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Healthy eating habits are learned early in childhood. Although toddlers tend to be finicky at the dinner table, it's still important to provide healthy foods to encourage your toddler to acquire a taste for them. By teaching your little one to enjoy ...

Healthy eating habits are learned early in childho...

Kids often don't know what's best for their health and would rather snack on junk food than the nutritious foods you know they need. Many sugary and fattening foods are also explicitly marketed toward young audiences. There are many ways to get your ...

Kids often don't know what's best for their health...

Over 20 percent of American children and adults are deficient in essential vitamins and minerals like vitamin C, vitamin A and magnesium, reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a 2005 study. The best way to ensure a 14-year-old consumes enoug...

Over 20 percent of American children and adults ar...

Your child's growth and development depend largely on a proper diet. Feeding your child healthy food might be a simple concept, but, as many parents learn, it is not always a simple task. Picky eaters can be hard to please when it comes to nutritious...

Your child's growth and development depend largely...

You can begin educating your child on healthy eating even if she is still in the toddler years. Introduce healthy, whole foods early in life to teach her good habits that will benefit her for life. Giving your toddler balanced nutrition and eliminati...

You can begin educating your child on healthy eati...

Children need healthy foods because their bodies require the nutrients to grow. A child who is given healthy foods will receive a lifetime bonus of a stronger mind and body. A child who is deprived of healthy foods or given too many unhealthy foods c...

Children need healthy foods because their bodies r...

Instilling healthy eating habits in your toddler may seem like a monumental task during the terrible-twos, but it's important for early childhood development and life-long health. Teaching by example and with creative playtime can help explain unheal...

Instilling healthy eating habits in your toddler m...

Living a long, healthy life depends on on many factors, including genetics, but certain habits can have a major effect. Smoking, drinking and overeating contribute to illnesses and serious life-threatening diseases, while eating a healthy diet and ma...

Living a long, healthy life depends on on many fac...

At least 2.7 million people around the world die each year as a result of not getting enough fruits and vegetables in their diets, according to the World Health Organization. Eating a healthy diet instead of an unhealthy diet can help you get all the...

At least 2.7 million people around the world die e...

Your toddler needs plenty of nutritious foods to support healthy development. A diet filled with fruits, vegetables, lean protein, dairy and whole grains supports your toddler's development. If your toddler eats foods high in sugar, salt and saturate...

Your toddler needs plenty of nutritious foods to s...

The old adage “you are what you eat” couldn't be more accurate in an age where unhealthy food is far more accessible than healthy choices for many American children. Over one-third of American children are now overweight and at risk for various assoc...

The old adage “you are what you eat” couldn't be m...

Most people experience junk food cravings. The good news is that you don't have to succumb to your cravings. You can take charge of your diet and overcome your cravings. Deciding how you will deal with future cravings can give you the willpower to tu...

Most people experience junk food cravings. The goo...

Americans eat an average of 46 slices of pizza per person each year, according to MayoClinic.com. While pizza can be healthy if you make it the right way, most of the pizza you buy counts as junk food because of the high amount of refined carbohydrat...

Americans eat an average of 46 slices of pizza per...

With vending machines lining the walls at the mall, school cafeterias serving up sweets and local fast food joints offering cheeseburgers for a dollar, it can be a bit tricky avoiding junk food as a teen. But unhealthy eating habits -- and the negati...

With vending machines lining the walls at the mall...

Junk food is exactly that: JUNK! Not to mention, very tasteful and addictive. We all love our junk food; the candy, cookies, chips, soda, etcetera. When it comes to junk foods, learning how to control your self is hard, but important at the same time...

Junk food is exactly that: JUNK! Not to mention, v...

Many kids of all ages are picky eaters and often opt for junk food over the nutritious foods they need to grow and be healthy. By setting an example early on and guiding them in the right direction, you can help your children avoid junk food and lear...

Many kids of all ages are picky eaters and often o...

Junk food is food that is calorie-dense and nutrient poor. In recent decades, junk food, fast food and convenience food consumption in the United States have increased dramatically, with 25 percent of people now consuming predominantly junk food diet...

Junk food is food that is calorie-dense and nutrie...

Teaching your children about healthy eating is important so they have a good relationship with food. Children who eat too much of the wrong types of foods are at higher risk for health conditions like obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart dis...

Teaching your children about healthy eating is imp...

Many packaged and processed foods are marketed for children because they are tasty and easy to eat. However, these foods are high in sugar and fats, and low in nutritional value. It is important to teach your children to eat more balanced, whole food...

Many packaged and processed foods are marketed for...

Junk food can be appealing for a variety of reasons, including convenience, price and taste. For children, who do not always understand the health consequences of their eating habits, junk food may appear especially appetizing. However, regularly con...

Junk food can be appealing for a variety of reason...

By Dietitian, Juliette Kellow BSc RD The Shocking Facts Childhood obesity is big news and unfortunately, like the waistbands of our nation’s children and teenagers, it’s set to get even bigger. Childhood Obesity Statistics Statistics from the most re...

By Dietitian, Juliette Kellow BSc RD The Shocking ...