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I am so excited to be able to offer you this collection of science-based, real-life practical tips from pediatricians and dietitians! If you are like most toddler parents, you have often wondered if you are doing all you can to ensure adequate nutrition for your growing child. You want to encourage him to eat more fru

Ask the Expert – Nutrition for Managing Diabetes Risk
Ask The Expert is a weekly column on Littlestomaks.com. The idea is to have a reader-submitted question answered by a nutrition expert or a pediatrician. Feel free to submit your question in the comments section below. This week, Registered Dietitian Janice Baker suggests you provide a healthy, balanced nutrition and encourage physical activity to manage your child’s diabetes risk.

Nutrition Trivia – Calcium Absorption Goes Down With Age
According to the 2nd edition of the PDR for Nutritional Supplements - The absorption efficiency of calcium varies throughout the life span. It is highest during infancy when it is about 60%. In prepubertal children, it is about 28%. During early puberty, at the time of the growth spurt, it increases to 34% and then drops to 25% two years later. How you can use this information - Get your kids to drink milk and eat yogurt at an early age. Dairy is the best source of

Five for Fridays – Nov 20, 2009
Greetings! Hope you all are having a great week so far. We are getting ready for Thanksgiving, which happens to be my favorite Holiday. I am looking forward to it next week. What are your plans? Here are 5 nut

Nutrition Trivia – Sugar in Salt
Recently, @Lisa_Amarna asked me this question on Twitter: Any idea why there is sugar or dextrose in my table salt? Hmm..this would make a perfect trivia question, I thought. So I decided to do some research and post an answer here. Turns out t