My kids ate Lucky Charms every morning for a week. Well, not quite a week. The Lucky Charms ran out by day three or four, so they switched to Honey ...
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This Is What’s Wrong With Foods & Drinks Marketed To Kids
Everything that's wrong with the foods and drinks marketed to kids these days can be found in this bottle of Hawaiian Punch. Here's why: It's ...
The Trouble With Concession Stands In Youth Sports
If you have kids in baseball, softball, football, and other organized sports, you know about the concession stand. It may generate much-needed revenue ...
What To Do When Your Child Feels Deprived Of Junk Food
I got this question recently on my Real Mom Nutrition Facebook page from mom Kelli: I do my best to feed my family mostly clean. I try to have snacks ...
Why I’m Still Not Lovin’ McDonald’s
One year ago this month, I traveled to McDonald's corporate headquarters in Illinois to help deliver the message that parents are tired of fast food ...
What To Do About Junk Food Sports Snacks
After all the cupcakes and cookies on the sidelines of pee wee soccer (read Soccer Mom Soapbox), I was relieved when my son started playing flag ...
The Truth About Fruit Snacks
Fruit snacks are fixtures in lunch boxes and party goody bags. They show up on soccer sidelines and are beloved by kids (yes, including mine). But for ...
Why I’m Tired Of “Foods You Should Never Eat!” Lists
I am so over seeing this headline: "Foods You Should Never Eat!" There's a good reason I see it so much. It's effective. It's just sensational ...
Let’s Give Parents A Break
I try very hard to make this blog a no-judgments zone. Except when it comes to food marketers. I have no patience for junk food marketing that tries ...
How I Handle Halloween Candy Craziness
My name is Sally. I'm a dietitian. And I hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. In the past, I've doled out bags of pretzels, small tubs of Play-Doh, ...
My Number One Trick For Eating Right
I don't have the stamina for junk food anymore. As a kid, I could suck on Sour Patch Kids until my tongue was raw. I could wash down greasy pizza ...
Want To Improve Camp Food? Now Is The Time To Act!
You may be in back-to-school mode, but if you were unhappy with the snacks or meals your child received at summer camp this year, now is the time to ...