The Importance of Fun Summer Activities for Kids
In the May issue of Pediatric News Magazine behavior experts Dr. Swick and Dr. Jellinek provide parents with smart advice on planning fun summer activities for children. In the article, both doctors...
View ArticleDon’t Let Schools Decide What Your Child Will Eat For Lunch
Many school districts, such as the Laguna Beach Unified School District in Southern California are backing out of their commitment to the Let’s Move initiative to battle childhood obesity by...
View ArticleDr. K’s Power Breakfast: Guaranteed to Give You Energy!
Breakfast is an important meal. We are all very different when it comes to breakfast choices and whether or not we feel hungry early in the morning. The truth is that going without breakfast can make...
View ArticleHealthy Eating for Teens: Summer Recipe ideas, Grocery List, and More
As kids get older, you may have to leave them home alone during summer vacation. You have enrolled them in basketball camp and given them permission to play a game of kickball at the park to keep them...
View ArticleGluten Sensitivity On The Rise – Is Gluten So Bad?
There is a growing drumbeat blaming all sorts of digestive problems to the ingestion of gluten and naming a gluten-free diet as the cure of all maladies. Doctors are seeing a growing number of patients...
View ArticleExercise Tips for Families: Physical Activity for Busy Lifestyles
As Americans, we spend a lot of money and time on getting our children into elite sports teams, creating new hiking trails, and building expensive recreational centers at schools. So if we have the...
View ArticleJune Resolution: Make Family Mealtime a Priority
Family mealtimes promote a healthy lifestyle for both children and parents.
View ArticleHealthy Snacks for Kids: Refreshing Lemon Pudding
While summer is still going strong, parents are running out of nutritious, palette-pleasing ideas for their children. Refreshing Lemon Pudding is a refreshing choice, loaded with calcium and Vitamin C....
View ArticleHealthy Breakfast Recipe: Gluten-Free Banana Pancakes
This healthy breakfast recipe is ideal for people with Celiac disease, or those who hate to start the day with a heavy, flour-loaded breakfast. Breakfast is the ideal time to introduce protein into...
View ArticleOctober Resolution: Incorporate Vegetables Into Every Lunch and Dinner
Vegetables. We need them, we want our kids to eat them, but why is it so hard to serve them? Think back on your meals over the last week. How many were mostly protein and carbs? Sure, there is the...
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