Healthy diet

Can pregnant women eat crab? It depends.

Can pregnant women eat crab? It depends.

Can pregnant women eat crab meat? Doctors weigh in on this delicious topic ahead of your most specific cravings.

Candace Powell

Halloween candy: How Three Dietitian Moms Deal With It

Halloween candy: How Three Dietitian Moms Deal With It

They may be healthy-eating experts, but they aren’t buzzkills. Three dietitian moms weigh in on the best ways to dole out Halloween candy.

Kristen Thompson

Does your kid need a multivitamin?

Does your kid need a multivitamin?

When they won't eat anything that isn't beige, it's tempting to ease your nutrition worries with a multivitamin for kids. But it's not always the best approach.

Arisa Valyear

Age-By-Age Guide to Feeding Babies, Toddlers and Kids

Age-By-Age Guide to Feeding Babies, Toddlers and Kids

Two Canadian dietitians (and moms!) reveal their top tips, advice and parent hacks for feeding children, from six-month-old babies to six-year-old big kids.

Sarah Remmer and Cara Rosenbloom

6 brain foods for your toddler and how to serve them

6 brain foods for your toddler and how to serve them

Claire Gagne

Jennifer Anderson

Influential Parents List

Jennifer Anderson

The dietician and mom of two is one of our most influential parents for filling our plates with a bounty of mealtime tips and tricks on her wildly popular Instagram account.

Today's Parent

The ban on marketing junk food to kids might not happen after all

The ban on marketing junk food to kids might not happen after all

Parents, we're powerless against big food companies. But as a collective voice, we can stand together for the rights of our kids and speak up.

Cara Rosenbloom

Everything you believe about the BRAT diet is wrong

Everything you believe about the BRAT diet is wrong

Don't limit kids with tummy troubles to bananas and rice. It turns out the BRAT diet for diarrhea isn’t the miracle fix your mom or doctor told you it was.

Kate Daley

Could drastically changing your kid’s diet help their autism?

Could drastically changing your kid’s diet help their autism?

If your kid with autism loves starchy, sugary foods, you might want to make some changes, as there's some real science that links their diet to their behaviour.

Arlene Karidis

A registered dietitian on the healthiest items to order at Tim Hortons

A registered dietitian on the healthiest items to order at Tim Hortons

Hungry brood? Skip bacon, add extra tomato or swap processed cheese for cheddar at the drive through to create Tim Hortons' healthiest menu options.

Cara Rosenbloom

Does breastfeeding REALLY make you lose weight?

Does breastfeeding REALLY make you lose weight?

Many moms have heard that breastfeeding makes the pounds melt away. Here’s what science has to say about breastfeeding and your weight.

Rebecca Bodenheimer

Wise Bites Oat and Quinoa Bars

Wise Bites Oat and Quinoa Bars

Available in four protein-rich flavours, Wise Bites Oat and Quinoa bars are a yummy and nutritious snack your kids will want to take a healthy bite of.

The top 20 superfoods

The top 20 superfoods

When it comes to nutrition, here are the top superfoods. Technically, this is a list of 19 foods and one drink.

Ceri Marsh and Laura Keogh

10 nutrition myths even your paediatrician believes

10 nutrition myths even your paediatrician believes

There are all kinds of rules about what to feed your kid when they’re sick or how to get them to a healthy weight. These are the ones that just aren’t true.

Today's Parent

Why you should let your kids play with their food

Why you should let your kids play with their food

Want your kid to be an adventurous eater? Make food an adventure! A study found that teaching kids to use their senses to explore food reduced pickiness.

Jill Buchner

Raising My Daughter Vegan in an Omnivorous World

Raising My Daughter Vegan in an Omnivorous World

I am vegan, and that’s how I’m raising my daughter. As with any lifestyle choice that goes against the cultural grain, it’s not that easy.

Jessica Scott-Reid

Could your pregnancy fatigue be caused by anemia?

Pregnancy health

Could your pregnancy fatigue be caused by anemia?

When you’re pregnant, you’re making blood for two, which makes it more likely that you’ll run low on iron. Here’s how to recognize iron-deficiency anemia.

Lindsay Kneteman

Why parents (and schools) shouldn't ban junk food

Why parents (and schools) shouldn't ban junk food

Efforts to ban kids from having junk food could have unintended consequences. Here’s what you need to know about setting limits on chips, pop and candy.

Lindsay Kneteman

Type 1 Diabetes in Kids--What Parents Need to Know

Type 1 Diabetes in Kids--What Parents Need to Know

More kids are being diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Here’s how to manage the disease and keep your kid healthy.

Lindsay Kneteman

4 reasons to kick excess sugar from your pregnancy diet

Pregnancy health

4 reasons to kick excess sugar from your pregnancy diet

Getting too much sugar during pregnancy could lead to health issues for your baby later in life. Here's the latest research.

Jill Buchner