Child Nutrition

Iron in red blood cells carries oxygen to all parts of the body. When children don't get enough iron, they may look pale, act cranky, and not have much energy. Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional problem children have. You can, howe...

Iron in red blood cells carries oxygen to all part...

From the beginning, try to offer your baby a degree of independence when feeding him. Letting your baby feed himself (or at least take part in feedings) not only gives him a degree of independence, it's also a great way to improve his hand-eye coordi...

From the beginning, try to offer your baby a degre...

Do your kids eat breakfast? By many reports, 40% of kids don't. But everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? Here is some proof: The State of Minnesota Breakfast Study showed that 'students who ate breakfasts befor...

Do your kids eat breakfast? By many reports, 40% o...

By Ljiljana Anicic Healthy eating is important for everyone but for children it is crucial. They need all the ingredients from various foods that they can get, for their bodies to develop properly. Therefore, children should eat healthy and balanced ...

By Ljiljana Anicic Healthy eating is important for...

Bottle feeding your baby with infant formula will require bottles with caps and teats, formula and sterilising equipment. Infant formula is an alternative choice to breast milk. If your equipment is cleaned well and the formula is prepared correctly,...

Bottle feeding your baby with infant formula will ...

What We Think is Healthy Additional fiber, less calories, and half the fat are phrases we see on almost every food label. When we see this on food labels we automatically think it is healthier and buy it over other products, which may be in fact hea...

What We Think is Healthy Additional fiber, less c...

5 Reasons for Preparing your own Baby Food by : Nancy Miller Are you undecided whether you should prepare your own baby food or just buy it from the store? If so, then take a look at these 5 good reasons for doing it yourself - they may help you make...

5 Reasons for Preparing your own Baby Food by : Na...

How to Know When Your Baby Is Hungry ? by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. In the first weeks, most of his crying is likely to be saying he is hungry. If he's been changed, does not soothe with gentle rocking and singing, and is not crying piercingly (a cry...

How to Know When Your Baby Is Hungry ? by T. Berry...

Fun Finger Foods for Your Baby As you well know by now, everything is a finger food for your baby. No matter how earnestly he tries to use a spoon, sooner or later he abandons it for the much more successful use of his fingers. From the soupiest of p...

Fun Finger Foods for Your Baby As you well know by...

Encouraging Toddlers to Eat Children have small stomachs - about the size of their fist, and large serves can be off-putting. Provide a range of nutritious food and offer children a choice. It is better not to have unhealthy snack foods (especially s...

Encouraging Toddlers to Eat Children have small st...

Institute the One-Bite Rule Many dietitians, nurses, and pediatricians have found that picky eaters can be won over to new and interesting foods by employing a trick of the trade called the "one-bite rule." It is as simple as the name implies: you si...

Institute the One-Bite Rule Many dietitians, nurse...

Starting Baby on Solids

Starting Baby on Solids

Involving Children in Food Decisions "There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you." Most of us would probably agree that we would prefer to work in a...

Involving Children in Food Decisions "There is a s...

Limit Your Child's Between-Meal Snacks

Limit Your Child's Between-Meal Snacks

Feeding Your Child a Vegetarian Diet

Feeding Your Child a Vegetarian Diet

How to Feed Your Child Enough Vitamin B Introduction You know you needed folate before and during pregnancy to help prevent birth defects. Now that you have a child, this B vitamin is important in his diet too. Folate is linked to the prevention of c...

How to Feed Your Child Enough Vitamin B Introducti...

Feeding Your Baby - Common Concerns Trouble with burping

Feeding Your Baby - Common Concerns Trouble with b...

How to Tell If Your Baby Likes a New Food

How to Tell If Your Baby Likes a New Food

Never Force-Feed Your Child

Never Force-Feed Your Child

How to Feed Your Child Enough Vitamin E If your child's eating habits are erratic, as many children's are, it can be a challenge to feed her enough vitamin E. Use these ideas to make sure your child gets plenty. Steps Step One Sprinkle wheat germ int...

How to Feed Your Child Enough Vitamin E If your ch...

Fussy Eaters Perhaps, like me, you find yourself with a child on your hands who thinks that pasta and butter covers all the major food groups!

Fussy Eaters Perhaps, like me, you find yourself w...