5 Tips for Picky Eaters
Getting your toddler to eat nutritious food can be a battle at every meal. But if you start building good nutritional habits at a very young age, you can set…
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Brain Child
By Nancy Gottesman Remember how your ob-gyn (and every pregnancy-related magazine and book you read!) stressed the importance of your diet for your fetus’s brain and neural development? Well, now…
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By Nancy Gottesman Now that you have children, you probably give more consideration to the food you bring into your home. Is it nutritious? Is it kid-friendly? Is it safe?…
Continue readingThe Best Toddler Nutrition
By Nancy Gottesman Ages 1-2 years At 1 to 2 years old, your child has left baby foods behind and is likely beginning to feed himself. It’s at this stage…
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Big Kid 4–5 years By Alexa Joy Sherman In the five years since I had my son, I’ve been pretty (perhaps too) relaxed about his diet. I don’t always buy…
Continue readingGot Calcium?
By Nancy Gottesman Most of us know that calcium is essential for developing strong bones. During toddlerhood, your child’s body uses this vital mineral to build teeth and bones—a process…
Continue readingUndercover Vegetables
By Nancy Gottesman Having trouble getting your toddler to eat his veggies? Unfortunately, so are countless other parents: In the United States, 20 percent to 25 percent of children up…
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By Stacy Whitman The word “fiber” may conjure visions of your grandmother’s go-to breakfast of All-Bran and prune juice. But dietary fiber isn’t just for the gray-haired crowd: We all…
Continue readingTot-Smart Staples
By Lisa Turner Small children are eating-machines, and most need to nibble on demand. But few of us have time to play on-call chef for a hungry brood. The trick,…
Continue readingFamily Nutrition Tips from Chef Curtis Stone
By Bekah Wright Love dining out, but shudder at the thought of getting the kids to eat what’s healthy? Perhaps all that’s needed is a shift in thinking. To get…
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