Interesting in teaching your your child healthy eating habits, polite table manners and a lifelong love for exercise? Even more interested in your toddler or preschooler being excited to grow big and strong instead of throwing a fit because she can't have a treat? Read on...
As parents, we want our children to be accustomed to healthy eating from the earliest possible age so good nutrition will be a lifelong habit. Young children are ready to begin to learn about nutrition ("healthy food" vs. "treat food") and about food plans (why meals need to include each food group).
Dear Fitness Expert,
Do you have any tips on exercise or nutrition that will help prevent stretch marks? Also, I enjoy running and am wondering just how long it's okay to continue. Thanks.
Are there any special consideration that a teen should be aware of while breastfeeding. I am 17 and my baby is due in January. I'm worried about is nutrition, and nursing while going to school...
Dear Lactation Consultant,
My doctor just recently informed me that I was underweight and prescribed energy drinks for me. If I continued to consume them while I'm breastfeeding will they have any kind of effect?
Kids love sugar snap peas for the same reason adults do -- they're crunchy, sweet and fun to eat! This is a delicious salad that's sure to be a hit at the dinner table or in the lunchbox.
Soup is a terrific meal for toddlers. Smooth soups or broths are the best starters soups, because their textures are easily managed in the mouth. Soup also offers a great opportunity to develop "spoon" skills.
It may seem as if it will be an uphill battle to get your family to switch from heavily advertised sodas, energy drinks, and sugary juice drinks to healthier beverages such as water and milk. Believe me, though, it's a battle worth fighting.
Introducing solid foods -- a fun and important step in your baby's development and well-being. In fact, studies show that babies who are fed nutritious, healthy diets grow into stronger kids and better-adjusted eaters than those who are fed poor diets.
Are there any special consideration that a teen should be aware of while breastfeeding. I am 17 and my baby is due in January. I'm worried about is nutrition, and nursing while going to school...
Soup is a terrific meal for toddlers. Smooth soups or broths are the best starters soups, because their textures are easily managed in the mouth. Soup also offers a great opportunity to develop "spoon" skills.
Dear Lactation Consultant,
My doctor just recently informed me that I was underweight and prescribed energy drinks for me. If I continued to consume them while I'm breastfeeding will they have any kind of effect?
It may seem as if it will be an uphill battle to get your family to switch from heavily advertised sodas, energy drinks, and sugary juice drinks to healthier beverages such as water and milk. Believe me, though, it's a battle worth fighting.
Many of us have spent the last several weeks indulging in second and third portions of foods we ordinarily might avoid. Instead of saying "No thank you," we say, "It's the holidays!" But good cheer aside, drinking and feasting during the holidays can lead to serious weight gain.
Recent trends in child nutrition and health have proven that breastfeeding is the best nutritional choice for newborns. But the culture of artificially feeding babies does not stop at the bottle.
Following the vaginal birth of your baby, you are probably in awe of that precious little one. After months of feeling as if you were sporting a monster truck tire on your belly -- that deflated stomach doesn't seem that bad. Tired, maybe even exhausted after the birthing experience, you still feel euphoric.
The average mother is about 10 pounds heavier than a comparable woman without children. Moms tend to eat high-carb quick foods on the run, and mothers are at heightened risk for Type II diabetes - all of which are related.