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How to Make Your Child Try New Foods with These 7 Proven Methods

Do you have a little one? Then you already know that children are naturally resistant to trying new foods. While your kids may be good at eating foods they are already accustomed to, it takes a gre...

Charity of the Month - Action for Healthy Kids

EatSmart fans will continue to select a Charity of the Month in 2016. Fans will submit short stories about the charity’s mission and why it’s meaningful to them. We began our Charity of the Month d...

Flipping The Switch

Let’s face it, many of us in America need to lose weight. And for that to occur, one thing has to happen: expend more energy than we take in. When this happens, our body turns inward and starts usi...

10 Processed Foods to Avoid Giving Your Kids

We throw around the term “processed food” quite a bit, though many of us don’t actually understand what it means. In simple terms, it refers to raw produce or meat that’s taken and used to produce ...

Coconut Water: A Wonderful Drink Your Children Will Love

Many parents have heard about the many uses of virgin coconut oil, particularly for cooking and adding flavor to their children’s meals. This is not the only product that you can get from coconuts....

Top 5 Tricks For A Healthier HALLOWEEN

Let's be honest -- I have never come across a kid that likes getting an apple or box of raisins when trick or treating. They are looking for the candy--the more the better. At days end, parents ...

10 iPhone Apps for Tracking Kids Nutritional Needs

Guest post by journalist and health advocate, Suzanne Cullen. Keeping up with what your child needs, what she doesn’t need, and what she’s actually eating can be difficult, but it’s also essential...

5 High Protein Snack Ideas for Kids

According to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, the protein needs in children change and increase as they get older. For instance, a child 2 to 3 years old requires 13 to 50g of protein per ...

How to Talk to Your Children About Nutrition

If your kids had a choice, when it comes time to grab a snack, would they pick ice cream or an apple? Ice cream, of course! That’s a pretty typical reaction for kids and adults alike, and there is ...