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Explore nutrition tips, kids’ meal plans, kids’ activities, recipes and more from pediatric nutritionist, Melissa Halas, MA, RDN, CDE.

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Explore dietitian tips for kids meals and snacks, nutrition by age, special diets, family fitness, and more.

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Special Diets

What if Peanuts Could Cure Peanut Allergies?

Imagine if there was something to help prevent your child’s life-threatening reaction to peanuts. New research may actually have a solution for peanut allergy desensitization.

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Healthy Living Tips

Strategies for Summer Food Safety

Did you know that foodborne illnesses increase during the summer months? Take action now for your child’s food safety this summer. We tend to spend

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Fitness and Family

5 Reasons to Get Your Family Moving This Summer

Summertime offers endless opportunities to get the family up and moving, so get your hearts pumping to reap these rewards of exercise. Whether the kids

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Fitness and Family

Hydrating Your Child or Teenage Athlete

Learn how to teach your teen how to hydrate before, during, and after events with these youth sports hydration guidelines.  Hydration is something you don’t want

Healthy Living Tips

How to Eat Buckwheat, a Gluten-free Grain

Eating gluten-free doesn’t have to be tasteless and boring thanks to buckwheat! Learn how to eat buckwheat with simple cooking tips! Buckwheat for Breakfast: Hot

Healthy Living Tips

Tasty & Fun Memorial Day Kick-Off Ideas!

Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summertime BBQ fun and is a time to teach our kids to remember and honor the brave soldiers who