Articles tagged with: children diet
If made naturally with peanuts, salt and nothing else other than maybe natural additives for flavor then peanut butter is a great source of monounsaturated fat and protein. It boasts various vitamins and minerals and contains the antioxidant resveratol (that’s the one also found in red grapes, known for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and improving the flow of blood to the brain… you know, the one why we…
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Back to school means back to sports! If your kids have been chosen for a school sports team or are enrolled in after-school sports programs, you’re probably wondering how to get them the nutrients they need before, during and after practice, a game or a performance. What foods and drinks and how much of it help your child be a better athlete?
Professional athletes hire their personal nutritionist or dietician…
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This is the ninth article in our 10-part series that drills down on each individual point in 10 Ways to Make Your Kid Fat. One last one to come, so stay tuned...
Fiber is very important for a healthy body, yet many children are not eating anywhere near enough fiber-rich foods. Neither are adults, by the way…
What is fiber and what does it do?
Fiber is the indigestible portion…
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Most parents teach their kids to lie about food and eating. Not intentionally, of course.
No one wakes up one morning and says, “Right, it’s time to turn Lucy into a liar.” But our cultural obsession with nutrition puts enormous pressure on parents to get the right nutrients into their kids, and that pressure makes most parents resort to a host of tactics that don’t…
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Milk is one of nature’s most perfect foods. Why are so many children not getting their full-day milk supply? Some kids might not like the taste of plain cow’s milk, and their parents worry about providing enough calcium. “Is chocolate milk better than no milk?” you might wonder? Or, “Is my child getting enough dairy from eating only yogurt and cheese?”
Few drinks are as high in healthy nutrients as…
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- Don’t feed your kids breakfast. It’s hard enough to get them out the door in the morning anyway. Geez, moms need a break too. Just make sure you put a candy bar in their pocket, in case their blood sugar drops a little later on.
- Pay no attention to portion sizes. In fact, adult portions are completely appropriate. Don’t worry about a child’s stomach only being the size
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Why not to order your filet mignon well-done
A reformed cook divulges some secrets of the professional kitchen.
Do you ever wonder why food tastes so much better at a restaurant than at home? Why that simply seared Dover sole tastes so creamy and sweet? It’s not just that the supplier provided fresher and higher-quality fish than available at the grocery store or specialty shop. Odds are that the…
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It’s February. So… how is your New Year’s resolution coming along? If you just remembered, “Oh yeah, that’s right, we wanted to live healthier!” then keep on reading.
We asked one of the nation’s leading authorities on childhood obesity what sustainable success looks like when it comes to healthy family lifestyles. How do you know you’ve made it over the hump? James O. Hill, Ph.D., a close advisor to the ZisBoomBah…
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From our sponsor The Children’s Hospital
Most children are not obese, but fears about the obesity “epidemic” have increased with good reason. According to Renee Porter, obesity clinical nurse coordinator at The Children’s Hospital, portion sizes have nearly tripled in the last 20 to 30 years, kids often drink too many sugar-sweetened beverages, recess and physical education have drastically decreased…
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“Fat children eat better diets than their thinner classmates,” read a recent headline in the online edition of the UK’s The Telegraph, citing a study in Norway. Does this latest research suggesting that a lack of exercise, rather than a junk food diet, may be to blame for obesity? In other words, if you are feeding your kids – for the most part – healthy foods…
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