Articles tagged with: nutrients
“Just because they are thin, doesn’t mean they have the right to eat junk,” said one mom who we interviewed as part of our exclusive series on children with low bodyweight. “I think it’s important for them to eat healthy.” In fact, this particular mom had been left a little irked, to say the least, by her pediatrician’s advice to feed her skinny twins Happy Meals to “fatten them…
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Earlier this week, I made a salad for my 6-year-old daughter with wild rice, nuts, pear, dried cranberries, agave nectar and a heap of cinnamon (a top favorite flavor around our house). For full disclosure, I simply needed to use up the rice and that lonely pear in my fruit basket. What’s more, I proudly looked upon my concoction as incredibly nutritious. Unfortunately, it also looked a little bit too…
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Your mother told you there are few other vegetables that are as rich in essential vitamins, vital minerals and food value as cruciferous vegetables!
- Your mother told you they are high in calcium. (Cruciferous vegetables are excellent natural sources of calcium, which helps to maintain healthy bones and prevent osteoporosis.)
- Your mother told you they have high vitamin E. (Vitamin E has been found to inhibit skin tumors
Just like they need vitamins, school-aged kids need minerals to develop and stay healthy and strong. Their growing body uses minerals to build strong bones, make hormones, transmit nerve impulses and perform many other important functions – even regulate their heart beat.
These are the five essential minerals your child should be getting:
(And remember, minerals that come from whole food sources are the way…
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Active children require many nutrients to support healthy bone, muscle, and intellectual growth, and adults on the other side of the growth curve need foods rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber to maintain what we have already physically achieved. Here are some powerhouse foods that will give your family the energy and nutrients you and your kids need for days packed full with school, work, exercise, activities – and just plain…
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It’s winter, and that means your child’s body needs an extra boost of nutrients to fight off nasty viruses. We spoke to our house nutritionist Lisa Lanzano, MS, RD to learn which nutrients are important to support kids’ immune systems, and what are some kid-friendly foods containing those nutrients.
Vitamin C
Bell peppers are one of the top sources for vitamin C. They are naturally sweet when eaten raw. “Choose…
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Christmas cookies may not be the most obvious place to hide extra nutrients, but baked Holiday sweets are certainly a clever – and delicious – way to get your family to eat their veggies. That’s why we gathered this delightful collection of Holiday baking recipes with hidden (and not so hidden) vegetables. Baking with vegetables not only adds vitamins, minerals and fiber to your cakes and pastries, recipes with veggies…
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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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