Family Nutrition Archives

The Challenges of Mindful Eating as a Mom

AMY GARDNER / February 9, 2011

I’m realizing as a mother to a toddler that mindful eating can seem like a luxury. I imagine this is a challenge regardless of the child’s age but I’m hoping it gets easier! As mothers we spend so much time focusing our attention on...

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What You Need to Know About Nitrates

AMY GARDNER / February 4, 2011

Most of you have probably heard of nitrates. It may be helpful to understand a little more about this molecule. Nitrates occur naturally in plants and have a number of uses. Nitrates are easily converted to nitrites. Sodium nitrite is...

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Healthy Ideas for Kid-Friendly Meals

AMY GARDNER / January 20, 2011

Sloppy Joes and pepperoni pizza. Check out these kid favorites made healthy at Eating Well. Healthy Eating for Kids Recipes Tweet

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Mothers’ diets have biggest influence on children’s eating

AMY GARDNER / January 17, 2011

Do you see your child as a picky eater? Are you projecting your own eating style onto your child? Looking at your own eating habits can go a long way towards shaping your child’s eating. Study suggests Mothers’ diets have biggest influence...

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6 Things Parents Can Do to Improve Kids’ Eating Habits

AMY GARDNER / January 11, 2011

Here are a few things you can do to help foster healthy eating in your family. Although I’m not a fan of the title, there’s some good information here. One thing I would heed caution about is giving kids unlimited access to...

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Cooking at home; healthy and sustainable

AMY GARDNER / January 10, 2011

Time getting in the way of healthy eating? A few simple recipes you can make at home may be as quick as a trip through the drive-thru… and help the environment as well. See this article from the New York Times Sustainable Food...

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The Vitamin D Debacle

AMY GARDNER / December 20, 2010

Do we need more vitamin D? Some clinicians say yes and the more the better. However, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report on November 30th cautioning the public about high doses of vitamin D supplementation. Although the review panel...

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