Feeding Your Adolescent and Pubertal Child
Adolescence and puberty - those words trigger an emotional response and anxiety in parents! This article will help you prepare your child...
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Denise Scott
- Apr 10
- 3 min
The Mediterranean Diet for Children
The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has consistently ranked as one of the healthiest, most sustainable diets, beneficial for heart health and...
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Denise Scott
- Apr 3
- 5 min
Reasons to Minimize Sugar in Your Child’s Diet (and how to do so)
Most of us are pretty sweet on sugar, but research reveals a bittersweet reality! The word sugar spelled out in a pile of sugar. Sugar is...
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Denise Scott
- Mar 27
- 5 min
Temperamental Toddlers and Persnickety Preschoolers
(Influencing Your Child's Taste Preferences) Once your baby is over a year and enters toddlerhood, they often become picky eaters. Foods...
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Denise Scott
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Feed Your Child’s Gut
Are you familiar with the gut microbiota? Research shows that there are more microorganisms living in our gut than there are cells in our...
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Denise Scott
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Milk - When? How Much? Which Kind?
Once your baby is a year old, they can transition from breast milk or formula to regular milk per the American Academy of Pediatrics...
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Denise Scott
- Mar 6
- 4 min
Food for the Developing Brain
Depiction of the brain as half drawing and half foods that are good for the brain, such as seafood, berries, nuts, and vegetables. Did...
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Denise Scott
- Feb 28
- 4 min
Beware of Food as a Choking Hazard
Feeding your child table food and what the rest of the family eats is exciting. This article is a reminder that little ones don’t chew...
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Denise Scott
- Feb 21
- 3 min
When to Start Meat and Seafood?
During infancy, babies get all the protein they require from breast milk or formula. Meat and seafood provide an additional protein...
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Denise Scott
- Feb 14
- 3 min
When Can Babies Have Nut Butter and Which Kind?
I have stated in many posts that little ones should not have whole nuts before the age of four since these are a choking hazard. Nuts in...
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Denise Scott
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Can Babies Drink Water?
Can babies have water? That question is common for pediatricians. The answer is yes or no, depending on the age. Babies should not be...
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Denise Scott
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Introducing Allergenic Foods - How to Proceed
Allergenic foods are designated as The Big 9. These include: milk and dairy eggs wheat soy peanuts tree nuts fish shellfish sesame...
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Denise Scott
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Beyond Cereals - What's Next?
Now that your baby has tried a variety of cereals, what is the next step? Happy baby eating baby food. I encourage parents to start with...
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Denise Scott
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Baby Cereals - How to Start and Which to Choose?
Now that your baby has achieved the half-year mark, it is time to introduce new foods. Traditionally, first foods have included baby...
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Denise Scott
- Jan 10
- 6 min
Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding
Whether to breastfeed or formula-feed your baby is your personal choice. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health...
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Denise Scott
- Jan 3
- 3 min
Nutrition for Ages and Stages
This new year, I will present information on nutrition for different ages and stages. I plan to focus each week on different aspects of...
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Denise Scott
- Dec 27, 2023
- 3 min
Start the Year Right with Easy Diet Changes for a Healthy New Year!
Picture of food as medicine with a variety of healthy foods ejecting from a medicine capsule. Make 2024 the Year of Healthy Eating!...
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Denise Scott
- Dec 20, 2023
- 2 min
Eating for Cold and Flu Season
Cold and flu season is upon us, and keeping healthy goes beyond good handwashing, avoiding crowds, and covering your cough. Nutrition...
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Denise Scott
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
Salt and Stones
A concerning trend in the past few years is the occurrence of kidney stones in children and adolescents. Kidney stones are another...
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Denise Scott
- Dec 6, 2023
- 2 min
Iron Deficiency in Girls
Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide. These have become especially prevalent...
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