Despite the fact that eating out is “in,” nothing beats a home-cooked meal. Home-cooked meals (which tend to include more vegetables and fruit and fewer fried foods and soft drinks) offer health benefits, including decreasing the risk of obesity. Meals cooked at home also cost less than restaurant, takeout, or prepackaged meals.
Cooking at home lets […]

Protect your food’s safety, quality, and nutritional value. Taking the time to safely store food helps prevent illnesses you can get from food. Storage also affects the quality of food. Let’s face it: no one enjoys eating a soft and wiggly stick of celery that has sat too long in the fridge! Finally, improper storage […]

Healthy eating starts in the grocery store. What we buy affects how well we eat. Despite this, consumer research shows that most of us go grocery shopping without a plan to help guide our choices. For example, less than one quarter of Americans write out a list and stick with it. And we’re not having […]

Between birth and age three, children grow and develop at a tremendous rate. Proper nutrition helps fuel this process. Children learn many important lessons about healthy eating during their early months and years of life.
The information in this article will help you learn how to make feeding your new baby or busy toddler a positive […]

Young people change amazingly between the ages of six and 18. During this time, as they’re building the bone mass they will carry into adulthood, many school-aged children grow at astounding rates. Healthy eating is essential to fuel this rapid growth and development
This article explains how young people’s nutritional needs are different from those of […]

To reduce the risk of heart disease and obesity, health professionals recommend cutting down on the amount of fat we eat.
Research also suggests that we need to pay special attention to trans fats (a type of fat found in many processed foods).
This article gives you information about trans fats (and why you should worry about […]

From soft drinks to ice cream and chocolate, you’ll find caffeine in a growing number of foods.
As a result, caffeine, once mainly for adults, has found its way into the eating habits of children, sometimes in large amounts.
The effects of caffeine on children can be especially intense. Play it safe, and limit the amount of […]