The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes that children need a variety of nutrients for proper growth and development. As ...

Children and teens should drink water, plain pasteurized cow’s milk and limited amounts of 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices, according to healthy beverage guidelines recently released by ...

By Stephanie Stahl, Brad Nau Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A summer camp in ...

We like to say that food is medicine, yet the nation’s largest daily prescription is written with virtually none of the safeguards that govern drugs. Every year, the National School Lunch ...

Eating cereal for breakfast may be a habit you want to break, either for yourself or your kids. A recent study finds newer cereals have more sugar, fat and salt.

More than two dozen school districts and 11 early education programs statewide will share in $850,000 in state grant money so they can buy locally grown, nutritious food for kids, Gov. Maura ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ summer food program for children that is meant to replace Summer EBT got off to a rocky start this month, according to food bank and pantry officials tasked with ...

Healthy drinks are as important as healthy foods for kids, panel says. Experts recommend that children and teens drink mostly water and plain pasteurized milk. February 15, 2025. 2 min.

“Choosing healthy beverages for children is just as important as choosing healthy foods,” Amy Reed, a pediatric dietitian and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ spokeswoman, said in a ...