Category: Toddler Nutrition
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Empowering Your Child to Overcome Picky Eating & Foster Healthy Habits: 11 Effective Ways
It was a bit overwhelming for me to have my first child. I’ve been a health freak for many years. But I was confident that my background in OT, my health knowledge, and my passion for cooking would make it all work. I was going to have the “best-eating-child-known-to-man.” (Cue the first time parent over-confidence…
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Making Dining Out with Toddlers Easier: 5 Helpful Tips
Everything changes when we have kids. All of a sudden, the TV shows are cartoons. Our 10 hour nights become 6 hours interrupted sleep. And dinner becomes a circus. Eating out is a big deal for most parents once their toddlers reach the age of two. Though children can certainly change your life, they should…
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New Study Reveals 30% of Toddlers Don’t Consume Vegetables Daily
I thought I’d be the kind of mom who would make all her baby food herself and create perfectly balanced meals to expose my adventurous eaters to different tastes. Reality sent me on a different route, one that included more squeeze-packs than I had anticipated. A new study shows that not all squeeze-packs have the…
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Essential Toddler Food Safety: 10 Choking Hazards Every Parent Must Know
While I usually suggest relaxing about most of it, I do know that paying attention to the foods that can be choking hazards for toddlers can alleviate a lot of stress–and potential issues at mealtime. Although I normally suggest relaxing, I know that paying close attention to foods that are choking hazards can help alleviate…
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Understanding the Sudden Picky Eating Phase in Toddlers
You’ve fed your baby by breast, spoon, or bottle for the first 18 to 2 years of his life. He ate everything with great pleasure. Suddenly, your toddler starts refusing food. Of course, you worry. Why won’t my kid eat? “Have I done anything wrong?” As a mom of three, a certified Integrative nutrition coach…
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Dealing with Picky Eating: 5 Effective Ways to Overcome a Toddler’s Food Phase
As toddlers explore autonomy and assert independence, they often test it by eating or not eating meals that you provide for them. It is completely normal for your toddler to love scrambled eggs one week and shun them altogether the following one – something all parents have experienced at some point during this age group!…
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What to Do If Your Toddler Refuses to Drink Milk?
Milk: Does it do any good for my toddler’s body? A recent study suggests it may. Researchers discovered that children who drink cow’s milk grow taller compared to their counterparts. But before running to your nearest dairy aisle to purchase gallon-or-more of cow’s milk – just yet. “Taller and heavier children do not necessarily lead…