4 Reasons to Cut Back on Your Child’s Sugar Intake
Yikes! Your child’s diet may be a lot higher in sugar than you think! As our diets became more processed over the years, more sugar snuck into our food supply. For example, when the “low-fat” diet craze started in the ’80’s, food companies added more sugar...
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What to Feed Your Vegetarian Teen
Your teenaged kid has informed you they want to be vegetarian, and you want to be supportive... until you realize you’re a family of meat-eaters and have no idea what to cook! Here are some tips for cooking for a vegetarian teen. 1. Substitute Who wants...
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Maintain Your Child’s Healthy Eating (When They’re With Other Caregivers)
We’ve all been there: You spend a great deal of time, money, and mental energy striving for a healthy diet for your family, only to have the other people in your child’s life turn it upside down. Here are some tips for keeping your child’s healthy eating...
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Tips for the Aftermath of the “Chocolate Holidays”
There is no end-point to the “Chocolate Holidays” like Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Easter... the holiday comes and goes and two weeks later, you notice that your kids are still nibbling away on the leftover piles of candy! Rather than...
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Nutrition and ADHD: What Works and What Doesn’t
There are several different nutrients thought to affect ADHD. You may have tried different tactics in an effort to improve your child’s behavior. Here is a breakdown of what we know about these diets: Sugar It is widely thought that sugar causes...
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Tips for Managing Your Child’s Holiday Food Allergies
The holidays present a unique challenge when you have a child with food allergies. You want to make sure they get enough special foods to eat so they feel like they have a great holiday, but you know they may be exposed to high-risk foods, which can be...
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