Happy Mother’s Day to all! None of us would be where we are without our moms. For good, and sometime bad. We asked our community to share a story relating to food: “How did your mom shape your healthy eating … Continue reading
5 Ways to Help Your Kids WANT to Eat More Vegetables
This is a guest post by Alysa Bajenaru, RD and originally appeared here. How do you help your kids want to eat more vegetables? The simple answer is to offer them more vegetables. Sound too easy? I promise, it’s not. Research … Continue reading
Did Cavemen Have it Right? A Dietitian Examines the Paleo Diet
This post is a guest post from Katie Sullivan Morford and originally appeared here. I’ve heard rumblings about the Paleo Diet for years, but the trend towards eating like a caveman appears to be gaining traction of late. Friends are … Continue reading
St. Patrick’s Day: Healthy Recipe Ideas
It’s coming this Sunday! Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day is also called the “Feast” of St. Patrick? Aside from public parades and festivities, food and drink are an important part of the day – whether alcoholic beverages or … Continue reading
Why in the World Are You Taking a Multivitamin?
The dietary supplement industry rakes in $30 billion every year. With dedicated retail stores such as GNC, entire aisles in pharmacies and supermarkets, and various online options, this is a big business. But will that multivitamin actually improve your health? … Continue reading
Pediatrician Group Warns: Pesticides are a Danger to Kids
A new policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is warning parents about the potential dangers of pesticides for their kids: Epidemiologic evidence demonstrates associations between early life exposure to pesticides and pediatric cancers, decreased cognitive function, and … Continue reading
Top 10 Hurricane Foods (that are healthy too)
When the weather goes from bad to worse, our daily routine gets out of whack. Services we take for granted such as electricity and water may suddenly become unavailable. But eat we must, in any and all situations. Here’s a … 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
Top Vegetables by Water Content
Yesterday we posted the top ten fruits based on water content. Today we rank vegetables based on their water content: Get Fooducated Download APP Subscribe Follow
An Omnivore and a Vegetarian Walk into a Bar…
Yesterday’s post about a vegetarian future for the world certainly stirred up many emotions in the Fooducate community. We love a good debate and a healthy discussion, and the partisan lines seemed to have been very well drawn. On the … Continue reading