Dads Play an Important Role in Supporting Girls Body Image Many dads watch their teenage daughters struggling with body image and don’t know quite what to say. The good news is that there are some great ways dads can help positively influence how their girls feel about their body, food and exercise. Over the years […]
“Mom, I feel fat” – helping your teenager with body image
My mom and dad raised me to be a strong chick. As a teenager I felt OK about my body, learned different sports, and ate a wide variety of foods guilt-free (both veggies as well as chocolate chip cookies). I took for granted that this was a normal way to grow up as a teenage […]
How to handle food cravings for junk food
Lauri struggled with sweet cravings for candy, cookies and just about anything chocolate. After returning home from a long day of work at a job she found draining and unrewarding, she was particularly prone to binging on these foods. She tried different strategies to stop eating them, including removing them completely and treating them like […]
How to get your kids to eat more veggies & fruit
By Andrea Holwegner BSc, RD www.healthstandnutrition.com Twitter: @chocoholicRD Teresa was a healthy, active five-year old, but a classic picky eater. She had a handful of foods she liked for lunch, including cheese sandwiches, dry cereal, and crackers and cheese. She liked a few select fruits, but her parents struggled to get her to […]
Lunch-packin’ dilemmas solved
By Andrea Holwegner, For the Calgary Herald October 1, 2011 Eight-year-old Martin was a picky eater, especially when it came to lunch.His lunch often came home uneaten and his parents struggled to figure out what to pack, since peanut butter sandwiches were his favourite, but not permitted at school. The 2004 Lunchroom Monitor Survey, which […]