May is National Beef Month! To celebrate, we’ve compiled nutrient-rich, quick-to-prepare beef entrees and convenient side dishes your whole family will enjoy. Each recipe is ready to eat in 30 minutes or less! Beef is an excellent source of protein and a good source of iron, zinc, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. Over 29 [...]

T-ball, soccer, softball and tennis are in full swing, and young athletes need nutritious foods for top-notch performance. “In order to properly fuel their bodies for sport, youngsters need to eat a daily diet that focuses on adequate calories, particularly in the form of carbohydrates, to support exercise and growth, and adequate protein,” registered dietitian [...]

Providing more than one fifth of all the calories consumed worldwide, rice is arguably the most important member of the Grains food group. In the U.S. alone, more than 100 different varieties are grown commercially, making it an affordable staple that can be used in a wide variety of dishes- including entrees, side dishes, desserts [...]

Sometimes how you serve a meal can be as important as the food itself. When was the last time your family sat down to a meal where platters full of food were passed to each person rather than pre-plating or even eating different foods altogether? Family style meals offer numerous benefits for children, like improved [...]

The following excerpts are taken from the new edition of “Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood Armed with Insight, Humor and a Bottle of Ketchup” (American Academy of Pediatrics, March 2012) by Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP and Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP. For more information about Food Fights, please visit www.HealthyChildren.org, the official [...]

One of the biggest problems with snacks is, quite simply, that they typically consist of high-calorie, unhealthy foods rather than nutrient-dense, healthy foods. With fresh fruit, all too frequently replaced by juice and other sugary drinks, more candy, less milk, and the prize for the largest increase in snack foods over the past 30 years [...]

Many family meal preparers may find themselves with refrigerators full of leftover ham and hard boiled eggs this week. To keep these Easter leftovers from turning into story-book “Green Eggs and Ham,” we’ve compiled a wide range of recipes to repurpose your Sunday staples. Whether you eat them in a box or with a fox, [...]

Spring’s arrival marks the beginning of standardized testing at elementary and middle schools across the country. Scientific studies have linked a healthy breakfast with higher scores on achievement tests, so spring is a perfect time for the whole family to boost brainpower with breakfast. Since mornings can be hectic, we’ve compiled healthy breakfast options that [...]

Exercise and good nutrition are key for preventing obesity in our children. How and what our children eat is often dictated by their dominant sense. By understanding their view of food, we, as parents, can be better equipped to encourage healthy eating. Being energetic, busy little people, tactile children often find sitting down to meals [...]

This week we celebrate the first day of spring and the arrival of new seasonal fruits and vegetables at the grocery store. Why not celebrate National Nutrition Month this week by exploring some spring fruits and vegetables like kohlrabi, asparagus, apricots and kiwi? Trying new foods and incorporating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables [...]