by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jul 1, 2021 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
Do your children have frequent digestive issues, or other allergy symptoms, such as rashes, a stuffy or runny nose? Have you ever asked yourself whether these symptoms are related to lactose intolerance or dairy allergy? These symptoms may indeed be related to a...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Nov 13, 2020 | Food Allergies and Special Diets, Holidays and Special Events
6 Tips to Get Picky Kids to Eat Vegetables on Thanksgiving My son has sensory issues with food and has since birth. As a result, I have discovered that forcing him to eat foods he can’t tolerate OR waiting until he is hungry enough to eat the foods he hates doesn’t...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Aug 17, 2020 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
One of the dilemmas I’m faced with is that my son will not drink water. As a result, I worry about him being dehydrated. I have tried in the past to force him to drink an ounce or two at a time, in hopes of getting him used to it. However, it has never worked! As he...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Aug 8, 2020 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
12 Early Signs of Dehydration How to Tell Whether Your Child or you are Dehydrated (Post may contain affiliate links). Dehydration occurs when you use or lose more fluids than you take in. One of the most obvious early signs of dehydration is thirst. However, thirst...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 28, 2020 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
This post may contain affiliate links. In the previous post, Diet and ADHD in children, Part 1, I focused on Making sure your child is getting his or her basic nutritional needs met. Today I’m going to focus on how to avoid (or minimize) the food additives that...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 18, 2020 | Food Allergies and Special Diets
ADHD and Diet in Children – Part 1. This post may contain affiliate links. My son was diagnosed with ADHD in Kindergarten. I was a Registered Dietitian back then, and had been since 2000. However, I admit all I was thinking about back then was keeping his diet...
