Feeding a Child with ADHD: What Parents Need to Know
If mealtimes feel a bit more complicated with an ADHD child in the mix, you are not imagining it. This quick guide walks through what may be going on and offers simple, realistic food ideas that can help support steadier energy, focus and less stress at home.
The real challenge lies in knowing how to change, not what to change
It seems obvious that we should start our kids off on a healthy path at the beginning of their lives. But how about when you didn’t start at the very beginning, like me, and you have kids with strong opinions, clear taste preferences and more than enough to worry about and do?
The power of food to change your child’s brain
Eating a poor diet causes weight gain overtime - no surprise there. More surprising is that before there is any noticeable change to the waistline there are noticeable changes to the structure of the BRAIN, and it happens in childhood. The effects of these changes go far beyond body shape, and this hot area of science is uncovering more all the time…
To supplement or not to supplement?
The question of whether we should give our children a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement comes up frequently. But are they a handy insurance policy to cover nutritional shortfalls, an unnecessary expense or downright harmful?