If your child has type 1 or type 2 diabetes, it can be difficult to find kid-friendly diabetic snacks that they’ll enjoy. Trying to balance their taste preferences and blood sugar is tricky! Often, most kid-friendly snacks are ultra-processed, high in carbohydrates, and will ultimately lead to a blood sugar spike for your child. And […]
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Avocados have become a common first food for many babies starting solids. That’s why we need endless avocado recipes for baby to enjoy! Part of the avocado’s popularity when starting solids comes from its nutritional benefits. The healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals are great for brain development and gut health. Avocados are also great for
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Finding gluten-free snacks for kids that are nutritious, quick, easy, and actually enjoyed by your children can be a daunting task! Although the gluten-free options have improved over the last decade, it’s still a challenge to find snacks that your little one enjoys. 1 in every 300 children have celiac disease in the United States,
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If you’re ready to embark on baby-led weaning, bananas are a great place to start. As a pediatric registered dietitian, I often recommend incorporating banana into the early stages of baby-led weaning. They’re easy to adjust in texture and kids love them! If you’re new to Baby Led Weaning (BLW), it’s a method of introducing
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When your kid is throwing food, it can feel helpless and frustrating to correct their behavior. Should you replace the food and just watch them do it again? Should you take the food away? Let’s talk about it! Food throwing is a completely normal phase of toddler development. They are learning how to be independent
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Do you ever feel uncertain about whether to give your toddler a bedtime snack? What’s the best bedtime snack for toddlers? Will it help them go to sleep or prevent them from sleeping even more? If you give them a snack, what foods help a toddler sleep? Let’s talk about it! In this post, we will
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Did you know that you influence your child’s relationship with food every day? They watch when you eat, what you eat, and how you talk about food. This establishes their own relationship with food for a lifetime. Our overall goal is to teach kids that food is fuel. We need food to make our bodies
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Introducing veggies to picky eaters can be difficult. Might as well start with the easiest vegetables to introduce first! Although it can feel like your kids are born with a hatred for vegetables, they begin life with very few taste preferences and use the first couple years of life as a “sensitive period” for food
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Baby-led weaning is an exciting time for your baby to try new foods! But you might have heard about the importance of iron during this time. And that’s right! Iron-rich foods are absolutely crucial during the first year of life. Roughly 77% of infants are not getting enough iron in their diet (1). And this
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If you’ve got a picky eater at home, you know they can struggle to eat enough protein. Plus, it’s difficult to find quality high-protein foods for picky eaters that are pre-made or store-bought. That’s why I’ve curated 20 high-protein store-bought foods for picky eaters. Although each product on this list is pre-packaged, that doesn’t mean
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