When children experience growth spurts, they need additional protein for muscle growth, calcium, and vitamin D to accommodate bone growth, and iron for overall tissue growth. Because of this, children ...

It’s important for kids to eat a healthy breakfast to refuel their bodies after sleep, as their brains and bodies are still developing (1). Yet, 20–30% of children and adolescents tend to skip this ...

A few minutes of scrolling on TikTok may show you dozens of beautiful, healthy dishes from cultures all around the world. But do these trendy recipes ever leave the “For You” page? Research from human ...

Picky eaters, choosy eaters, fussy eaters: whichever moniker you use, they tend to have a laundry list of foods that are off-limits. Fussy eating may be a normal part of early childhood. Even so, ...

Ever feel like getting your child to eat something new is a bigger challenge than it used to be? With social media everywhere ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I have another vlog episode for you. I will give you a cool baking and cooking ...

I recently interviewed Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi, a pediatrician specializing in working with abused children and the author of Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship ...

Nearly 30 million students are served school lunches five days a week, according to the School Nutrition Association, a nonprofit organization, and many parents find themselves unsure about whether ...

We get it: It’s hard enough persuading your kids to eat anything that isn’t shaped like a dinosaur, to say nothing about dragging them away from the TV after just one episode of SpongeBob. But just ...

Some kids are happy to snack on carrots, raw peppers and hummus, while other kids would be happy to follow a carb-based “white” diet of pasta, rice and bread. Why are some kids so fussy about food? It ...