by Heather | Aug 31, 2018 | Articles, Child/Teen Nutrition, Nutrition |
Childhood obesity won’t improve by discussing body weight. We need to focus on the real issue– the health, happiness and fitness level of children. It’s back-to-school season! This year, I have one son transitioning to high school, another son starting his...
by Heather | Aug 19, 2018 | Articles, Child/Teen Nutrition, Healthy Living |
Need help packing a healthy school lunch for your child? Try one of these six healthy lunch box ideas to make going back-to-school easy. {Disclosure: I created this blog content in partnership with the American Dairy Council North- East. I was compensated for my...
by Heather | Sep 18, 2017 | Articles, Child/Teen Nutrition, Healthy Living |
We get them to practice on time; we make sure their uniforms are clean; we help them with homework; we drive them around as if we are a taxi service. As parents, we make some significant sacrifices to help our kids succeed- so much so that it’s easy to forget their...
by Heather | Aug 7, 2014 | Articles, Child/Teen Nutrition, Healthy Living |
Submitted by: Heather Mangieri, RDN When my kids were younger, using cookie cutters to create characters out of their peanut butter and jelly sandwich made me the coolest mom on the planet. Now that they’re older, dinosaur sandwiches don’t make the cut. Instead, they...
by Heather | Dec 18, 2012 | Articles, Child/Teen Nutrition, Healthy Living, Recipes, Snacks & Bars |
Kids love spending time in the kitchen. Including them in the meal prep process yields more than just a fun, and often messy time. For starters, they learn how to follow directions, measure ingredients and properly use utensils. When children finish making a...
by Heather | Jul 20, 2011 | Articles, Child/Teen Nutrition, Healthy Living |
During a recent interview I was asked the following question, “What is the single most important thing parents can do to help their children be healthy?” The truth is there are many things that we can do to foster our children’s health, but every single one of them...
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