,…
The truth about special food for toddlers
Medical researchers writing in a pediatric journal have expressed concern at the large amounts of food products marketed to toddlers and babies. Most of these foods contain astronomically high levels of sugars and salt which is totally unhealthy. According an article on the journal Globe and Mail, toddler’s do not need to be given any…
Dangers of packaged baby foods every parent needs to know about
Toddlers are delicate and that makes feeding them a tough task. The maximum amount of salt intake per 4-6 year old kids is 3g. But, according to CDC study, many packed meals and snacks contain too much salt and sugar. Many packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain worrisome amounts of salt and sugar, potentially…
Dear mom, get trendy with your wardrobe but not with your tot’s food
According to a leading child nutritionist, Kasey Edwards, there are some dangerous toddler food trends doing the rounds. For example: Low-carb diets for kids Made famous by Gwyneth Paltrow, the low-carb diet for kids has been fuelled by an almost hysterical fear that carbohydrates cause obesity. Accordingly, some parents have banned such staples as bread, pasta…
The ultimate guide to feeding your baby
Choosing what to feed your baby is not an easy task. It’s tough. There is already too much ‘good’ food to choose from. Most parents find themselves torn between what to or not to feed their toddler’s. At times the idea of doing everything at home makes more sense than purchasing anything commercial. So what are…