Back to School Lunch Ideas in a Snap

Back to School Lunch Ideas in a Snap

How To Plan a Healthy School Lunch Now that summer is winding down and back-to-school shopping is in full swing, let’s chat about school lunches! It is helpful to go into your child’s school year with a plan for what school lunches will look like in order to reduce...
Why Family Meals Matter

Why Family Meals Matter

Benefits of Family Dinner With busy schedules, the convenience of fast food, and enticing electronics, it can be difficult to coordinate family meals on a daily basis. How important is it really to have family dinners? Well, research tells us that it is actually quite...
Overnutrition in Children and Teens

Overnutrition in Children and Teens

Understanding the Pediatric Obesity Epidemic   Is your son or daughter overweight or obese? Is it indeed “baby fat”, and will they outgrow it? When infants are born they have a greater amount of fat to provide them with nutritional reserve when they are adjusting...
Healthy Halloween Tips!

Healthy Halloween Tips!

Healthy Halloween Tips! Ready or not, Halloween will be here soon! There are few holidays that kids look forward to as much as Halloween. Understandably, many parents feel conflicted about how to handle the increase in sugar load. As the parent, you can be actively...