Not only does asparagus have folic acid, which is great for the skin, but it is also a great vegetable for steaming, frying and/or baking. Slathering it with low fat cheese or wrapping it in turkey bacon are always great crowd pleasers too!

Childhood obesity is a major problem in this country. The snack food industry continues to find more ways to pump out prepackaged, unhealthy foods that are more convenient and seemingly less expensive than nutritional alternatives. However, they fall obscenely short on nutritional value. Combine that with limited school budgets that are forced to cut out recess and other extracurricular activities, and you are left with a generation of children growing up overweight.

As a parent, there is so much self-imposed guilt when feeling as though we are not doing enough to monitor our child(ren)’s diet. Full time jobs, endless ‘to-do’ lists, and time – all conspire to make us feel worse when we believe that we have no other option than to choose the quick and easy unhealthy meals. Read the rest of this entry »

Child nutrition is something every parent should be concerned with. Nutrition is directly linked to the development of the brain, as well as the proper development of the body. This means that through proper nutrition your child should not only be smarter, but should develop at the right time, be less prone to illness, and have a happier and more vibrant life. Sound nutrition and fitness habits developed during childhood have the potential to last a lifetime, so start today to teach your child how to take care of their body and meet their nutritional needs through the foods they eat.

There is a huge need to modify children’s diets to reduce their risk of chronic diseases, but also to promote optimal growth and development. Too many children are filling up on the convenient snack foods that provide little to no nutritional value, and are completely missing out on the foods, vitamins, nutrients, etc. that sustain proper growth.

While your child may be eating a lot, and appear to be at a healthy weight (or maybe even overweight) under-nutrition could very well be a problem. Under-nutrition and hunger are significant and growing problems for American children today, many of whom don’t get enough of the right food to sustain proper growth and development. Read the rest of this entry »

A good eating habit for child development is best established early in life. Habits, good or bad, are learned processes that through repetition become involuntary actions. Such as when we were infants and just learning to walk. First we learned to crawl, then we managed to get on our feet, and the next thing you know we are walking without having to put any thought into the process. We learned to walk through repetition and habit.

The main problem with bad habits is they are hard to break. So the trick is to establish a good eating habit for child nutrition early in life. The easiest way to accomplish this is by setting a good example. When our children are young we have to hand feed them and this is when they start to develop certain tastes for certain foods. They eat what we serve them. If our offerings are balanced nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables, they will continue to cherish these foods into adulthood. On the other hand, if we ourselves have a bad habit of snacking and eating sweets; chances are so will our children. This is why it is important to establish a good eating habit for child development early in life because food attitudes and eating habits are likely to last a lifetime.

Changing from bad habits to good habits does not happen overnight and either does healthy eating. It takes time, effort, and determination. Unfortunately, bad habits are easy to come by and it can happen at any given time. Eating while doing certain activities can be habit forming. Such as, using the computer or watching a ballgame. Help your child form a good eating habit that will last a lifetime because poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyles could lead to obesity. The following are recommendations on how to incorporate a good eating habit for child nutritional health. Read the rest of this entry »