Gluten-free diets and recipes
The Celiac Disease Program at Children’s National Hospital has created a series of videos with gluten-free recipes for foods your kids will devour.
Is baby-led weaning a safe way to feed your infant?
Baby-led weaning is a term that describes a way to introduce solid foods to babies, and it skips the puree or mushy-food phase.
Kids need more than calcium to keep bones healthy
Weight-bearing activities — like running and jumping — are the most important types of exercises for building healthy bones in kids.
How to pack nutrition into kids’ meals
Here’s how to pack nutrition into kids’ meals and avoid fighting over food with children.
Reducing salt in children’s diets
Children’s diets should not exceed 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day, so parents need to be extra careful about reading labels and choosing the lowest sodium options.