Childhood obesity rates are on the rise-nearly every parent knows that. Parents of younger children, from toddler-age on up to school-age, are aware of this fact; however, many do not seem to consider balanced nutrition to be as important during the early years of their children’s lives. After all, it can be difficult enough to ...
Pizza, desserts, and snacks comprise 1/3 of a child’s total daily caloric intake, according to The National Institute of Health. Add one birthday party and the total caloric intake usually jumps to around 2/3 of the child’s caloric intake. Traditionally, most of it sugar in the form of cake, ice cream, cookies and other fatty, ...
The nonprofit group Center for Science in the Public Interest has released a list of unhealthy snacks that are commonly served in vending machines in schools, which are often filled with soda, candy bars, cookies, chips and other low-nutrition foods,plus a list of more healthy choices. Another big problem is that many kids use these ...
Parents often struggle to get their children to eat healthy foods. Healthy snacks are no exception. Many kids are picky eaters and won’t willingly try new foods. Parents might purchase healthy snacks only to have their child refuse to try them. Advertisements for unhealthy snack choices undermine parents’ efforts to help their child make healthier ...
