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Try These Strategies For Helping Kids Stick To A Healthy Diet

I don’t know about you, but I grew up in the ’90s eating Pop-Tarts for breakfast and canned SpaghettiOs for dinner. The other day, while I was in BJ’s grocery shopping for my 4-year-old son’s school lunch, I saw those foods from my childhood and more.
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Do kids really need vitamins? Here's what parents should know.

For decades, parents have urged kids to take a daily multivitamin — Flintstones Chewable, anyone? — to help fill nutritional gaps in their diet. Data shows that more than a third of kids in the U.S. take dietary supplements. While the American Academy ...

Healthy diet for children: Poor concentration, mood swings in children could be because of sugar, ultra-processed foods

Unhealthy diet is one of the biggest causes of behavioural problems in childrne. Here's how too much sugar and ultra processed food trigger children’s mood swings, and adversely impact their focus and overall development of the brain.
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Picky Eaters, Healthy Kids: What Parents Can Do To Ensure Kids Get Enough Nutrients

However, children in Malaysia are still lacking the necessary nutrients from food alone. According to Malaysia’s 2024 Health Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS), 1 in 2 children eat fewer than five out of the recommended ten food groups daily.

How much sugar is too much sugar for kids, and how can that affect a child's health?

Nowadays, sugar features in the children's diet in the form of sweets, packaged snacks, beverages, and even so-called healthy foods. However, it could.
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My kids only want to eat processed foods. How can I get them eating a healthier and more varied diet?

If it feels like your child's diet consists entirely of breakfast cereal, chicken nuggets and snacks that'd outlast the apocalypse, you're not alone. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Processed foods are the go-to for many ...
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Is a vegan diet a healthy choice for kids?

In a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, scientists provide a detailed overview of the health effects of a vegan diet among children and adolescents. Review: Health aspects of vegan ...
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Vegetarian Diet for Kids

Vegetarian diets can be perfectly healthy for kids of all ages, even infants, but it's important to not let them be a french-fry-vegetarian, which focuses only on not eating meat. Beans, tofu, diary, and egg should always be present in a healthy vegetarian ...

6 tasty ways to include avocado in your kid’s diet

Avocado can be a tricky food for children. It’s creamy, mild, and packed with healthy fats, yet many kids hesitate because it doesn’t scream flavour the way cheese or chocolate does. The key is not forcing it as a “superfood”,
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