Nutrition
When should you start feeding baby food and solid foods?
What should your baby’s first foods be? First foods should be limited to low-allergy foods, vegetables, and fruits. Offering solid foods too early can lead to allergies. Also, keep in mind that solids foods should not be used to help your baby sleep through the night.
Growing a healthy baby with baby formula and baby food
When your baby is about 5 to 6 months old, he may start crying more often between feedings. He may also begin to express his desire for food. When you’re eating, you may notice him watching you eat, leaning forward, drooling, or even opening his mouth like a hungry little bird. If you wait until he expresses his desire for food, it will be much easier for both of you. When both of you are ready, there are a few basic points to keep in mind. This e-book will will give you plenty of tips for growing a healthy baby!
Tools for a Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is not the time to be on a weight loss diet. But it is important to maintain a healthy weight gain as your baby grows. We have created some tools you can use to monitor your weight gain. If you’re not gaining enough weight, or gaining weight too fast, you can use the two day food chart to help identify ways to adjust your weight gain.
Sodium Content of Foods with Portion Estimator
Sodium Content of Foods helps patients with fluid retention and blood pressure control. Included is a guide to finding the sodium content on the Nutrition Facts food label and a chart for estimating portions.
It’s Easy Eating Green – a nutrition guide for kids
Healthy eating is like a puzzle—you can fit together different foods to make your day complete in energy, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Eating right and exercising will make you feel great!
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Article Archive
Read Labels to Find the Salt (Sodium)
The best way to find the salt is to read the food labels on packaged foods—both the nutrition facts label and the ingredients list. Labels won’t list the amount of “salt,” it will list “sodium.”
Gestational Diabetes – what you should know
Managing diabetes means keeping your blood-glucose (blood-sugar) levels within a normal range. This is the same as the blood-glucose levels of a pregnant woman who doesnʼt have diabetes.
Tips for Reducing Sodium
Low Sodium Guidelines and Sodium Content of Foods brochures were created to help patients with fluid retention and blood pressure control. Get FREE brochures!
Dash Diet Brochure
The American Heart Association recommends the DASH Diet because the DASH diet is an important way to prevent and treat high blood pressure. Download a FREE DASH diet or DASH Diet Quick Reference Guide.
Hey Kids – Get Movin’ !
Take a 10-minute activity break every hour while you read, do homework or watch TV. Try to do these things for a total of 30 minutes every day. Get a FREE Get Movin’ Activity Pyramid!

