While I’m in Northern Spain I get to enjoy fresh tuna fillets right out of the ocean. At this time of the year small towns like Luanco, located on the …
Healthy Family Recipe: Shitake Mushrooms with Eggs & Shrimp
Today we are making a cholesterol-rich meal, but after days of low cholesterol consumption we can now afford it. I am also going to explain another myth and reality issue …
Healthy Family Recipe: Eggplant is an Ideal Vegetable for Growing Children
Eggplant is a humble vegetable that took its time to gain acceptance in the kitchen due to its bitter taste. It is originally from India and was later used in …
Healthy Family Recipe:Spaghetti Sauce with hidden ingredients kids need.
Countless times my patients ask questions about picky children who refuse to eat vegetables. In a number of occasions families ask questions about the appropriate multivitamins to give to kids …
You Can Fight Childhood Obesity – Parents Have Power Over Food Companies
Recently, a company introduced a chocolate-flavored toddler formula to the market, claiming that it would encourage picky eaters to get more of the nutrition they needed. Sounds good, right? The …
One Week Healthy Menu Plan…From Scratch!
One of the main concerns parents share with me, when it comes to providing good nutrition to the family, is the issue of food preparation. Young parents tell me they …
Can You Afford to Feed Your Kids Fruits and Vegetables?
While you’re budgeting for your family meals, consider this. The financial cost of childhood obesity is likely to be much higher than making healthy choices at the grocery store. Buying fruits and vegetables may be slightly more expensive than buying processed foods, but in the long run, you’ll save money when you eat healthy.
Simple Tips to Get Teens to Eat Healthier
Teenagers are notoriously unhealthy eaters. They are still young enough to feel as though they’ll live forever but are old enough to want to make their own decisions about what to eat. Nagging them won’t work. In fact, nagging is more likely to make them rebel.
Visit Farmers Markets to Battle Childhood Obesity
One reason for today’s childhood obesity epidemic is that children do not eat enough fruits and vegetables. Instead, they fill up on packaged food with little to no nutritional value. But how do you get your kids excited about eating more fruits and veggies? Introduce them to farmers markets!
How About a Walk?
Winter is not a good season for me. Like many of you I prefer spring, summer and fall. Now that I started walking again I feel like taking every opportunity to escape out of the house with any excuse in mind.
Let’s Move: A Campaign against Childhood Obesity
If the obesity trend is not reversed, more people will develop diabetes, more people will suffer from debilitating joint pain, more people will have strokes, and more people will become unable to work and have to rely upon public assistance.
Childhood Obesity: Kids Must Play the Hand They’re Dealt
An overweight child may see his peers overloading on sugary drinks and pizza and think, “If they’re not eating healthy foods and they don’t gain weight, why do I have to diet?”