Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Baby’s Nutritional Needs – 8 to 10 Months
Both table food and milk are essential to meet bigger demands for calories to support movement and growth. While many growth charts focus on calories per ounce of body weight, our experience is that as children begin to move, their desire for food and milk increases. For some, this increase in food demand may come…
Read MoreInvolving Children in Meal Planning
Involving children in the meal planning is not only going to help them make more food choices and give you an opportunity to teach them about healthy food, but will also help you to combat fussy eating and help children to contribute to the family. Young children can: Make a grocery list. Find things in…
Read MoreSometimes Food
We recommend introducing the concept of ‘sometimes food’. These are the treats, snacks, dessert etc, that you don’t want your children to become dependent on or accustomed to having every day. When a child asks you for a candy bar you simply say, “That’s a ‘sometimes food’. It tastes good but it doesn’t help our…
Read More3 Things that are Undermining Your Family’s Healthy Eating
You’re stressed: Children are affected by your stress around food. For many families stress surrounding what and how much their children eat starts very early. Families that vigilantly track and time infant feeding then fret over what and how much their toddlers eat are more likely to have a challenge with food. Our world is…
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