by PediaBlog | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The American Heart Association’s idea of a healthy diet “emphasizes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, poultry, fish, legumes, nontropical vegetable oils and nuts, while limiting sodium, sweets, sugar-sweetened beverages, and...
by PediaBlog | Jun 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Most fruit lovers will agree that one of the great things about summertime is the variety of fresh fruit found in local grocery stores and farmers markets. Because of their delicious sweetness, most children are naturally attracted to fruit. Pediatricians are...
by PediaBlog | Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Regular readers will find it unsurprising that The PediaBlog loves food, especially breakfast: You’ve heard it before: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. For your children, it gets their “motors” (and their bowels) going and provides energy for...
by PediaBlog | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
*This post first appeared on The PediaBlog on April 20, 2016. Taste Buds — Young Chefs Are you teaching your children to be handy in the kitchen? Are they learning how to handle basic kitchen utensils like pots, pans, spatulas, and knives? Do you...
by PediaBlog | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Vegetarianism In Children By Jennifer Yoon, RDN/LDN, Pediatric Alliance — St. Clair Vegetarianism has gained popularity to an exponential degree since I first went vegetarian about 32 years ago. So we are speaking the same language, for the...
