Teenage Archives

Teens eat many meals and snacks away from home, but you can still have a strong influence to keep their

Kelli Ruderman

Class schedules, limited places to prepare nutritious meals, a decline in quality sleep, and a reduction in physical activity, all

Heather Pechatsko

Not sure of the portion sizes your child needs for each food group? The Choose MyPlate portion sizes are listed

Bridget Swinney, MS, RD

Teens, by nature, are very social. They thrive on “hanging out” with their friends at restaurants, juice bars, and coffee and

Dorothy Bernet, MS, RD, CPT

Body image is what you see when you look in the mirror or how you picture yourself looking to others. It

Chrissy Barth, MS, RDN, RYT

Helping your teen build self-esteem and appreciate her body can be challenging, so follow these tips for guidance. How we

Susan Shapiro, PhD, MS, MS, RDN, FADA

This is an excerpt from the book, Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep It Off – And

Rachel Blaine, DSc, MPH, RD

Teenagers are known for eating out often, whether it is pizza after the football game, birthday parties, movie stand snacks, the

Lauren Dorman, MS, RD, CDE, CPT

The only way around this big issue of growing portions is to begin to educate and train children and teens

Lauren Dorman, MS, RD, CDE, CPT

Explore nutrition tips, kids’ meal plans, kids’ activities, recipes and more from pediatric nutritionist, Melissa Halas, MA, RDN, CDE.