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Make Fitness Fun

Review Average: 4 stars

Want to encourage healthy weight for your whole family to prevent heart disease, cancer and stroke, all while having fun? Get outside and be active.


Promoting Positive Body Image

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Young people with a positive image of themselves feel more comfortable and confident in their ability to succeed. They don’t obsess about calories, food or weight. They have the energy they need to enjoy physical activity.


Talk to Your Child About Weight

Review Average: 3.5 stars

Allow your children to tell you about the frustrating and painful issues common among overweight children. Let them know that you will listen when they need to talk.


Baby Bottle Basics

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Plastic or glass bottles, or disposable bottle bags? The choice is yours. Some parents keep a variety of baby-bottle sizes and styles on hands for different purposes


Healthful and Safe Eating on Vacation

Review Average: 4 stars

Your family can still enjoy the new, fun and exciting foods that come with traveling while maintaining a healthful eating plan. Here are a few tips to eat right while on summer vacation.


Time for a Makeover

Review Average: 1 stars

You can transform almost any recipe and just a few subtle modifications may improve their nutrition content without much flavor change. Experiment!


Feeding Vegetarian and Vegan Infants and Toddlers

Review Average: 4 stars

Time and attention are necessary to make certain young children get all the nutrients they need for normal growth and development, and well-planned vegetarian and vegan eating patterns are healthy for infants and toddlers.


Can Your Overweight Child Develop Asthma?

Review Average: 5 stars

A recent study suggests there may be a link to asthma in children who are overweight or obese, especially if there is excess body fat around the abdomen.


The Inside Scoop on Artificial Sweeteners

Review Average: 2 stars

If you’re concerned about the amount of sugar in your child’s diet you might be wondering if artificial sweeteners are a smart alternative. Despite what you may have heard, artificial sweeteners don’t cause birth defects or cancer and they aren’t linked to behavior problems.


Your Pre-Teen’s Weight

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Parents may become concerned by a child's weight increase, but remember a major growth spurt often occurs during the pre-teen (middle school) years and kids will often become heavier before their height takes off.


Family Play Time

Review Average: 2 stars

Try to involve the whole family in physical activity. Your child is more likely to be active if you are active.


Portion Distortion

Review Average: 3 stars

One reason kids may not be eating appropriately sized portions based on the recommended MyPlate serving sizes is that they may not recognize what a reasonable portion looks like. Use this chart to determine what a serving size actually looks like.


Key to Healthy Weight? Sleep!

Review Average: 5 stars

Scientists aren't sure why, but too little sleep is linked with both packing on extra pounds and developing type 2 diabetes. And nearly 70 percent of children have some sleep problem such as waking during the night, sleeping too little or having difficulty falling asleep at least a few nights each week.


Healthy Soul Food, Your Way

Review Average: 5 stars

Embrace the healthier roots of soul food—greens, sweet potatoes and beans—by following these tips to create healthier soul food, your way.


Food, Nutrients and Your Teen

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Second only to infancy, adolescence is the fastest growth stage in life! Even when teens reach their adult height (for girls sooner than for boys), their bodies are still growing and developing.


Hard Facts about Soft Drinks

Review Average: 1.5 stars

The variety of types and flavors of soft drinks can be a temptation trap for kids. Consider the facts before you let your child or teen gulp that super-sized soda.


Meet Your Supermarket Dietitian

Review Average: 5 stars

Have you ever wandered the supermarket or grocery store, confused by food labels, wishing you had someone to help you navigate the aisles and make healthier choices? Look for the supermarket registered dietitian!


Make Sleep a Priority

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Make sure your child gets enough shut eye and you will provide them with an additional tool to help fight obesity.


Make Time for Breakfast

Review Average: 4 stars

For kids, eating in the morning is essential for optimal school performance and overall health. Kids (and adults) who eat breakfast tend to do better at school (and work) and have healthier weights and cholesterol levels as well.


Time to Unplug!

Review Average: 5 stars

What occupies your kids for more than six hours per day? TV, computer and video screens. Ungluing your kids from the TV set and other screens may help prevent and treat weight problems.


Best Gift is a Healthy Heart

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Compelling research suggests that fatty buildup in arteries begins in childhood and is more likely with higher blood cholesterol levels.


Raise Healthy Eaters in the New Year

Review Average: 4 stars

Ring in a healthy new year by teaching kids the importance of food, nutrition and eating skills.


The Family Table

Review Average: 3 stars

Research shows that family meals promote healthier eating – more fruits, vegetables and fiber; less fried food; often fewer calories. And they do far more than put healthful food on the table.


Does TV Influence What Your Child Eats?

Review Average: 3.5 stars

TV time can take a toll on your child’s nutrition because many kids are easily swayed to choose the foods they see advertised on television. And many of these foods are high in fat, sugar, sodium and/or calories and they often lack vitamins, minerals and fiber.


When Should I Wean My Baby?

Review Average: 3 stars

Weaning is the slow, gradual process that helps your baby eat and enjoy your family's foods. The time for weaning is an individual matter for mother and baby.


Can My Diabetic Child Eat Nuts?

Review Average: 4 stars

Nuts are a terrific snack or addition to a meal for children and adults with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.


Teen Nutrition for Fall Sports

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Four key nutrition tips to keep your teen athlete nutritionally balanced, energized and ready to play.


Why Is My Child Always Hungry?

Review Average: 2.5 stars

There are two basic types of hunger: emotional and physical. Emotional hunger means eating to deal with feelings. Physical hunger is the body's signal that it needs nutrients.


Lunch is in the Bag

Review Average: 4 stars

Between First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign against childhood obesity and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution there’s no shortage of programs aimed at getting America’s kids to eat healthier.


Get Fruits and Veggies to the Plate!

Review Average: 3.5 stars

Help your family eat right by filling half their plates with fruits and vegetables.


Help! I'm the Worst Snack Mom

Review Average: 4.5 stars

What should you do when your kids balk at the nutritious snacks you picked out for scouts, sports and other group activities? Should you cave or remain firm in your decision to provide only wholesome food?


Zombies Eat Right Too

Review Average: 5 stars

It's easier than ever to find Halloween treats to make kids happy while providing a health benefit.


Why Is My Child Overweight?

Review Average: 3.5 stars

Many factors contribute to weight problems in children.


Best Breakfasts for Your School Crew

Review Average: 4 stars

What is the best breakfast for kids this school year? It's the breakfast they will eat.


Kids Unplugged

Review Average: 5 stars

Whether your child is in preschool or high school, one thing is for certain: It is time for you to seize the remote and take control. Reducing the amount of time your child or teen spends with media will have a positive impact on his or her weight.


Getting Started on Eating Right

Review Average: 4 stars

The choices parents make in feeding their infants can have a lifetime impact on your child’s health and weight.


Healthy Children are a Family Affair

Review Average: 1.5 stars

Parents are children's biggest influences when it comes to healthy behaviors, so provide your kids with opportunities for family fun. You can help your children learn to make healthier food choices and engage in regular physical activity by being a good role model.


Fuel Up for Sports in the School Cafeteria

Review Average: 4.5 stars

When it comes to excelling on the playing field, what young athletes eat can make a huge difference.


Know Your Child's BMI

Review Average: 3 stars

Since kids are still growing, they need to gain weight and they are supposed to outgrow their clothes. Te best way to determine whether your child's weight is healthy is for you to measure and keep track of his or her body mass index, or BMI.


Reducing the Risk from Food Allergies

Review Average: 5 stars

Food allergies get lots of attention, so it’s natural to wonder about the potential harm to your child. While reactions to food can be serious, it’s important to know the facts and what you can do to reduce your child’s risk.


Size-Wise Nutrition for Toddlers

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Very young children need the same variety of nutrient-rich foods as older kids and adults, just in much smaller quantities. As portions have gotten bigger, some parents and caregivers have developed a distorted view of the amount of food toddlers and preschoolers need.


Eating Out with Kids

Review Average: 2.5 stars

Use smart-eating strategies: plan ahead, consider the menu and choose foods carefully to keep you on your plan.


Food in Child Care: Check It Out!

Review Average: 3 stars

If you look for child care, rank good nutiton, food-safety standards and active play high on your checklist with warm and caring staff, a safe environment, opportunities for development and self-expression.


When Packing the School Lunches, Don't Forget Breakfast

Review Average: 4 stars

Studies show that breakfast eaters tend to have higher school attendance, less tardiness and fewer hunger-induced stomach aches in the morning, which means fewer trips to the school nurse.


Give Your Teen's Favorite Foods a Do-It-Yourself Makeover

Review Average: 5 stars

There’s no single solution for solving our still-growing obesity epidemic. But making small, healthful changes to foods teens overeat – and under-eat (especially veggies) – is an excellent place to start.


How Many Calories Does My Teen Need?

Review Average: 4 stars

Teens need somewhat more calories than when they were a bit younger with strenuous physical activity adding to the daily caloric intake.


Besides Milk, What Should My Teen Eat for Healthy Bones?

Review Average: 4.5 stars

Calcium-rich, bone-building foods like yogurt, cheese and pudding, and calcium-fortified soy beverages, tofu, juice and dark green vegetables are beneficial to your teen's development.


Nutrition for Young Women

Review Average: 4.5 stars

The best thing a young woman can do is understand her own body and stay healthy by eating a balanced diet and getting regular physical activity.


Healthy Weights for Healthy Teens

Review Average: 3.5 stars

Four tasty ways to get the nutrients you crave and have a healthy weight at the same time.


Dos and Don’ts When Dining Out with Your Preschooler

Review Average: 3 stars

For preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, the meals may be small but there are big lessons to learn about lifelong healthy dining habits.


Baby Food - Make It Yourself?

Review Average: 3.5 stars

In spite of the added work, some parents get satisfaction from preparing baby food themselves. However, that requires extra care to keep baby's food safe and to retain the nutrients from fresh foods.


Veggies for Breakfast? Yes!

Review Average: 5 stars

Fruit fits easily into breakfast, but vegetables can be a challenge. Here are some tips to help you wake up your kid's fruit and vegetable appetite.


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  • Cook healthy

    Involve your child in the cutting, mixing and preparation of all meals. Even a snack can be healthy.

  • Eat right

    Sit down together as a family to enjoy a wonderful meal and the opportunity to share the day's experiences with one another.

  • Shop smart

    To encourage a healthy lifestyle, get your children involved in selecting the food that will appear at the breakfast, lunch or dinner table.

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