Explore all things kids nutrition, including dietitian-approved ideas to keep your kids healthy, and simple ways to make good nutrition fun.
Snack bars seem healthier than cookies, but are they? At Mama Knows Nutrition, one of the most common questions that pops up is, “is snack x,y, or z healthy?” Today we’re looking at some of the popular snack bars you find at the grocery store. Jump to the one you’re
Protein has a well-earned reputation for being good for us! It’s a muscle and bone builder, an important player in the creation of many of the body’s hormones and enzymes, a great source of energy, and an overall important part of a balanced diet. As adults, if we worry about
Kids’ bodies need fiber! It helps them stay regular 💩 and feel full longer. (Less begging for snacks? Yes please!) It can even prevent and relieve constipation. And while the best way to get more of it into our kids’ diets is by serving up more fiber-rich foods like veggies
It would be amazing to be able to take a simple at-home food allergy test to discover what foods could be causing unwelcome symptoms. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. Things get even trickier when you have to distinguish between food allergies and food intolerances. In this post you’ll learn the
Sodium gets a lot of press in the nutrition world. You’ve probably heard that in the typical Western diet, we consume too much sodium- and that’s true! The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines estimate that up to 90% of people over the age of 2 in America are overdoing it on sodium.
Snack bars seem healthier than cookies, but are they? At Mama Knows Nutrition, one of the most common questions that pops up is, “is snack x,y, or z healthy?” Today we’re looking at some of the popular snack bars you find at the grocery store. Jump to the one you’re
Protein has a well-earned reputation for being good for us! It’s a muscle and bone builder, an important player in the creation of many of the body’s hormones and enzymes, a great source of energy, and an overall important part of a balanced diet. As adults, if we worry about
Kids’ bodies need fiber! It helps them stay regular 💩 and feel full longer. (Less begging for snacks? Yes please!) It can even prevent and relieve constipation. And while the best way to get more of it into our kids’ diets is by serving up more fiber-rich foods like veggies
It would be amazing to be able to take a simple at-home food allergy test to discover what foods could be causing unwelcome symptoms. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. Things get even trickier when you have to distinguish between food allergies and food intolerances. In this post you’ll learn the
Sodium gets a lot of press in the nutrition world. You’ve probably heard that in the typical Western diet, we consume too much sodium- and that’s true! The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines estimate that up to 90% of people over the age of 2 in America are overdoing it on sodium.
