Child nutrition

According to the WHO, during the first six months of life the baby should be fed exclusively with milk before trying new foods. After six months we can start with complementary feeding, in which we are gradually introducing new food options for our baby.

It is not usually among the favorite dishes of the smallest of the house, and parents always look for ways for children to eat more fruit and vegetables. Today we bring you the most fun, colorful and healthy dish for kids: a rainbow salad. It involves combining many colors in a salad, so that it contains all the benefits of fruits and vegetables.

They are the healthiest foods, of those to which you should not put schedules, ideal for snacks and at any meal throughout the day. They help us to have an adequate supply of vitamins, minerals, fiber ... and also to prevent chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes or obesity.

In Spain it is very common to find both sunflower oil and olive oil in the houses. For the price premium of the second, there are many people who use sunflower more, especially when it comes to frying, because of which, to fill the fryer, a lot of oil is needed. Now, thinking about the health of the little ones in the house (and ours), when cooking and dressing, what is better?

If you are thinking of decorating the house this weekend with some “scary pumpkin” you have many options to take advantage of all the good things that this vegetable contains and many reasons to do it because in addition to being delicious, its consumption is highly recommended for different reasons. The “terrifying” healthy Halloween pumpkin takes advantage of everything: inside and out and we will show you and leave you with simple ideas so you can do it without any fear.

If there is a dish that is a success among children, that is anyone who has pasta. Macaroni with tomato and cheese, spaghetti Bolognese, noodles with carbonara sauce, ... how many children do you know who do not love these dishes and many others? We talk about the delicious pasta, the pasta that children like so much: what it gives them and how to prepare it to make it more palatable and even healthier.

Eating habits in children, whether for better or worse, are the responsibility of the parents. The rhythm of life that we lead makes it difficult for us to do everything that we wish, but we must not lower our guard in feeding our children. According to the Fifth CinfaSalud Study, endorsed by the Spanish Society of Outpatient Pediatrics and Primary Care (SEPEAP), Spanish parents are not doing too well.

Children are the most affected by the epidemic of the 21st century, obesity. In 2013, about 42 million children under five were overweight, 223 million under 18. A sedentary lifestyle and inappropriate eating are at the base of this problem. To reduce obesity, and focusing on the food factor, WHO has proposed to increase the price of soft drinks with sugar by 20% and subsidize fruits and vegetables.

When children begin to introduce complementary feeding, parents should be aware of any symptoms that could manifest a food allergy, those that top the list of the most frequent allergies in children. According to data from the Spanish Society of Clinical Immunology and Pediatric Allergy (SEICAP), between 4% and 8% of Spanish children suffer from one.

Our role as parents is essential if we want our children to adopt healthy habits. A "do it" is not enough, we have to play an active role encouraging them but also committing and of course, educating them by example. Children are more likely to exercise, eat well and limit the time they spend in front of the screens when parents actively and committedly support them.

Cheese is one of those products that are practically in all kitchens and are prepared and consumed in virtually every corner of the planet in one way or another. It is also a food that is normally very well received by children, perhaps starting with the softer tasting cheeses and then, the most daring "tasters", are opening their palate to try new textures and especially new flavors.

Since birth, baby feeding is one of the parents' biggest concerns. The first months with breastfeeding, whether maternal, artificial or mixed, and after six months with complementary feeding, when the baby begins to eat solid foods that complement breastfeeding.

Childhood obesity is a problem of alarming dimensions in many countries and is a serious problem that is urgently attempted to be approached from various fronts. Even the World Health Organization has recently established a Commission to end childhood obesity, aimed at examining and providing clues to address this epidemic.

Watermelon is one of the most refreshing fruits of the summer, of those that children usually love, of those that offer many possibilities in the kitchen and at the table. In summer put a watermelon in your day to day and more today that is precisely the international day of watermelon, because in addition to being refreshing it comes loaded with great benefits.

The first year of the baby we celebrate each "birthday" as a milestone in the development of our little one. There are parents who want to record that growth in a very special way and without a doubt one of the most original I have seen, and on the other hand healthy, is to document the baby's first year with vegetables.

Food is a great ally to fight the heat these days of high temperatures. Increasing the consumption of certain foods such as vegetables and seasonal fruits, children receive the contribution of vitamins and minerals that nourish and at the same time hydrate, which is needed to better cope with the heat on summer days.

Going out to eat at a restaurant with young children can be an odyssey and some may even look at us badly for entering with them. Among other things, because it costs to keep them entertained, but do not despair because restaurant and children are perfectly compatible. Today we want to talk about the gastronomic offer for the little ones.

It started almost by chance and became a phenomenon in social networks. One day, Australian Laleh Mohmedi turned her son's pancakes into a lion, and it occurred to her to upload a photo to Facebook. He received a barrage of praises and from there he decided to create an Instagram account and his blog Jacob's Food Diaries in which he shares every day the incredible dishes of children's characters he prepares for his three-year-old son, Jacob.

We have talked about celiac disease as an increasingly diagnosed pathology with which the patient has to learn to live together throughout his life. Now we get into gluten-free flour so that this coexistence is a little more tasty because there are many recipes to enjoy when you can not eat gluten.

The days are getting longer and the nights are reluctant to arrive, all this means that our children have a hard time getting back to sleep at the time they had been doing it regularly. Today we propose that you include some of these foods at dinner to help you fall asleep, they are not "miracle foods", much less, but they may help you rest more and better.