Welcome to a new category of my blog simply called ‘Healthy Tips.” Many times, when I write articles for various publications, I need to find sources for the story. Recently, I wrote an article for Yahoo Shine (click here) about keeping kids healthy. I was looking for experts and parents to chime in and give their favorite ‘tips’ to help kids (and their families) lead a healthy lifestyle.

The feedback for the story was amazing. The sources had some fantastic points of view that could not be ignored, and I thought their opinions should be viewed on the Your Health Journal web site.

So, enjoy my new series, with some ‘great’ insight from some ‘great’ people giving exceptional and educational points of view.

“Encourage your child to eat vegetables every day. (This means that you are serving them daily.) If they don’t like mixed salads, give them the pieces. If they prefer raw broccoli to cooked, offer it up with a lower calorie dip, if that’s the way they like it. Eating at least 5 (1/4 to 1/2 cup servings daily, depending upon the child’s age and the vegetable) will make a big difference in their health. There is less room for the less desirable foods.”

– Jill Nussinow, MS, RD – Registered Dietitian, cooking teacher and cookbook author of The Veggie Queen: Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment and The New Fast Food: The Veggie Queen Pressure Cooks Whole Food Meals in Less than 30 Minutes.