Are your kids being fueled with the proper foods? Of course every child will find a way to eat a cookie, ice cream or candy…but this should not be an everyday occurrence. Parents should help guide their children towards wiser choices when it comes to what they eat.
CNN.com paired up with Rachel Beller, R.D. founder of the Beller Nutritional Institute in Beverly Hills, mom of four and an expert in eating for disease prevention to put together a go-to list of the most important foods a child should consume.
1. Blueberries: decided as one of the healthiest foods around, protects against heart disease, diabetes and helps improve brain function. Try adding them into your childs cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, salads or just on their own.
2. Tofu: full of lean protein and anti-cancer benefits. Dice it up and toss into a stir fry, soup, use the silken variety for smoothies or snack on cooked edamame.
3. Tomatoes: packed with lycopene (protects against cancer) and if you cook the tomatoes they become even healthier when the heat releases the lycopene. Serve tomatoes with olive oil to add in healthy fats which help the body absorb more nutrients. Make your own healthy pizzas, add in pasta sauce or turkey meatballs.
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Do you go out to eat? Whether you eat out a little or a lot, you might be interested in how many calories you are consuming. Some restaurants are inputing a gigantuous amount of sodium, fat and calories into their popular dishes.
According to WebMD.com, there are some restaurants that seem like great places to eat with relatively healthy options yet they somehow sneak in an enormous amount of calories.
1. PF Chang’s Pan-Fried Noodle Combo (1,820 calories)
2. Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger Meal (2,380 calories)
3. Outback Steakhouse Rack of Lamb Meal (1,829 calories, 80 grams of fat)
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Do you have any children? If so then you probably understand the term: postpartum depression. The mother of your children may have been affected by this unfortunate condition, which overwhelms the post-pregnant mommy with anxiety, sadness and emptiness. New research has found that fathers are now being affected by this common condition as well.
According to Time.com, researchers at Eastern Virginia Medical school report that 10% of dads experience postpartum depression (PPD) after their child is welcomed into this world.
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Obviously, breast feeding is an all around better source of food for your newborn, right?
A new study hints that, ‘though beneficial for an infants’ immunity and mothers’ weight, may not alter children’s health risks over the long term,” Reuters reports.
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