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Food Ideas for Daycare
Asked by R.R. from Chicago
on July 15, 2009
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Hi moms!
My son is almost one and goes to daycare three days a week. He is doing great with solid foods and is no longer interested in the jar foods. My daycare...
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- My daughter does not go to daycare but my husband is always looking for the easy things to make for her. She also hates the Gerber Graduates (including the cups). Sh...
- not sure if you can have things heated, but the best thing is to just make a bit extra of dinner and give him some of that the next day. Otherwise you can check out...
- I'm right there with you on this dilemma! My daughter is 18 months old and I go through the same thing. So it is great to read other comments to your post as well. ...
I Need Help with Healthy Meal Ideas.
Asked by D.H. from Cleveland
on May 15, 2007
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I just found out that my 5 year old son's cholesterol is a bit high. I need to get more ideas on healthy snacks and meals. He has a mild milk allergy,so dairy is very...
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- The Pampered Chef ® Hi there D.- I am a Pampered Chef Consultant and deal with recipes alot. I hope that you find this one useful. I had it at a meeting the other ...
- The idea like other moms suggested is to keep the healthy snacks readily available. Now that summer is close there are lots of different types of fruit at decent pric...
- for your sons health, you need to stop buying unhealthy snacks. there are snacks available that he will love that arent going to take years off of his life. you dont e...
Eating Well
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on August 6, 2009
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I have tried so many times to cut processed foods out of our diets, but due to costs and time constraints I often fail. I have found wonderful recipes but they often ...
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- There's a magazine called Clean Eating which focuses on healthy "budget conscious" meals. I first found it a Whole Foods and liked it so much, I ordered it for the yea...
- In a perfect world, I would only make organic and wholesome food and the bank account to afford it plus the free time to spend in the kitchen (or a staff to cook and s...
- Hi C., I wonder if you have a Costco Club Card. They have a lot of organic produce as well as other organic products. They have free range chicken breasts, you ca...
Breastfeeding Keeping Baby Weight On?????
Asked by J.H. from New York
on April 17, 2008
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I'm going crazy! I am the healthiest eater I know. (I only eat organic, cook everything from scratch, low salt, no processed foods, no manmade foods, drinks lots of ...
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- I feel completely opposite. Supposedly, breastfeeding burns 500 calories a day! And boy, did it! I was 145lbs before I got pregnant (I'm 5'9") Now, I'm 131 lbs. I...
- Breastfeeding definitely kept on the baby weight around my mid-section. I know several other Moms that had that same issue. Soon after we stopped breastfeeding, we ...
- Try to relax. Keep with healthy eating and healthy exercising and nursing. I lost 70 pounds during the first year after my son, my 40 from the pregnancy and 30 more....
4 Year Old and 15 Month Old Do Not Want to STOP Eating
Asked by A.F. from New York
on March 30, 2009
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I know from reading requests on this website that many mothers are concerned because their children will not eat and refuse many foods. I have what seems to be an unu...
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- Make sure they are drinking a lot too.. drinking .. fills up the stomach. make sure they are taking sips during the meals. also cut up things small.. so they feel li...
- They might have a vitamin deficiency and are eating to give their body what it needs. Try giving them a vitamin/mineral supplement. Even though you are feeding them he...
- Hi A., Maybe you can have them tested. Maybe the thyrode, I am sorry I do not know how to spell well. I hope you understand. Maybe something is off a little. Are th...
Help Handling a Constantly Hungry 2 1/2 Year Old
Asked by A.B. from New York
on March 30, 2009
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It feels like my 2 1/2-year-old daughter is always saying, "I'm hungry" and "I want more" and "I want A LOT." Her pediatrician doesn't think that at this age she is ea...
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- First, kudos to you for being so health conscious with what you offer your daughter. She's a lucky girl. Veggies and fruits are great and you can't really eat too much...
- you could try letting her have granola bars,nuts, pretzels, etc... for snack. These types of foods might help fill her up better.
- It sounds like your daughter is not getting nearly enough fat! Small children NEED fat to grow and thrive - our cell membranes are made almost entirely of fat, and he...
Chronic Constipation
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on October 1, 2008
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My daughter is constantly constipated. At least I consider it constipation. She will poop almost every day, but when she does it's little pellets. Most times they are ...
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- Hello S.. I personaly don't like taking Laxatives myself or give my children any. When my now 2yo hasn't gone in a day or is having trouble going, I give her juice.....
- We asked about the pellets once with our youngest. Our pediatrician once told us she could be getting too much dairy. With the fruit - make sure to back off banana...
- My daughter has the same problem so her doc has her on Miralax which is a powder stool softener we put in her drink. She just needs a little bit each day to keep her ...
Ideas for Things to Do/bring on Our 20 Hour Roadtrip
Asked by B.S. from Chicago
on July 18, 2009
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My husband and I will be taking a road trip to Myrtle Beach and then on to Hilton Head South Carolina with out 5 year old and 2 year old. Does anyone have any suggest...
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- WE are planning a road trip ourselves. So far my plan is: Get them each a roll of quarters. They keep them all to buy a gift when we get there if they don't constantly...
- Stuff to do in the car Crayons/Markers/Coloring Books DVDs - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is 3 hours Sticker books - check to make sure the stickers are easy to get out ...
- Books on CD rock road trips! We listened to the Narnia books on the way to and from Texas last summer and Harry Potter on a previous trip to Florida. Seriously, can't ...
Advice Needed About Gallstones
Asked by M.H. from Pittsburgh
on September 29, 2006
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Within the past month, I have been having horrible attacks of the gallbladder and a recent ultrasound showed that I did infact have gallstones. I am just about 28 wee...
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- i just thought i'd share my experience. i had gallstones when i was 16. the doctors thought my mom and i were crazy because i was young. sure enough though i had them....
- M., After my second child I started having severe pain, which they finally found out was gallstones. I ended up having surgery. I know you can't do the surgery righ...
- I had my first attack when my daugter was 3 weeks old (she just turned one) but the pain was so bad and I had no idea what was going on my husband called 9-1-1. Come t...
Help with Prices at Healthy Grocery Stores
Asked by T.C. from Columbus
on January 27, 2009
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Hello! I was wondering if anyone has researched what are the best prices for buying healthy food at different grocery stores, for example, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, ...
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- We are doing the same thing too! We normally shop at walmart and giant eagle, but have discovered Whole foods! It is so wonderful yet so pricey! I have searched Wal...
- I live in Westerville too and we buy a lot of our food at Costco near Polaris. There are lots of organic foods there in bulk that are cheaper than buying them at the ...
- Hi T. - have you considered joining a produce co-op? I believe there is one in the area for locally grown organic produce. I don't belong, but I've seen it advertise...
