Health Expert Dina Rose shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/474713/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/474713/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/474713/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/140064/improves Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:39:00 -0400 Dina Rose The Food Pyramid is out and MyPlate is in.  This is great news for those of us who eat from plates, rather than from pyramids, because now the visual works.  Instead of struggling to remember serving sizes, we can all image the perfect plate: half fruits and vegetables, half grains and protein, and a small serving of dairy.   More than the visual, though, The Food Plate works because it highlights the importance of... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/140064/improves http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/139966/pyramid Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:43:00 -0400 Dina Rose The Food Pyramid is out and The Food Plate is in.  This is great news for those of us who eat from plates, rather than from pyramids, because now the visual works.  Instead of struggling to remember serving sizes, we can all image the perfect plate: half fruits and vegetables, half grains and protein, and a small serving of dairy.   More than the visual, though, The Food Plate works because it highlights the importance of... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/139966/pyramid http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/139521/contribute Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:36:00 -0400 Dina Rose In principal, feeding children well should be relatively easy.  In practice, though, it is never so straightforward.    That’s because while we’re busy evaluating the quality of the food we prepare, our children are thinking about other things like playing instead of eating, and asserting their willpower instead of complying.    I discovered a startling truth in my work with parents: Nutrition is the wrong... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/139521/contribute http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/139172/nutrition Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:09:00 -0400 Dina Rose The pressure on parents to get the right nutrients into their kids is enormous in this country—and it’s ruining the way our kids eat.   Rather than let kids explore which foods they like, or figure out how much they should eat, parents—at the behest of pediatricians, nutritionists, and policy makers—are doing anything they can to make sure their kids take in 16 ounces of milk a day, eat the right amount of protein... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/139172/nutrition http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/138792/nutrition Wed, 25 May 2011 13:12:00 -0400 Dina Rose If you have a newborn, you have it easy.  At least when it comes to food and eating issues.   Babies are basically a blank slate.  Yes, they come out of the chute with a personality. With a set of needs. With their own quirky behaviors.    And yes, the parenting-a-newborn phase is difficult.  It’s rife with anxieties.  (I was so overwhelmed I set the bar extremely low for myself. “Keep the kid... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/138792/nutrition http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/138477/nutrition Wed, 18 May 2011 17:09:00 -0400 Dina Rose Never before has a nation known so much about nutrition yet eaten so poorly.  You know the statistics: 30% of our children are overweight.  But did you know:   ·    1/3 of 19th month olds eat no fruit on any given day but 90% consume some type of dessert, candy or sugary drink. ·    80% of toddlers eat vegetables every day, but French fries are the ones they’re most likely to... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/474713/138477/nutrition