Healthy Child

Nourishing Thoughts Blog has been listed in the Top 100 Pediatric Health Blogs by Nursing Assistant Central. I write this blog because I want to make a difference in our quest to create a healthier child. I believe whole heartedly that we can all wo...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has just released its new guidelines for Vitamin D. They have doubled the dose required for children from 200 units to 400 units. New evidence has shown that by increasing the amount of Vitamin D, children could see...

It is your turn to bring in the snacks for the your child's sport team. You want to be the fun mom and bring treats that the kids will love. But that doesn't mean it has to be high sugar drinks and sweet treats for the little athletes to love it.Tal...

Mondays are a great day to renew Family Health vows. Every Monday, you will find some healthy tip to help your family start the week off on a Healthy Note!Stomach problems are no fun for kids, so plan to keep foods safe during holiday season to avoid f...

It's election time and although our country is facing some huge economic issues, I do want to know how each of them stand on their policies about children's health. Well, I found a report that was commissioned by a bipartisan group to analyze their pos...

You will often hear the fruits and vegetables promoted for all the color they offer. It is one of the "fun" features of fruits and vegetables, the fact that they do come in so many colors. Just like kids use crayons to make fun pictures, fruits and veg...

Halloween can be a time where kids just get loaded on candy treats. That is a big boo on nutrition. (okay, I tried) It is not that have treats once in a while is bad, but often these treats dominate the entire day or several days. Candy bought for ...

Halloween is sugartime. Is there any hopes in controlling the amount of sugar that our kids eat during this time. It's hard but here is some suggestions I found in this article.I hope some of these Halloween nutrition tips help: Decide with childre...

Mondays are a great day to renew Family Health vows. Every Monday, you will find some healthy tip to help your family start the week off on a Healthy Note!Want to improve you and your kids' brains? Exercise your bodies. That's right. Aerobic exercise i...

Consumer Report has released a report about the nutrition of cereals.Here is what they reported: that some of the most sugary cereals, over 40% and over 50% in sugar, are heavily marketing to kids Are we surprised to find that the high sugar food...