Category: Toddler Nutrition
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New guidelines recommend avoiding added sugars for children under 2 years old.
This week, the USDA unveiled their updated dietary guidelines for Americans, featuring an entirely new section focused on infant and toddler eating patterns. Guidelines recommend breastfeeding exclusively for at least the first six months after giving birth and starting regular vitamin D supplements soon afterwards. Families that can’t provide breast milk as an option should…
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Snacktime success guaranteed with these 15 TikTok food hacks
TikTok has become an indispensable kitchen resource, from storage hacks and family meal ideas, to sharing food hacks for children’s snacks – whether that means healthy recipes or sneaking vitamins into kiddie meals (the latter of which we personally find fascinating!). And while these food hacks may be intended for young ones, their cinnamon apple…
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Strategies to help when your toddler refuses to eat
As I learned when becoming a mother, nothing prepared me for the moment my toddler stopped eating everything I offered him–from pureed dishes to food off my plate–that he used to devour regularly before his sudden food strike began causing much chaos during our daily meals – causing both frustration for him and me! Why…
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Bookmark these 11 articles now to help with your picky eater
Have we all ever found ourselves cooking up an elaborate family dinner only to have one child look at you like the meal was created from bedrock rather than pantry essentials? Life with picky eaters can be challenging. That’s why we are here: to offer assistance. These stories about picky eaters provide everything from supplements…