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4 Tips for the Best Back-to-School Lunches
Fast and Cheap School Lunches
We still need to feed our families and make the most of our meals...
Peanut Butter Board
If you're following any social media channels you'll see all kinds of butter boards. We all love butter, but not that much. I was making a snack in my kitchen and thought this might make a great alternative...
Set Your Table for National Family Meals Month
Family meals offer a wealth of health from head to toe. Keep reading to learn more...
Better Snacks for Kids
Our kids deserve better snacks to prevent a premature case of type 2 diabetes or heart disease...
Sugar, Salt, Fat: Less is Best!
With unwanted weight gain comes unexpected chronic diseases...
Top Ten Nutrients of Focus for Kids
If you want to help kids to fare better in school this year, pay attention to nutrition...
Changing the Way Kids Eat: A Dietitian's Guide
Promoting the fact that children over the age of 2 can consume the same healthy diet as adults, while keeping servings and nutritional needs in mind, may move the needle on children’s food options...
What's the Deal with Kids' Menus?
Why are restaurant menus for kids loaded with ultra-processed foods?
Type 2 Diabetes and Kids: What You Need to Know
As the rate of childhood obesity increases, the rate of type 2 diabetes is on the rise too...
New Study: Eating Patterns and Childhood Obesity
Eating patterns may play a larger role in childhood obesity than we had previously believed...
Eating Patterns and Childhood Obesity
Back to School Tip #3: The MyPlate Pledge
It's time for our last back to school tip, and this one is all about motivation...
Back to School Tip #2: Play, Play, Play
Sometimes kids can get to their recommended 60 minutes (or more) of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily at school, but it's often the case that they can't...
Update: No Added Sugars for Toddlers
The recently released Scientific Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee marks the first time that added sugars are addressed for infants and toddlers younger than 2 years old. The recommendation is simple: no added sugars from any source.
The Link Between Gut Bacteria and Childhood Obesity
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health finds that the bacteria in our guts and how it interacts with metabolic organs such as fat tissue and immune cells, may impact the risk of obesity in children.
Are You Getting Enough Choline?
Choline is crucial for the liver, muscle, and brain and it plays important roles in memory, mood, muscle control and preventing atherosclerosis...
A Handy Guide to Family Meals
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