Not knowing whether their children will eat the healthy food put on their plates, parents may prepare a less healthy dish for themselves to serve as backup for the kids too.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Kids' nutrition
Displaying all articles
Just like a mobile phone, your body needs to be recharged every day. You need to eat food and drink water every day to keep your body going. Some foods are better than others at helping you stay well.
Monkey see, monkey do: it’s important to be a good food role model.
McDonald’s recently announced it will make its Happy Meal, which accounts of about 15 percent of all sales, healthier. Will it make kids healthier? That’s unclear, but it could lower parents’ guilt.
Top contributors
-
Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
-
Assistant Professor of Marketing, Indiana University
-
Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing and Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh
-
Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
-
Professor of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut
-
Research Fellow, University of Newcastle
-
Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Edith Cowan University
