Register

Sign in with Facebook

Sign in with Twitter

Create an account

logo

Breastfeeding

Health

Nutrition

Safety

Shop

Helping Kids Eat Healthy

©iStockphoto.com/SchulteProductions

Make Mealtime Fun For Your Picky Eater

Kids just want to have fun. So why not use this concept to entice them to the table? Many of my test parents report success when getting creative with the presentation or the names of the foods they want their…   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/SensorSpot

Your Picky Eater—Make Small Changes To Reap Big Results

It can be hard—almost impossible, sometimes—to change your child’s rigidly held eating habits. Instead of trying to overhaul every meal and snack, begin by making a few small changes, one at a time, toward a more nutritious diet. Pick just…   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/TheresaTibbetts

How To Get Kids To Eat Vegetables

Over 65 percent of parents report problems getting their children to eat vegetables. Kids should eat 3-5 servings per day, but a third of kids don’t eat a single serving of vegetables on a given day. There are easy ways…   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/onebluelight

Get Your Picky Eater To Try Something New

Is your child unwilling to taste a new food? A picky eater often has to be exposed to something new as many as 10 to 15 times before even tasting it! Children trust familiar things in their lives and are…   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/Glenne82

Parenting 104: Week 47: Dinnertime Frenzy

Let’s blame hectic schedules, shall we? Or let’s not place blame at all. But let’s admit that there is a problem, one that I’ve been calling the dinnertime slump: eating quick foods, on the fly, often separately. Ben’s and Katie’s…   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/skodonnell

Junk Food Not To Blame For Childhood Obesity

It seems counter-intuitive for schools to offer up “junk food” like soft drinks, candy bars, and chips alongside “brain food” like math, reading, and science, but that’s what happens in the vast majority of schools nationwide, where such foods are…   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/peolsen

The Big Dipper

Is your toddler too busy to eat? Make mealtimes more interesting with 10 delicious—and healthy—dipping sauces….   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/knape

Unusual Smoothies

Got a picky eater? Try serving up the age-old favorite milkshake the healthy way! Here are some ways to sneak those much-needed nutrients into your child’s favorite snack….   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/lumpynoodles

10 Healthy Lunches

We serve up 10 ideas for kid-friendly healthy lunches for at home and at school….   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/YinYang

Which Produce Has The Most Pesticides?

I want to reduce my child’s exposure to pesticides, but organic produce is so expensive! I need to choose carefully. Which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticides? …   Read more

©iStockphoto.com/RuslanDashinsky

When Can I Introduce Solids?