Hidden Sugars in Your Child’s Diet A culture dependent on sugar It all comes down to too much sugar. Sugar causes our children to gain too much weight and lets face it, it’s hard to avoid these days. As discussed in my new book, The Step Up Diet, extra sugar is in...
Quality, Quantity and Timing at Every Age
Quality, Quantity and Timing at Every Age Sometimes, breastfeeding can be inconvenient. It is neither cheap, fast or available. However, many mothers chose to give the best when the best is needed. Scientifically proven facts tell us that breastfeeding is beneficial in numerous ways. In my book, The Step Up Diet, I...
5 Facts about Fats
5 Facts about Fats As discussed in my new book The Step Up Diet, Many people blame fats for the obesity epidemic. As a result, many people have completely eliminated them from their diets but still fail to lose weight because they fill up on empty calories. Count the number of “low-fat”...
5 Tips for the Picky Eater
5 Tips for the Picky Eater Parents hold the key to their children’s future health. Eating habits are learned from parents and it’s important for parents to model good eating behavior. It all comes down to Quality, Quantity and Timing! All kids go through picky eating stages, but if you follow my...
Has Overeating Become a Way of Life for Your Family?
Has Overeating Become a Way of Life for Your Family? The fast food industry can’t carry all the blame for our expanding waistlines and bad food habits. The responsibility lies in the individual to choose quality food choices and not to settle for less. When the individual is a minor, it is...
Are You Teaching Your Kids to Eat for Comfort?
Are You Teaching Your Kids to Eat for Comfort? A snack is any food, healthy or not that is eaten between meals. We reach for a snack because we are bored, hungry or if it is sitting right in front of us. Snacking is a comfort and emotional eating can be attached...
Are Your Kids Thirsty or Do They Just Want a Sugary Drink?
Are Your Kids Thirsty or Do They Just Want a Sugary Drink? As Americans, we train our children to crave sugar at a very young age. Sugar is found is virtually everything these days from ketchup to salad dressing. We have become so accustomed to sugar that we don’t even notice it...
Hidden Dangers in Your Child’s Favorite Snack Foods
Hidden Dangers in Your Child’s Favorite Snack Foods When it comes to preventing childhood obesity, most parents know the basics: plenty of exercise, less sedentary time, and of course the one we all struggle with the most, a well- balanced diet. Although many food companies promote their products as healthy, a majority...
Childhood Obesity Could Create Lifelong Joint Pain
Childhood Obesity Could Create Lifelong Joint Pain A person’s bones are not fully formed until he or she reaches the age of 16-20. When a child is overweight or obese, bone growth is hampered by the extra weight. The additional stress on the overweight child’s bones interferes with normal childhood growth and...
Hidden Dangers in Your Child’s Favorite Snack Foods
Hidden Dangers in Your Child’s Favorite Snack Foods When it comes to preventing childhood obesity, most parents know the basics: plenty of exercise, less sedentary time, and of course the one we all struggle with the most, a well- balanced diet. Although many food companies promote their products as healthy, a majority...