How to make healthful meals that kids will actually eat? Siloam Springs food service staff seeks the answer

As they try to balance meals, the Siloam Springs School District's food service staff perform another balancing act: Make ...

Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire. Here’s what to do instead

If you promise dessert after a few more bites of broccoli or carrot, kids can start to see sweets as the ‘prize’ and veggies ...
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7 Easy Ways to Teach Kids About Nutrition and Healthy Food Choices

Kids are notoriously picky eaters, so if you’re worried about getting your kids to eat a healthy diet, you’re not alone.

Majority of Americans Want Plant-Based Foods in School Cafeterias

Plant-based meals, can help children “fight obesity, type 2 diabetes and even early signs of heart disease,” said experts.
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It’s not just a rich kid’s problem: Eating disorders triggered by growing food insecurity

Oona Hanson is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders. A common misconception about eating disorders is that they afflict ...
Los Angeles Times

Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates. ‘We’re going to pay for it,’ experts say

Every week, Caitlin Sciutto stops by Target and piles her cart with pureed food pouches for her 4-year-old and twin 18-month-old sons. In goes a 24-pack of unsweetened applesauce. Then a 24-pack of ...