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Healthy Halloween: Trick or Treat Reinvented
Halloween is almost here. I’ve put together some really fun and delicious ideas which offer you many options for allergen free foods and treats, crafts, and activities to enjoy during this Halloween. I even have some friends and clients who prefer a Halloween party...
Boosting Your Child’s Immune System for Back-to-School: A Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Guide
As back-to-school approaches, support your child’s immune health with nutrient-rich, gluten-free, and casein-free foods. This guide covers immune-boosting strategies, key supplements, and meal ideas to help keep your child healthy and resilient during the school year.
The Paleo Diet for Kids
Explore the benefits of the Paleo diet for kids, including improved health, behavior, and cognitive function, by focusing on whole, unprocessed foods and avoiding common dietary triggers.
Julie’s Top 10 Time-Saving Meal Preparation Tips
With back-to-school upon us, making the most of our valuable time is critical, especially if you have a child on a special diet. While it can be easy to run through a drive thru or order takeout, kids with special dietary needs can’t always eat out successfully. And...
Ruby’s Fourth of July Smoothie Bowl
Holidays are great opportunities to encourage our kids to join us in the kitchen to prepare festive foods and also take the lead on making their own recipes. I am so proud of my daughter, Ruby. She created a smoothie bowl for the Fourth of July! She figured out a plan...
How to Implement a Healthy Gluten-Free, Casein-Free, and Soy-Free Diet for Children: A Comprehensive Guide
Transitioning your child to a gluten-free, casein-free, and soy-free (GFCFSF) diet can be smooth and rewarding with proper knowledge and planning. This comprehensive guide covers foods to include and avoid, meal ideas, a kid-friendly meal plan, tips for success, common pitfalls and solutions, and birthday party options
Challenging Summer Behaviors and Salicylates – How Popular Summer Foods Can Sabotage Your Child’s Mood and Behavior
If you were hoping that summertime - a time with no school, fresh air, sunshine, and exercise - would help your child feel better and improve their behavior.... but it hasn’t, then salicylates might be your culprit. Salicylates in Food Salicylates are...
Watermelon Cupcakes
Are you looking for a dessert that is festive and delicious? Did you know, on average… Kids eat 66 grams of sugar per day, two and a half times what’s recommended. And it equals 53 POUNDS of sugar per year! Sugar sweetened beverages make up 47% of this sugar and sweet...
How Diet Affects the Microbiome and Autism
The microbiome in autism is an avenue of important research. Studying the differences in microbiome composition for individuals with an autism diagnosis is yielding valuable insight. Here’s some recent research on the microbiome and children’s health, including kids...