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17 04, 2019

The Critical Window of Early Feeding

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:43:55-04:00April 17th, 2019|Family meals, Food Facts, Uncategorized, Wellness|Comments Off on The Critical Window of Early Feeding

Did you know that the first 1000 days in a child's life (conception to age 2) are critical to a child's health, and potentially his future? What a mother and infant eat during these days can impact the child's behavior, neural development, and even food preferences. In addition, [...]

23 05, 2017

Fighting Obesity in the First 1000 Days

By Rosanne Rust|2023-07-20T11:11:33-04:00May 23rd, 2017|DASH Diet/Wellness, Family meals, Food Facts, Uncategorized|1 Comment

I attended an intriguing lecture about early feeding, sponsored by Nestle (Gerber baby products) but was not paid to write this post. As a mother of three, I believe whole-heartedly in the importance of early feeding, and Gerber supports research about early feeding and offers some excellent educational tools [...]