Articles tagged with: healthy foods
Over in the Grocery Tips section of our blog, we published a list of 25 Must-haves for Healthy Meals on a Whim. If you’re one of those people who can’t do anything around their household without a user manual, fine, here is what you do with the 25 things we told you to buy:
Extra tip: And, as always, if you involve your kids in preparing…
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You open the fridge, you close the fridge. You poke your head in the pantry. Nothing. Nothing inspires you to pull off a decent healthy meal for your kids (who, of course, are already waiting in the wings hungry, because you had so many other things to do, you simply couldn’t think ahead about what’s for dinner. That’s just what happens to busy parents. All the time).
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The first day of school is so exciting. Remember when you were a kid how good it felt to know that the next report card was still a completely blank slate? That all the opportunities to do well laid still ahead for you to grab?
As parents, we still anticipate the new school year with great expectations – mixed with some anxieties. Will she make new friends? Will he do…
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Holy cow, America must have read our post Why we don’t eat more whole grains but should and now, for the first time, dollar sales of whole-wheat bread are higher than dollar sales of white bread. According to Nielsen, sales of whole-wheat bread increased 0.6% in the 52 weeks ending July 10 to $2.6 billion, while white-bread sales declined 7% in the same time period to $2.5 billion. See? Told…
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Eating unhealthy meals at home usually happens when you don’t feel like cooking or didn’t have time to shop for fresh groceries. Both? Then you’re really in trouble. Unless, of course, you have a well-stocked freezer, which makes preparing a healthy meal for your family in minutes a breeze. It’s obvious: The fresher you’re freezing the food, the better the food when you thaw it. Freeze right after you get…
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“Jason won’t eat his vegetables!” Day in and day out, we worry about how to get our kids to eat well for proper nourishment and good health. We may become desperate, bribing our kids with things like M&M’s for every bite of vegetables they take, just to get them to eat something nutritious! Don’t get down on yourself or feel like a failure as a parent if you have resorted…
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There are 7 commonly missed nutrients in a child’s diet.
1. Calcium
2. Iron
3. Riboflavin
4. Vitamin D
5. Vitamin A
6. Zinc
7. Vitamin B6
So, you ask, what can you do to make sure you child is getting these important nutrients?
First, remember that nourishment is something that occurs over many days, not just in a single meal or day. So…
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Next time you are shopping for food with your kids, bring a large piece of paper and have them sketch out a route through your favorite supermarket that will help you steer you clear of the bad stuff. They can mark forbidden aisles and come up with rules you have to follow…
Some ideas to get you started:
- Shop the peripheries of the supermarket and stay out of the
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Whether you are starting at square one or simply want to refresh your memory on what to keep in mind – this article we found on Today Online gives basic pointers for feeding kids right from A-Z.
Washingtonpost.com published an enlightening article this week, explaining how the Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) on a food product merely gives you a few quantitative nutrition highlights. The ingredient list, on the other hand, is a more qualitative overview of what we’re putting into our body. “Using one without the other makes it difficult to come to optimal decisions,” writes Jennifer LaRue Huget.
To feed you family better, you want the…
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