Healthy Weight

Special Edition Spring Newsletter featuring National Nutrition Month

On March 16, 2023 / About the Practice, Age / Milestones, Complex Medical Issues, Families, GI Issues, Grade School age (5-9), Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Medical, Nutrition in the News, Nutrition Info, Nutrition Tips, Pre-School (3-5), Teens (13-18), Tweens (9-12)

Tags: constipation, Exercise, farmer's market, FODMAPS, food safety, garden, Gardening, healthy eating, herbs, hydration, IBS, insoluble fiber, meal routine, meal time routine, national nutrition month, nutrition plan, organic, physical activitiy, plant based diet, plant-based, plant-based protein, planting, probiotic, registered dietitian, sports nutrition, sports recovery, spring garden, spring gardening, sustainability, variety, vegetables, whole grains, withholding

Check out our Special Edition Spring Newsletter featuring National Nutrition Month to read about our featured nutrition topics! We also want to thank you for being a part of our community! Click the link below to read our newsletter! https://conta.cc/3mRZAQh

Winter Newsletter

On February 10, 2023 / About the Practice, Age / Milestones, Complex Medical Issues, Families, Grade School age (5-9), Healthy Weight, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Nutrition Info, Pre-School (3-5), Teens (13-18), Tweens (9-12)

Tags: ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, breakfast routine, Exercise, garden, Gardening, healthy eating, herbs, hydration, meal routine, meal time routine, nutrition plan, Nutrition with ADHD, physical activitiy, planting, sports nutrition, spring garden, spring gardening, staying active in the winter, staying active with winter activities, supplement, vegetables, winter, winter activities

Read our Winter Newsletter to stay up to date with what’s happening at Feed to Succeed. Click the link below to read what’s new and our Featured Nutrition Topics in our Winter Newsletter. https://conta.cc/3O9X01X

National Eating Disorders Association Week

On February 25, 2022 / Families, Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight, Nutrition Info

Tags: diet, eating disorder, growth, neda, underweight, Weight

In this post, we discuss National Eating Disorders Association Week by a Pediatric Registered Dietitian. Every year in February, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) promotes National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDAWeek) to inform the public about eating disorders (ED) and what resources are available to support

When Is Picky Eating a Nutritional Problem?

On July 31, 2020 / Healthy Weight, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Pre-School (3-5), Video

Tags: causes of picky eating, childrens diet, healthy foods for kids, kids foods, kids health, pediatric nutrition, picky eating, picky kids

Is your child’s picky eating actually a clue to a more serious medical problem? How can a parent tell when picky eating is becoming a health risk? In today’s video, we explore why kids reject particular foods, the different causes of picky eating, and the warning signs

Summer Stomachs: Family-Friendly Summer Meal Tips

On July 12, 2019 / Families, Healthy Weight, Nutrition Tips

Tags: holidays, Meals, school, snacks, summer

School stomachs eat around the same time daily. Whereas summer stomachs may be on a total free for all. A few weeks ago, a mother made a comment during her child’s nutrition assessment, “I told my kids to bring their school stomachs home for the summer.” This

Healthy Nutritious Snacks for Kids

On April 29, 2019 / Families, Healthy Weight, Nutrition Tips

Tags: fruit and veggies, Meals, protein, snacks

Healthy snack ideas for kids from Chicago-area pediatric dietitians.

3 Tips for Better Eating this Month

On March 13, 2019 / Families, Healthy Weight, Nutrition Tips

Tags: fruit and veggies, Meals, salt/sodium, snacks

Happy RD Day! In celebration of RD day, we’re offering 3 nutrition tips for better eating this month and every month.

Diets: Keto, Paleo, Mediterranean, What’s a Kid to Do?

On January 28, 2019 / Families, Grade School age (5-9), Healthy Weight, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Podcast, Pre-School (3-5), Teens (13-18), Tweens (9-12)

Tags: diet, growth, overweight, Weight, weight loss

Diets: Keto, Paleo, Mediterranean, What’s a Kid to Do? – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 3, Episode 8 With so many weight loss plans out there, and so many different opinions and approaches, it can be a sticky situation when a parent is following a diet and

When Weight Issues Are Related to Hormonal Imbalances

On January 22, 2019 / Complex Medical Issues, Healthy Weight, Podcast

Tags: FTT, growth, overweight, underweight, Weight

When Weight Issues Are Related to Hormonal Imbalances – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 3, Episode 7 On this week’s pediatric nutrition podcast, p\Pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Stephanie Drobac, discusses the role of hormones and weight/growth in children. How often is the thyroid to blame? What is the

When is Low Weight Normal?

On January 14, 2019 / Grade School age (5-9), Healthy Weight, Infants / Toddlers (0-3), Podcast, Pre-School (3-5)

Tags: FTT, growth, malnourished, underweight

On this week’s pediatric nutrition podcast, Registered Dietitian Betsy Hjelmgren and Jen Karakosta discuss low weight for kids.