by Natalia Stasenko | May 21, 2014 | Healthy moms, Pregnancy
Because I use an individualized approach when I teach other people what to eat, I do not always like to talk about my dietary habits. First of all, what works for me may not work for someone else and I also do not want to be judged. But when I saw my fellow Registered...
by Natalia Stasenko | Feb 6, 2014 | Healthy moms
I am thrilled to welcome a special guest on my blog: Marci Fair. Marci is a mompreneur, author, charity founder and mom of four who recently wrote a book about how to juggle career and raising a family. The title of the book is TILT: 7 Solutions to be a Guilt-Free...
by Natalia Stasenko | Nov 20, 2013 | Healthy moms, Pregnancy
This article was originally posted on www.superkidsnutrition.com By Natalia Stasenko How many times have you heard your postpartum friends or clients lamenting the loss of their svelte “pre-baby” physique? The cultural norm in our society is to “get your body back”...
by Natalia Stasenko | Sep 14, 2013 | Healthy moms, Starting solids
Just check the dairy aisle in any supermarket and you will see rows and rows of different types of yogurt. For those of us who grew up with a much more limited variety, choosing a tub of yogurt can be a daunting task. Greek-style or regular? With sugar or sweeteners?...
by Natalia Stasenko | Aug 16, 2013 | Feeding strategies, Healthy moms
By Jennifer Rock, dietetic intern from Teachers College, Columbia University. For a long time now, overindulging in food has been linked with negative emotions. However, a recent set of studies conducted by researchers in the Netherlands suggest that positive emotions...
by Natalia Stasenko | Jul 18, 2013 | Feeding strategies, Healthy moms, Picky eating
A great question from a reader: " I decided to switch to family dinners recently. But I am struggling with making everyone happy at a dinner table. If I prepare the food that my kids like, like my husband is unhappy. And when I am serving my husband's favorite whole...
by Natalia Stasenko | Jun 17, 2013 | Cooking with kids, Feeding strategies, Healthy moms
This blog post was contributed by Liv Scheinbaum, a student at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York. Liv is a candidate for MS in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. She and her classmate, Talia Kasher, are working on a few projects with me this summer and...
by Natalia Stasenko | May 18, 2013 | Healthy moms
By Chelsea Fuchs MS, dietetic intern at Teachers College, Columbia University This post is the second part of my series on integrative nutrition and the management of food intolerances and allergies in children. Since the first post purely focused on food...
by Natalia Stasenko | May 16, 2013 | Healthy moms
By Chelsea Fuchs MS, dietetic intern at Teachers College, Columbia University Interview with with Mary Beth Augustine, a leading expert in the field of integrative and functional nutrition. What is integrative and functional nutrition? For those of you unfamiliar with...
by Natalia Stasenko | Apr 28, 2013 | Healthy moms, Pregnancy
By Chelsea Fuchs MS, Dietetic Intern at Teachers College, Columbia University While my series of prenatal posts have mainly focused on achieving optimal nutrition during pregnancy, I thought it was also important to address another health related topic: physical...
by Natalia Stasenko | Apr 25, 2013 | Healthy moms, Pregnancy
By Chelsea Fuchs MS, Dietetic Intern at Teachers College, Columbia University. If you have a little one on the way and you’re following a vegan diet, you might want to listen up. All vegans are at a very high risk for calcium deficiency, and pregnant women need to be...
by Natalia Stasenko | Apr 16, 2013 | Healthy moms, Pregnancy
This post is a continuation to the first blog in the series on prenatal nutrition for vegetarian and vegans by Chelsea Fuchs MS, Dietetic Intern from Teachers College, Columbia University. In my first post here I addressed macronutrient requirements for vegan or...
