Category Archives: Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween

How to increase your kids’ intake of fruits and vegetables with minimal effort

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Andrea Scott RN

It was one of those busy days when breakfast was cold cereal and dinner was soup with grilled cheese. My daughter had refused the soup, and her lunch bag showed her container of fruit and veggies were untouched. Unless you … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Healthy Eating for Toddlers & Preschoolers, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged fruit, healthy, how to get kids to eat, Physical Health, vegetables, veggies | Leave a comment

Granola bars more than a dressed up cookie?

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

There are many appealing things about store-bought granola bars; they’re convenient, portable, kid friendly and don’t require refrigeration. Perfect to compliment the lunch bag void, and for those grab-and-go moments. Sold, too easy right? But darn, sometimes “too easy” is … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Healthy Eating for Toddlers & Preschoolers, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Parenting, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged granola bars, healthy granola bars, kids snacks, nutrition facts and granola bars, nutrition label reading, Physical Health | Leave a comment

A lifetime of benefits for kids in the kitchen

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

Last updated: January 8, 2025 I didn’t appreciate being in the kitchen until I was married. I’m the baby, the third of three girls and was often tasked with well… let’s call them “less complex” jobs. Honestly, my mom had … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged benefits of cooking with kids, cooking with kids, kids and cooking, kids in the kitchen, preschoolers, ways to get kids into the kitchen | 6 Comments

Water is the solution to the coach’s text

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Halton Guest Blogger

It is 4:00 pm, I have to get my daughter to her soccer game and I just received a reminder text from her coach that I’m on drinks and snacks for the game! Great! I have an hour to get organized and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Healthy Eating for Toddlers & Preschoolers, Healthy Eating for Your Child/Tween, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged hydration, hydration needs, Mental Health, oral health, Physical Health, preschoolers, Sports, sports and water, sports drinks, tweens, Water | 1 Comment

Top 10 life skills for teens

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

My co-worker Andrea wrote a great blog recently called Top 3 “Big Kid Skills” to learn before kindergarten. This got me thinking – what about my teenagers, and what skills will they need to be competent and successful in the … Continue reading →