This is a guest post by Jill Castle, RD. Sally was so worried about her picky toddler not eating enough that she was constantly offering him different food options, to the point he was overwhelmed and his eating got worse. … Continue reading
How I’m Fooducating My Kids to Make Healthy Choices
This is a guest post by Stacy Whitman. “Mom, can we get Cheetos?” “Mom, can we get Frosted Flakes?” “MOM?!?” I’d taken my then-6-year-old son’s to the grocery store to gather ingredients for a recipe to cook together. Concerned about … Continue reading
Ambushed by Big Soda on the Soccer Field
This is a guest blog post by Sally Kuzemchak, MS, RD, it originally appeared here. Something happened on the soccer fields last weekend that made cupcakes seem tame by comparison: A rep from 7 Up worked the crowd, offering free diet soda … Continue reading
5 Myths About Kids and Food
This is a guest post by Ellie Taylor, MS. Myth #1: Picky eaters won’t try new foods. Food rejection is normal. All children go through stages when they show strong preferences for foods they like and for foods they refuse to … Continue reading
9 Tips for Families to Eat Healthier this Fall
This is a guest blog post by Emily Kaley. With a new school year under way and fall here, this is a time of change for many families. We love fall – football, pumpkins, apples and crisp air for playing … Continue reading
How School Snack Rules Affect Children’s Weight
New here? Get our iPhone or Android App to scan & choose healthy groceries! A recent issue of Pediatrics discusses school snacks. Not the ones that kids bring from home. The ones that are sold on campus, but outside of the USDA regulated lunches. … Continue reading
Carrots or Cake? Getting Kids to Make the Right Choices Through Apps
Go Go Mongo! This is a guest blog post by Ahmed Siddiqui. Calories, sodium, protein, fat, are all parts of a nutrition label. Although these bits of information are important to understand, very few people actually know how to use these … Continue reading
Be Realistic, Give Your Kids Cheetos
This is a guest blog post by Lauren Slayton MS, RD In early May, I read a post on this blog from a fellow nutrition colleague entitled “My Kid Likes Junk Food and That’s OK” that may have had good intensions … Continue reading
5 Tips for Surviving the Supermarket with Your Children
This is a guest blog post by Aviva Goldfarb, founder of The Six O’Clock Scramble Recently I was at the supermarket without my kids on a weekday morning. I had a long list and was flying through the aisles … Continue reading
SuperKids Nutrition – A Shared Vision for a Healthier America
This is a guest blog post by Melissa Halas-Liang, MA RD CDE Today’s children are at an ever increasing risk of becoming overweight and obese and developing related diseases like diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and certain cancers. Here’s my story, … Continue reading