healthy eating

What your kid is really saying when she says "I'm hungry"

What your kid is really saying when she says "I'm hungry"

Kids eat when they’re hungry, bored or just craving something sweet. Teaching them the difference can promote a healthier relationship with food.

Cara Rosenbloom

Print this! Healthy store-bought snacks shopping list

Print this! Healthy store-bought snacks shopping list

A printable list of 18 healthy store-bought snacks to make shopping easy!

Aileen Brabazon

Treats have basically replaced snacks—and that’s really bad for kids

Treats have basically replaced snacks—and that’s really bad for kids

Meant to be a once-in-a-while thing, treats are now ubiquitous in kids' daily lives.

Cara Rosenbloom

So your kid wants to go vegetarian? Read Sarah Elton's book Meatless together

So your kid wants to go vegetarian? Read Sarah Elton's book Meatless together

We talked to food journalist Sarah Elton about vegetarianism, picky eaters and her new book, Meatless: A Fresh Look at What You Eat.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Why letting kids graze is a recipe for disaster

Why letting kids graze is a recipe for disaster

This kids’ dietitian says unstructured snacking contributes to picky eating, mealtime power struggles and even poor nutrition.

Sarah Remmer

Why the Heart & Stroke Foundation wants to stop marketing of unhealthy food to kids

Why the Heart & Stroke Foundation wants to stop marketing of unhealthy food to kids

Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press

Should you freak out about Nutella?

Should you freak out about Nutella?

The chocolate spread known around the world has been linked to cancer, but here’s why you shouldn’t worry about your kids eating Nutella.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

2017’s biggest parenting trends

2017’s biggest parenting trends

Today's Parent

Whole milk may be a healthier choice for kids than low-fat or skim

Whole milk may be a healthier choice for kids than low-fat or skim

Study finds that kids who drink whole milk are three times less likely to be overweight and have higher vitamin D levels than kids who drink low-fat milk.

The Canadian Press

5 ways to deal with a picky eater—from a chef

5 ways to deal with a picky eater—from a chef

Chopped Canada judge and chef Roger Mooking is just like us: one of his daughters is a picky eater. Here are his top tips on how to deal.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

5 simple and delicious fruit and veggie chips

5 simple and delicious fruit and veggie chips

Fruit and veggie chips are so easy to make. Little hands can help with the veggie peeler, spraying down baking trays and—the most fun—kale massages.

Chatelaine

Study: Avoiding these three things can help you prevent preterm labour

Study: Avoiding these three things can help you prevent preterm labour

Up to a quarter of all pre-term births can be prevented through lifestyle modifications.

Emily Rivas

5 biggest school snack questions answered

5 biggest school snack questions answered

What's a healthy alternative to nuts? How much of each nutrient does your kid need to get through the day? Find the answers to all your school snack questions here!

Aileen Brabazon

30 Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids

30 Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids

Goodbye lunch box blues! We've rounded up 30 easy and healthy lunch ideas that the kids will gobble up.

Today's Parent

Study says dads are key to raising healthy eaters

Study says dads are key to raising healthy eaters

If you’re a mom who’s struggling to feed a picky eater, it might be time for Dad to intervene.

Jessica Leeder

10 vegetarian meals packed with protein

10 vegetarian meals packed with protein

Going meatless doesn't mean you have to give up flavour. These 10 vegetarian recipes are tasty, full of protein and will fill your family up.

Alex Mlynek

Childhood obesity: Sizing up our kids

Childhood obesity: Sizing up our kids

The rate of childhood obesity has never been higher. Diets and policing the pantry don’t work, experts say. So what can you do if you think your kid’s sporting a little extra puppy fat?

Carolyn Abraham

How much fibre does your kid really need?

How much fibre does your kid really need?

We've got age-by-age formulas with simple foods to make it easy to stuff your kid with good-for-her fibre.

Today's Parent

5 healthy chocolate snacks

5 healthy chocolate snacks

Mixed with wholesome ingredients, these new chocolate snacks are almost virtuous.

Today's Parent

5 hearty winter salads for chilly nights

5 hearty winter salads for chilly nights

These easy, healthy winter salads will keep your family warm and well-fed through the cold months ahead.

Eshun Mott

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