Milk Myth Busting | A Guest Post with Dietitian Erin McGraw
In this post, I hope to bust some milk myths. I care about the health of my family, and what I feed them needs to be both nutritious and safe. As you would imagine, many of the parents that I consult with want the same. Unfortunately, like any other topic in the world...
Kids and After-Dinner Snacks (I.E. Fourth Meal): Friend or Foe?
[5 minutes into dinner] “I’m full! Can I be done?” [15 minutes later] “I’m hungry! What can I have for a snack?” After-Dinner Snacks: The Fourth Meal Sound familiar? An after-dinner snack can be a blessing and a curse. It can help some kids get in nutrients that are...
Strategies to Tackle the Salty Six for Kids
As parents, we are bombarded with messages about kids and sugar, but have you heard about the salty six? We can easily recite the effects of too much – cavities, weight gain, etc. And while it is import to be mindful of our kids’ sugar intake, there’s another food...