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Ideas to Inspire Picky Eaters

AMY GARDNER / May 5, 2011

I went to a conference yesterday on feeding strategies for kids on the autism spectrum.  Susan Roberts, MDiv/OTR/L shared some useful approaches on improving mealtime for these kids (and their parents). I was the only dietitian in the group which...

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What is a CSA?

AMY GARDNER / May 2, 2011

Spring is here and with it, come farmers markets and fresh produce.  Now is the time to look into joining a CSA.  If you’d like to join a CSA but don’t know much about it, read on. “CSA” or Community Shared...

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Sweet Enemy: Is Sugar Toxic?

AMY GARDNER / April 19, 2011

A couple days after watching Jamie Oliver pour 57 tons of sugar into a school bus indicating how much students in a particular LA school district get from flavored milk each week, my friend sent me the following article discussing Robert Lustig’s lecture “Sugar: The...

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FREE Mindful Eating Group for Teens

AMY GARDNER / March 29, 2011

We want to pass along this information about a free mindful eating group for teen girls at Milford Hospital. Mindful Living ~ Mindful Eating Group for Teen Girls FREE!!! Ages 10-15 Wednesdays, 7-8 pm Starting April 27 – June 1, 2011...

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Is Your Toddler Getting Enough? Check here.

AMY GARDNER / March 7, 2011

Many parents worry that their picky toddler isn’t getting enough nutrition.  It may be reassuring to know that it doesn’t take a whole lot of food for your little one to get his or her needs met.  The average toddler age 1-3 needs around 1300...

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New Foods & Feeding; Taking the Pressure Off.

AMY GARDNER / February 15, 2011

I was recently out to lunch with a group of moms and one of the moms remarked about her toddler who was gobbling up his meal, “he never eats like this at home”.  We talked about the differences between the two...

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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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Weighing in on Benefits of Organic Foods

AMY GARDNER / January 21, 2011

In some ways, organic and conventional produce are equal.  Studies have shown that despite popular belief, the nutritional quality (i.e. vitamin content) of organically grown and conventionally grown produce is equal.  However, you may have noticed conventional vegetables and fruits...

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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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