A Healthy Start
The key to calm, positive meal times is a healthy feeding relationship with an appropriate division of responsibilities between adults and children. Here are ways to have meals without squeals and avoid unpleasant food fights with your children.
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Eating a smart breakfast can help improve behavior and school performance, as well as foster a healthy weight. When children skip breakfast, their brains and bodies suffer all day long. Here’s how to get your kids started on the nutrition fast track to a high-energy, health-smart day.
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Infections from foodborne illness can be difficult to treat and can recur in pregnant women, their unborn children, newborns and infants.
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The first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week. It’s no secret breast-feeding is best for baby and best for mom. In fact, the US Surgeon General recommends babies be fed exclusively with breast milk for the first six months. Breast milk’s unique antibodies (or disease-fighting cells) help protect infants from numerous illnesses and diseases.
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The 40 weeks of pregnancy are a magical time for a woman and her family. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle before, during and after pregnancy is key for a healthy baby and mother.
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Does eating seafood while pregnant seem fishy? Misinformation about pregnancy and seafood abounds, but the truth is that pregnant women can and should eat fish. Find out why.
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A mother's breast milk is a rich in antibodies and it strengthens a baby's immune system. But does what a mother eats or drinks impact the milk she feeds her child?
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