Make healthy foods convenient and give them more time to eat them. Research has found that eating healthier is associated with better school performance. Here’s something I wrote about the topic for ...

Children will eat more fruits and vegetables if families take more time to eat meals. Their experiment shows that children will eat significantly more fruits and vegetables if they on average stay at ...

An expert shares what parents can do to help their kids eat a healthy diet. Nearly half of kids ages 1 to 5 are not eating a daily vegetable and nearly one-third are not eating a daily fruit, ...

Many families with young children experience bouts of picky eating, from toddlers who want to eat only chicken nuggets and mac and cheese, to kids who love sweet fruit but will not touch leafy green ...

Nearly a third of children between 1 and 5 nationwide went without a daily serving of fruit in 2021, and nearly half didn't eat a vegetable the previous week, but just over 57% drank a ...

When kids sit down to eat lunch at school, fruits and vegetables may not be their first choice. But with more time at the lunch table, they are more likely to pick up those healthy foods. If we want ...

It’s important for kids to eat a healthy breakfast to refuel their bodies after sleep, as their brains and bodies are still developing (1). Yet, 20–30% of children and adolescents tend to skip this ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Kids can be picky at the breakfast, lunch, and dinner tables. Now, a new survey shows one in two children don't eat a vegetable each day. One in three don't eat fruit daily.