5 Tasty Ways to Add Fiber to Your Kid’s Diet Are you beyond frustrated with the never ending expectations of what you’re supposed to add to your kids’ diets? More fruits? More vegetables, and now more fiber? I work with families all the time who are feeling this same frustration. As a registered dietitian
Raising a Healthy Happy Eater: It Begins with a Healthy Mindset Raising kids is a tough job. One of the biggest responsibilities – and biggest struggle – is feeding them. But, it’s not just feeding kids; it’s feeding kids healthy foods that they will actually enjoy eating. Does this sound complicated? It doesn’t have
5 Kid-Friendly Foods To Calm Anxiety Summer is coming to a close and school will be starting soon for most of our kids. Consequently, the beginning of the school year often brings about feelings of anticipation and anxiety. And with thousands of students heading back to in-person learning for the first time in many months,
Vegan, Vegetarian, Plant-Based; What’s the Difference? Diet trends come and go. People are quick to jump on board whatever the latest and greatest way to eat may be. Currently there is a lot of talk about vegan, vegetarian and plant-based diets. Food manufacturing companies and well-known restaurant chains are stocking plant-based meat substitutes and they
Foods to Boost Your Immunity It’s officially spring and with the new weather patterns comes a new upswing of colds, flus and other infectious diseases. This is mainly due to the increase in seasonal allergies which can increase susceptibility to other illnesses. Your nasal passages may become preoccupied with fighting allergies which then opens the
How to Help Your Older Child Try New Foods Feeding our families is one of the most time-consuming aspects of being a parent. No matter what is going on in the world, our kids will need to eat at least three meals every single day. Those of us with children may feel the pressure to
Healthy Holiday Swaps It’s time to start thinking about your holiday meals. This year may be different for many of us as our family holiday will most likely include a lot less people at the dinner table. Maybe this is the year to experiment a bit with your traditional menu ideas. Read on for some