At HealthBarn USA, one of my favorite nutrition games to play with the kids is called “Cereal Detective,” found in my book Appetite for Life Kids get to see first-hand how much sugar goes into their food—particularly their breakfast cereal. If you are trying to help your child make the switch from sugary cold cereals [...]
What do you think about serving fruit juice to kids? Is it healthy? Juicy Juice offers 100% fruit juice in lots of flavors (juicyjuice.com) Pure 100% fruit juice—with no added sugar— is a healthy choice. Orange juice, for example, is a good source of vitamin C, and it is now possible to find [...]
How much sugar should my family have a day and how can we cut back? The tricky thing about sugar is that there is no government recommended daily intake limit like there is for sodium or fats. This is in part because sugar has not been proven to be linked to a specific disease. It’s [...]