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With childhood obesity on the rise, it is important to encourage physical activity and put a limit on the amount of sedentary activities your child participates in.  Children’s lifestyles are very different from their parents’.  TV, videogames, and computers are now replacing the neighborhood kickball game.  Children are spending more time sitting and less time playing, so as a parent it is your responsibility to change this.  Here are so...

Maybe masterpiece isn’t the right word…. but allowing your child to create their own taste combinations encourages new foods. Yesterday while preparing lunch, my preschool aged daughter told me she’d like to make a sandwich. She then put together romaine lettuce, black beans, hardboiled egg whites and balsamic vinaigrette on a whole wheat hamburger bun. I watched her assemble it and take one bite and then another, proudly looking up a...

I have lots of good memories of bake sales and school fundraisers at my elementary school. Every year, they had a cake walkathon and I won cakes two years in row! Times have changed and recently, there was a heated battle about bake sales. New York City banned schools from selling homemade baked goods in order to prevent foodborne illnesses. School officials said it was also to fight obesity. In spite of the obesity prevention claims, high fat fo...

I love vanilla bean ice cream. The kind with just a few real ingredients I can recognize as foods. My favorite is reduced fat Breyers vanilla bean but I can’t keep in the house that often, because I’ll want to eat it too much!  So this is my favorite substitute that my family often enjoys. Orange Creamsicle Delight: 1 cup of store bought or fresh squeezed orange juice ½ cup Breyers vanilla bean reduced fat ice cream Mix ice cream...

VICTORY! New Revisions to the School Lunch Program As a public health enthusiast, it always catches my eye to see an article about legislative change to the School Lunch Program. On Tuesday May 4th, the Council approved new school nutrition and exercise standards to Bill 18-564, the “Healthy Schools Act 2010” in the District of Columbia. The new legislation states that public and charter schools in D.C are required to add more fresh fruit...

Getting your family to enjoy spices and herbs can be fairly easy. In plenty of cultures kids are eating foods full of flavor in their youth. My owned daughter loved cinnamon lightly sprinkled on her O’s cereal as young as one. It was no surprise she loved garlic chives, jalapeno olives and red onions at two years of age.  Spices and herbs are full of fantastic health benefits for your heart, brain and other organs. It’s best to enjoy them...

I recently received a Nutrition Question, through Ask the Nutritionist (RD) on superkidsnutrition.com, “What else can I give my kids at dinner aside from carrots and cauliflower night that my kids will eat.” First off, great job on the cauliflower!  This is a food that may take kids several attempts at trying before they really eat it.  At our home, cauliflower is often referred to as snow clouds or snow trees, sometimes just calling it ...

Earth Day is around the corner and it’s a great time to start new healthy lifestyle and healthy earth traditions. Take advantage of this day to appreciate nature with your kids and to begin some new healthy habits as a family. Visit the local farmer’s market.  Take the time to walk through and look at the colorful array of fruits and vegetables. Allow your kids to talk to the farmers and ask questions about the produce. Encoura...

I saw this through city mommy and thought I’d share it with SuperKids Nutrition readers. It looks like a great way to enter to win money for your school while promoting healthy fresh foods! Plus these are two things SuperKids Nutrition is passionate about -science education and promoting fresh fruits and vegetables. Join Lands' End and representatives from Seeds of Change for a Twitter Event to celebrate Lands' End's "Way to Grow" sweepstake...

If you haven’t tuned in yet to Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, you can catch last’s week episode at 8pm followed by a new show at 9pm/8 Central on ABC today, Friday April 8th.  You can also catch back episodes on http://www.hulu.com/just search using the key word, “Jamie Oliver”.  You can’t afford to miss his passion, drive and unique style to help create a healthier world.  His approach may help many viewers kick their junk food h...