Real Mom Nutrition
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How much protein do teens need and what are the best sources of protein for teens? Here are the need-to-know facts. The protein obsession seemed to happen overnight for my teen boys. Suddenly they were studying food labels, putting protein bars on the grocery list, and cooking eggs for breakfast after sets of push-ups and …
Need some healthy breakfast ideas for teens? Here are 40-plus meals for inspiration, including lots of make-ahead options! Breakfast may not be your teen’s favorite meal of the day, especially when they’re bleary-eyed and crabby at 6:30am on a school day. But your teenager needs to fuel their morning, not to mention all the enormous …
Need healthy lunches for teens? Here are several quick lunch ideas that your teen will get excited about. More than once at lunchtime, I found my teenagers elbow-deep in a bag of pretzels or absentmindedly nibbling granola bars. And I realized that in the transition to giving my kids more independence around some meals, they’d …
Feeding teenagers can be tough! Here are some snack and meal ideas for teens, plus strategies to keep them well-nourished. My teenager was wandering the kitchen recently, opening the refrigerator, freezer, and cupboard doors, when he said something that drove home what teen hunger feels like: “What happens is that I’m hungry, so I eat …
Got a teenager who is constantly hungry? Check out this mega list of healthy snacks for teens (and tweens) for ideas they’ll love. “I’m basically always hungry.” That’s what my 15 year old said to me the other night as he stood in front of the open refrigerator searching for something to eat–approximately 10 minutes after …
Thanks to General Mills for sponsoring this post! When my older son entered middle school last year, I prepared for a lot of things: The heavier homework load, the struggles of a new social scene, the busier schedule, and the baffling mood swings. But I wasn’t quite prepared for the new experience of feeding a …
Last week I wrote about how feeding tweens is easier in many ways than feeding younger kids (read How Feeding A Tween Is Easier). But in some ways, it’s also harder. Here’s why: He’s busier. Schedules heat up as kids get older. There are school clubs and extracurriculars and a lot more homework. For many …
