While there are many types of sugars, some are sweet somethings, others are sweet nothings. Here are the more common sugars you will see in the ingredients list on a product label. Knowing what they are and their nutritional value will help you make wiser choices. Glucose is the simplest sugar and the most rapidly […]
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Peanut Butter Basics
Praise for Peanut Butter! Could life go on without peanut butter? Yes, but not as pleasurably. Not only is peanut butter a nutrient-dense food, it is one that most children enjoy. Parents like its convenience. Two tablespoons of peanut butter, the usual amount for filling a peanut butter and jelly sandwich contains: • 8.5 grams […]
Top Ten Fruits
How you rank fruit depends upon the reason you’re eating the fruit and your individual tastes. The four most valuable nutrients in fruits are fiber, vitamin C, carotenoids (e.g. beta carotene), and phytonutrients (health-building substances). Here are our rankings – an overall “Top Ten Fruits” list and our top choices for fiber and vitamin C. […]
How to Read a Package Label
Now that you can wisely evaluate the claims on the front of the package, here is the information you need to interpret the large and small print on the sides and back of the package. “Nutrition Facts” is one of the most useful parts of the food label. This is where you can find out […]
Foods that Affect ADHD
Foods that affect ADHD Symptoms The behavior and learning of children who are labeled ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), tend to be influenced more by foods that affect ADHD rather than other children. A.D.H.D. and FOOD Clues that a dietary deficiency may be contributing to your child’s behavior or learning problems are: excessive thirst, frequent urination, […]
Teaching Nutrition to Your Kids
The ABCs of Teaching Nutrition to Your Kids From A to Z, we have 26 (and then some) ways to help teach nutrition to your kids. And who knows, you may learn a few things yourself along the way! Take a look at the ABC’s of teaching nutrition to your child on topics ranging from […]
7 Ways Breastfed Babies Become Healthier Adults
The health benefits of breastfeeding extend far past weaning. As researchers look at the various factors associated with different diseases, they often find that children and adults who were breastfed as infants are less likely to experience problems with chronic diseases. In some cases, even minimal amounts of breastfeeding may provide some protection against disease […]
Benefits of Breastmilk
Let Baby Enjoy the Benefits of Breastmilk Human milk is more than food. It’s a complex living substance, like blood, with a long list of active germ-fighting and health-promoting ingredients. These benefits of breastmilk help protect babies against all kinds of infections, common and not-so-common. A drop of breast milk contains around one million white […]
Pink Eye
Causes and Treatment of Pink Eye Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is a sometimes contagious infection with symptoms of both bloodshot and draining eyes. This infection is contagious during certain stages of the illness. Pink eye is one surefire way to get your day-care provider to make a come-get-our-baby-call, but your child may attend daycare again once […]
Nosebleeds In Children
Nosebleeds: Causes and Treatment It can be very scary the first time this happens. You look at your child and notice that seemingly out of nowhere, for no apparent reason, he has a nosebleed. You don’t remember him injuring himself or scratching his nose. It seems like there is blood everywhere. You are naturally worried […]
West Nile Virus Update
The CDC announced this month that a total of 88 cases of this disease have been reported this year – 58 in Louisiana, 22 in Mississippi, and 8 in Texas. Only 4 people have died. The virus has been found in mosquitoes and birds in 34 states, and mostly on the East coast. What exactly […]
Breaking Annoying Habits
Helpful methods to break annoying habits The following are the most common childhood habits. Below each habit you will find the four helpers to break annoying habits. THUMBSUCKING Motivators: Point out sore thumb. Compare sore thumb with other thumb. Show buck teeth in mirror. Run fingers over protruding teeth. Busy bored hands. Relaxers: Play soothing […]