Once a child moves beyond breastfeeding, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t it’s up to us parents to take on the awesome responsibility of navigating our \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t way through a pretty lousy American diet and nourishing our kids in ways that \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t help — not hinder — their growing bodies and brains.<\/p>\n
This is more \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t challenging than it ought to be, because the American diet — especially for \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t kids — is so skewed toward empty calories. Too many of the foods favored by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t kids have too much carbohydrate and sugar but not enough protein and far too \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t few good fats (especially EFAs) and micronutrients.<\/p>\n