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Making Fruits and Veggies Fun
Is getting your kids to eat their veggies a constant battle? Truestar is here to offer you ways to get your kids to eat and maybe even actually like vegetables and fruits!

Teaching Nutrition to Teens
When children reach adolescence, healthy eating habits get thrown out the window and get replaced with erratic eating behaviors. Let Truestar teach you some tips to help your teens make healthier eating choices.

Back to School Nutrition
A diet filled with the right nutrients, vitamins and minerals can help your child have the energy, concentration and stamina needed for a successful school year. Truestar gives you the nutrition and health info you need to create ready-to-learn kids!

Nutrition During Pregnancy
Congratulations...you’re having a baby! As you enter this new stage of your life, Truestar Health is here to help answer all your questions from appropriate weight gain to how to eat for two.

Nutrition During Pregnancy Part 2: Foods to Avoid
In part two of this series, Truestar is here to tell you what foods or substances to avoid in order for you and your baby to be the healthiest possible.

Helping Kids be Food Smart
If you want your kids to eat healthy foods, the time for modeling healthy habits and behaviors is when they are young. Read on as Truestar gives you tips on how to raise food-smart kids.

Preventing Childhood Obesity
The key to fighting the childhood obesity epidemic is the introduction of early prevention strategies, before children are identified as at risk for being overweight or obese. Learn ways to help keep your child at a healthy weight.

Back to School Backpack Tips
According to a recent poll of back specialists, kids backpacks are too heavy and it’s causing them back and neck pain. Let Truestar give you and your child the backpack tips you need for this school year.


 

How to Raise an Active Child
Kids today are slowing down and the expansion of their waistlines is speeding up. Instead of participating in phys ed or outdoor fun, kids play video games, surf the Internet and watch TV. Let Truestar help you to get your kids healthy and moving by teaching you how to raise an active child.

How Celebrities Shed Their Pregnancy Weight
Are you wondering how your favorite celebrity moms slimmed down after giving birth? Read on, as Truestar reveals the scoop on how celebrity moms, from Catherine Zeta-Jones to Debra Messing, slimmed down.

Halloween Safety
Halloween is a “spooktacular” time for kids with treats, costumes and fun galore!  However, all the excitement can cause kids and parents to forget about safety.  For a safe Halloween, follow these tips from the SafeKids Campaign.

Smart Snacks for Dental Health
Are you wondering how to keep your kids cavity-free? Truestar is here to give you the tips you need to keep your children’s teeth looking and functioning at their best for years to come.

Important Nutrients for Your Child, Part 1: Calcium
When preparing healthy meals and snacks for your kids it’s important to understand the specific nutrients needed to support growth, development and activity.  This week Truestar brings you part one of a three-part series on important nutrients for your child.

Important Nutrients for Your Child, Part 2: Iron
Do you worry that your kids are not getting the right nutrients for proper growth and development?   Want to know which specific nutrients they need to support their rapid growth, development and activity?


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