Why don’t kids like meat, and what nutrients might they miss? This blog shares tips from a dietitian about how to get a toddler or older child to eat meat & other sources of essential nutrients like iron. One of the most common concerns I hear...
What is constipation, and how do you treat it in children? This blog discusses nine natural laxatives for kids to cure constipation and laxative options that work. This post contains affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. Difficulty pooping is a...
The newest Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants encourages "Responsive Feeding." This is based on baby's hunger and fullness cues. Even if you decide to start your baby on solids using purees, you need to watch for their signs of hunger and fullness. And respect these. No "here comes...
Your whole family will love this easy salmon fish cakes for baby recipe. The fish cakes are soft & easy to hold for your baby-led weaner. As a dietitian and mom of three, I'm always searching for easy, nutritious and cost-effective recipes. This salmon fish cake...
Is it true that babies can't digest grains before age 1 or 2? “Why Babies Shouldn't Eat Grains” and “Ditch the Infant Cereals” are common refrains in articles floating around the internet. Reasons for these claims include the so-called inability for babies to digest grains until...
More than once I have been asked: “I can’t breastfeed, can I make my own homemade infant formula for my baby?" Sometimes parents want a dairy-free, raw or vegan infant formula option. Or have heard that goat's milk formula is easier to tolerate and head to...
This post reviews CellSentials Usana multivitamins, by a Registered Dietitian. This post contains affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. USANA reps have approached me in the past to check out their dietary supplement products and have always declined. Frankly,...
Are there health risks of the additive Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) in cereal? Find out if this dietitian thinks you should trash your family's cereals. While scrolling the news, you enjoy your morning bowl of cereal and coffee. You stop mid-bite as you read: “Toxic Kids Cereals...
Feeding kids is a never-ending chore. Meal-snack-meal-snack-snack-meal-snack-bed and repeat. And then there's the lunchbox, which often returns home untouched! Kids demand fruit roll-ups, Goldfish, and Uncrustables like all of their friends. But maybe sometimes you want to add in a homemade snack with a bit of...
Are you worried that your toddler is not eating enough food? Isn't it amazing how they seem to have so much energy some days, basically subsisting on air as nourishment?! Maybe your child is falling off of their growth curve or doesn't eat nearly as much...
