Kids' Nutrition
Diet and nutrition are important for healthy kids.
Why Kids Won't Try New Foods
Trying to teach a picky child to eat new foods can be very stressful for parents and kids both. Maybe the whole process will be a little easier to deal with if you understand why your child won't try new foods.
Trying to teach a picky child to eat new foods can be very stressful for parents and kids both. Maybe the whole process will be a little easier to deal with if you understand why your child won't try new foods.
4 Bad Food Habits Teens Have and What Parents Can Do About Them
From Our Teen Parenting guide: teens become more independent in their food choices, they tend to make the wrong choices, even teens who were brought up eating healthy. Here are the four worst food habits teens have and what you can do about them.
From Our Teen Parenting guide: teens become more independent in their food choices, they tend to make the wrong choices, even teens who were brought up eating healthy. Here are the four worst food habits teens have and what you can do about them.
Can Children Take Probiotics?
Probiotics are friendly bacteria that come from foods or supplements and will grow and flourish in the intestinal tract. Probiotics are very helpful for a healthy digestive system and immune system. You may know they are important for adults, find out how probiotics can benefit children.
Probiotics are friendly bacteria that come from foods or supplements and will grow and flourish in the intestinal tract. Probiotics are very helpful for a healthy digestive system and immune system. You may know they are important for adults, find out how probiotics can benefit children.
Can Hot Dogs Cause Brain Tumors?
Can eating hot dogs cause brain tumors or is it really just an urban legend?
Can eating hot dogs cause brain tumors or is it really just an urban legend?
Children's Calcium Requirements
Learn how much calcium your kids need to build strong bones and about many of the foods that are good sources of calcium
Learn how much calcium your kids need to build strong bones and about many of the foods that are good sources of calcium
Dietary Tips for Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Diet and dietary supplements are critical to the health of children with cystic fibrosis. Here are a few tips and helpful information to help your cystic fibrosis child stay healthy and maintain an ideal weight.
Diet and dietary supplements are critical to the health of children with cystic fibrosis. Here are a few tips and helpful information to help your cystic fibrosis child stay healthy and maintain an ideal weight.
Do Children Need Vitamin Supplements?
Article discussing the need for vitamin and mineral supplements for children.
Article discussing the need for vitamin and mineral supplements for children.
Five Quick and Easy Weight Loss Steps
Our pediatrics guide has five quick and easy weight loss steps that you can use to help your family eat less and lose weight.
Our pediatrics guide has five quick and easy weight loss steps that you can use to help your family eat less and lose weight.
Halloween Candy Tips
Control your child's consumption of Halloween candy. Here are some tips to help your child not to eat too many Halloween treats.
Control your child's consumption of Halloween candy. Here are some tips to help your child not to eat too many Halloween treats.
Hating Vegetables May be Genetic
A recent study shows that a gene may be responsible for children's aversion to bitter flavors. While this may cause kids to not like vegetables, it doesn't seem to cause the same aversion in adults.
A recent study shows that a gene may be responsible for children's aversion to bitter flavors. While this may cause kids to not like vegetables, it doesn't seem to cause the same aversion in adults.
How Can I Resist the Urge to Snack in My Dorm Room?
Some areas in homes or dorm rooms seem to invite the urge to snack. Find out how to avoid this urge.
Some areas in homes or dorm rooms seem to invite the urge to snack. Find out how to avoid this urge.
How Do I Avoid the Junk Food Trap?
From our Child Care guide, some sound advice for younger preteens and children.
From our Child Care guide, some sound advice for younger preteens and children.
How Many Calories Do Kids Need Each Day?
So many children are becoming overweight and obese that this younger generation will have many health problems in the future. Use this handy tool to help you manage your child's healthy diet.
So many children are becoming overweight and obese that this younger generation will have many health problems in the future. Use this handy tool to help you manage your child's healthy diet.
How to Get Omega-3's Into a Child's Diet
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for many functions including neurological and brain function. A reader wants to know how to get more omega-3 fatty acids into her son's diet.
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for many functions including neurological and brain function. A reader wants to know how to get more omega-3 fatty acids into her son's diet.
Introduce Your Child to Healthy Cooking
Good nutrition may be more interesting for a child if they know a bit more about how to cook. Cooking is a fun family activity and here are some easy steps to introduce your child to healthy cooking.
Good nutrition may be more interesting for a child if they know a bit more about how to cook. Cooking is a fun family activity and here are some easy steps to introduce your child to healthy cooking.
Iron Rich Foods
Dietary iron is important for children so they do not become anemic due to an iron deficiency. Learn the dietary sources of iron.
Dietary iron is important for children so they do not become anemic due to an iron deficiency. Learn the dietary sources of iron.
Is Soy Safe for Children?
Soy is often used in formulas or as a replacement for children who can't tolerate dairy products. Is soy really safe for kids?
Soy is often used in formulas or as a replacement for children who can't tolerate dairy products. Is soy really safe for kids?
Kids and Low-Fat Diets
Parents eating low-fat and non-fat products may be depriving their children of essential vitamins and nutrients if they don't alter food offerings for their children. Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln showed children are receiving inadequate intake of vitamins E and C.
Parents eating low-fat and non-fat products may be depriving their children of essential vitamins and nutrients if they don't alter food offerings for their children. Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln showed children are receiving inadequate intake of vitamins E and C.
Make the Most of After-school Snacks
Kids can benefit from healthy after-school snacks. Here are some tips for serving healthy after_school snacks to your kids.
Kids can benefit from healthy after-school snacks. Here are some tips for serving healthy after_school snacks to your kids.
New Baby Daily Logs
Keeping track of a new baby's feedings is important to be sure that he or she is getting enough nutrition.
Keeping track of a new baby's feedings is important to be sure that he or she is getting enough nutrition.
Nutritional Supplement Helper
A screening quiz to help adults learn which supplements will maintain good health and help to prevent disease.
A screening quiz to help adults learn which supplements will maintain good health and help to prevent disease.
Quick and Painless Ways to Sneak Good Nutrition Into Any Kid's Diet
Kids who don't eat healthy diets may not like the idea of changing from a high fat, high sugar diet to one that is more healthy. Here are some tips for easing kids into a healthier diet.
Kids who don't eat healthy diets may not like the idea of changing from a high fat, high sugar diet to one that is more healthy. Here are some tips for easing kids into a healthier diet.
Should Children be on Low Fat Diets?
Childhood obesity has become a problem. Many adults go on low fat diets to lose weight and become more healthy, but are low fat diets a good idea for kids? About's Low Fat Cooking Guide, Fiona Haynes, answers this question.
Childhood obesity has become a problem. Many adults go on low fat diets to lose weight and become more healthy, but are low fat diets a good idea for kids? About's Low Fat Cooking Guide, Fiona Haynes, answers this question.
Top Fun Vitamins Your Children Need
List of fun, good tasting vitamin supplements that children need to be healthy, happy, and good learners at school.
List of fun, good tasting vitamin supplements that children need to be healthy, happy, and good learners at school.
Weight Management Guide for Children
Weight management for overweight children. Obesity is on the rise among our kids. Most overweight kids will become overweight adults. Here is a guide for managing and motivating an overweight child.
Weight management for overweight children. Obesity is on the rise among our kids. Most overweight kids will become overweight adults. Here is a guide for managing and motivating an overweight child.
What is a Meal I Could Cook for an Obese Child?
Obesity is a major concern for many parents. Here are a couple of suggestions for healthy meals for kids.
Obesity is a major concern for many parents. Here are a couple of suggestions for healthy meals for kids.