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Category Archives: Kids’ Health
Seven Tips to Fuel Young Athletes
By Jill Castle, MS, RD, LDN What kind of food do you pack for your little athlete to eat when he or she is competing? Parents often ask for my suggestions, whether it’s for a short event or an all […] Read more »
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School Lunches Will Improve, But More Work Needs to Be Done
School children will find more fruits, vegetables and whole-grain products on their lunch plates under the new nutritional guidelines for the National School Lunch Program issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Read more
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Tagged National School Lunch Program, Nutritional Guidelines, USDA
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Raising Vegetable Eaters
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN We hear about vegetables’ importance to health all the time, but many children and adolescents still don’t eat even one serving a day. Some parents assume that eating vegetables is something kids pick up […] Read more »
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How Not to Manage Your Child’s Weight
By Jill Castle, MS, RD, LDN Last week an article, titled “Weight Watchers,” written by Dara Lynn Weiss and published in Vogue magazine, described how she successfully managed her seven year-old daughter’s weight problems by putting her on a diet. […] Read more »
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Subsidized School Lunches Save More Children from Malnutrition and Hunger
The number of schoolchildren receiving free or subsidized meals is skyrocketing. Many come from families that until recently counted themselves as solidly middle-class. As the economy continues to sputter, the youngest members of society often suffer the greatest hardships. Read more
Your Role in Your Children’s Self-Esteem
By Nathaniel Branden, PhD It’s an old and excellent adage that effective parents give children roots to grow and wings to fly. Every child needs the security of a firm base and the self-confidence to leave it one day. A central […] Read more »
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“Let’s Move” Campaign Gives Up on Healthy Diets for Kids
By Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH In what “Obama Foodorama” calls “a fundamental shift in the Let’s Move campaign,” Michelle Obama announced in a speech last week that she will now focus on getting kids to be more active. Apparently, she […] Read more »
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Seven Nutrients Even Healthy Kids Miss
By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD Even kids who eat healthily are vulnerable to nutrition deficits. There are a number of nutrients children are most likely to be short on. Sometimes supplements are needed, but many times, a few tweaks […] Read more »
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Poor Nutrition in Schools Will Continue
Last week, congressional legislators voted to block a proposal by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve the nutritional quality of the nation’s school lunches, which the agency says contain too much junk food and not enough fresh produce. Read more
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Tagged Childhood Obesity, Congress, Nutrition, School Lunch Program
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