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• Dietary Needs for Kids With Cerebral Palsy

  Kids with cerebral palsy can have trouble eating. But with the right diet and feeding techniques, they can get the nutrients needed to thrive.

• Dairy-Free Diet

  A dairy-free diet is one that has no animal milk in it or any products made from milk.

• Vegetarian Diets

  Vegetarian diets have become more popular, and many parents may wonder if kids can safely follow a vegetarian diet and still get all the nutrients necessary for growing up healthy and strong.

• How to Make a Healthy Snack

  Healthy snacks give your child the right balance of fiber and protein.

• Feeding Your Child Athlete

  All kids need to eat balanced meals and have a healthy diet. But should that balance change for kids who play on a sports team or work out?

• Dietary Tips for Kids With Cystic Fibrosis

  Kids with cystic fibrosis have some special nutritional needs. Here's how parents can help them.

• Vitamin D

  Vitamin D is needed for strong bones, but is hard to come by because it's found in few foods. Here's how to make sure kids get enough vitamin D.

• 3 Ways to Build Strong Bones

  We build almost all our bone density when we're kids and teens. Kids with strong bones have a better chance of avoiding bone weakness later in life. Here's how parents can help.

• DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

  Doctor may recommend the DASH diet for kids who've had a blood pressure reading that was higher than normal. The DASH diet is not a strict diet, but more of a lifestyle.

• Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy

  A ketogenic diet is a strict high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that can reduce, and sometimes stop, seizures.

• Nutrition Therapy and Crohn’s Disease

  Nutrition therapy is an alternative to medicines that doctors use to ease the symptoms of Crohn's disease. It can help improve nutrition and growth, ease inflammation, and heal the gastrointestinal tract.

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common intestinal problem that can cause cramps, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation. Certain foods can trigger these problems. So can anxiety, stress, and infections.

• Tree Nut Allergy

  Sometimes people outgrow some food allergies over time, but tree nut allergies are lifelong in many people.

• Sesame Allergy

  Sesame is one of the most common foods that can cause allergic reactions. Avoiding sesame means more than just not eating it. It also means not eating any foods that might contain sesame as ingredients.

• Peanut Allergy

  If your child is allergic to nuts or peanuts, it's essential to learn what foods might contain them and how to avoid them.

• Milk Allergy in Infants

  Almost all infants are fussy at times. But some are very fussy because they have an allergy to the protein in cow's milk, which is the basis for most commercial baby formulas.

• Celiac Disease

  Celiac disease happens when someone has a food intolerance to gluten. Here's how to manage symptoms and prevent damage to the intestines.

• Food Allergies

  Food allergies can cause serious and even deadly reactions in kids, so it's important to know how to feed a child with food allergies and to prevent reactions.

• Egg Allergy

  Helping your child manage an egg allergy means reading food labels carefully, being aware of what he or she eats, and carrying the right medicines in case of an allergic reaction.