Comments on: Five For Fridays – May 22, 2009 http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/05/five-for-fridays-may-22-2009/ Science Driven Real Life Toddler Nutrition Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Liz http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/05/five-for-fridays-may-22-2009/#comment-494 Liz Fri, 22 May 2009 19:22:01 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=1764#comment-494 Great post. Love how you've pulled together the hottest nutrition stories from the week. I continue to be amazed at the number of health benefits associated with vitamin D. It's truly the "super" vitamin of the year. As for obesity, if parents could get kids off some of the starchy, empty calorie snack foods (which are NOT satisfying which is why people tend to eat too much of them), then I think we can make a small dent. Great post.
Love how you’ve pulled together the hottest nutrition stories from the week. I continue to be amazed at the number of health benefits associated with vitamin D. It’s truly the “super” vitamin of the year.
As for obesity, if parents could get kids off some of the starchy, empty calorie snack foods (which are NOT satisfying which is why people tend to eat too much of them), then I think we can make a small dent.

]]> By: Liz http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/05/five-for-fridays-may-22-2009/#comment-3053 Liz Fri, 22 May 2009 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=1764#comment-3053 Great post. Love how you've pulled together the hottest nutrition stories from the week. I continue to be amazed at the number of health benefits associated with vitamin D. It's truly the "super" vitamin of the year. As for obesity, if parents could get kids off some of the starchy, empty calorie snack foods (which are NOT satisfying which is why people tend to eat too much of them), then I think we can make a small dent. Great post.
Love how you’ve pulled together the hottest nutrition stories from the week. I continue to be amazed at the number of health benefits associated with vitamin D. It’s truly the “super” vitamin of the year.
As for obesity, if parents could get kids off some of the starchy, empty calorie snack foods (which are NOT satisfying which is why people tend to eat too much of them), then I think we can make a small dent.

]]> By: Dr. Ayala http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/05/five-for-fridays-may-22-2009/#comment-493 Dr. Ayala Fri, 22 May 2009 14:15:56 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=1764#comment-493 Great post! I don't particularly like the term "snack", as it can mean a small meal, which could be very healthy, or, more commonly, a highly processed packaged food you can eat on the go anytime and anywhere. I therefore don't use "snacks". No matter the name, I make the small meals between the other bigger meals healthy--fruits, vegetables, nuts, leftover food from yesterdays' dinner. That’s what I serve my kids when they come home from school quite hungry and in between meals. As for the indulgences that I do think should not be denied--I call them dessert, and my kids call them "junk". A good time to eat them is after the meal. I think there's a place for ice-cream, chocolate, cake or whatever indulgence one fancies, but the key to really enjoying those and eating healthily is moderation and great quality. A small dessert (when a kid isn't too hungry) made of high quality ingredients is a pleasure. Snacking on chips, cookies and donuts (even if low-fat)is not particularly satisfying, doesn’t hit the spot, and is just a bad habit. Great post!

I don’t particularly like the term “snack”, as it can mean a small meal, which could be very healthy, or, more commonly, a highly processed packaged food you can eat on the go anytime and anywhere.

I therefore don’t use “snacks”. No matter the name, I make the small meals between the other bigger meals healthy–fruits, vegetables, nuts, leftover food from yesterdays’ dinner. That’s what I serve my kids when they come home from school quite hungry and in between meals.

As for the indulgences that I do think should not be denied–I call them dessert, and my kids call them “junk”. A good time to eat them is after the meal. I think there’s a place for ice-cream, chocolate, cake or whatever indulgence one fancies, but the key to really enjoying those and eating healthily is moderation and great quality. A small dessert (when a kid isn’t too hungry) made of high quality ingredients is a pleasure. Snacking on chips, cookies and donuts (even if low-fat)is not particularly satisfying, doesn’t hit the spot, and is just a bad habit.

]]> By: Dr. Ayala http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/05/five-for-fridays-may-22-2009/#comment-3052 Dr. Ayala Fri, 22 May 2009 14:15:00 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=1764#comment-3052 Great post! I don't particularly like the term "snack", as it can mean a small meal, which could be very healthy, or, more commonly, a highly processed packaged food you can eat on the go anytime and anywhere. I therefore don't use "snacks". No matter the name, I make the small meals between the other bigger meals healthy--fruits, vegetables, nuts, leftover food from yesterdays' dinner. That’s what I serve my kids when they come home from school quite hungry and in between meals. As for the indulgences that I do think should not be denied--I call them dessert, and my kids call them "junk". A good time to eat them is after the meal. I think there's a place for ice-cream, chocolate, cake or whatever indulgence one fancies, but the key to really enjoying those and eating healthily is moderation and great quality. A small dessert (when a kid isn't too hungry) made of high quality ingredients is a pleasure. Snacking on chips, cookies and donuts (even if low-fat)is not particularly satisfying, doesn’t hit the spot, and is just a bad habit. Great post!

I don’t particularly like the term “snack”, as it can mean a small meal, which could be very healthy, or, more commonly, a highly processed packaged food you can eat on the go anytime and anywhere.

I therefore don’t use “snacks”. No matter the name, I make the small meals between the other bigger meals healthy–fruits, vegetables, nuts, leftover food from yesterdays’ dinner. That’s what I serve my kids when they come home from school quite hungry and in between meals.

As for the indulgences that I do think should not be denied–I call them dessert, and my kids call them “junk”. A good time to eat them is after the meal. I think there’s a place for ice-cream, chocolate, cake or whatever indulgence one fancies, but the key to really enjoying those and eating healthily is moderation and great quality. A small dessert (when a kid isn’t too hungry) made of high quality ingredients is a pleasure. Snacking on chips, cookies and donuts (even if low-fat)is not particularly satisfying, doesn’t hit the spot, and is just a bad habit.

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