Where Children Eat Like Adults: The Secret of French Children's Nutrition

For many years, people have regarded French eating habits as an enigma – a country where people can devote a lot of time of thought to eating without gaining significant weight. However, in recent years, France has started struggling with obesity and overweight, especially among children, much like other western countries. The popularity of fast-food is constantly on the rise, and child obesity has grown by 17 percent each year.

Online Help for Eating Healthy: The Top Healthy Recipes Websites for Children

Convincing children to eat healthy can be a difficult task: children prefer the instant sweetness or salty taste that often accompanies unhealthy fast-food or candy. Preparing food at home is a highly recommended alternative to eating outside at a restaurant or at fast-food stall, but it still leaves the challenge of preparing food that is both tasty and healthy for children. Several websites offer excellent healthy recipes for kids meals, and in this article we share with you some of our favorites.

Shkuiko – The Japanese Way of Teaching Healthy Nutrition from an Early Age

Japan is often referred to as a country that should serve as example for teaching healthy eating habits, especially to children. To attempt to understand the basic principles that have been guiding the Japanese nutritional philosophy, one has to be familiar with a key term – "Shokuiko". Literally translated as "Health Education", this term emphasizes the need to educate people to eat properly healthy food.

Back to School: what are they going to eat?

A new school year is about to start, and the question of what children are going to eat during their school day again becomes a hot issue. Recent studies have shown what should have been long dictated by common sense alone – that children who get better nutrition also perform better in class and get better grades.

Nutrition Journal praises Israeli food companies for innovative products

An editor from the U.S. based Nutrition Business Journal recently visited Israel to learn more about Israeli food and nutrition companies looking to expand their businesses into the United States and Europe. Admittedly coming with “few expectations”, what he saw during his visit impressed him.