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  • Associate Professor of Applied Nutrition, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph
Effective strategies can help families create healthy habits. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Healthy habits and the holiday season: Tips for families to navigate eating, physical activity and sleep

Holly Noelle Schaafsma, University of Guelph; Jess Haines, University of Guelph; Kathryn Walton, University of Guelph, and Raphaëlle Jacob, University of Guelph

Integrating simple habits can help your family maintain healthy eating, sleep and activity behaviours to feel your best during this busy season.
Meatless Monday inspiration: Lentil bolognese, from the Guelph Family Health Study’s plant-based proteins cookbook. (Social by Nature)

Top 3 reasons to add plant‑based proteins into your diet

Katherine Eckert, University of Guelph; Jess Haines, University of Guelph, and Sarah Wedde, University of Guelph

Why is plant-based eating important? There are health, environmental and financial benefits of plant-based diets. Here are some great ways to start eating more plant-based foods.
Research with Canadian families found that modelling of healthy food intake by fathers, but not by mothers, was associated with a healthier diet among their children. (Shutterstock)

Fathers are vitally important to their kids’ health and to public health research

Jess Haines, University of Guelph

Most Canadian children spend too much time on screens and don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. Fathers can help by modelling healthy behaviours and getting involved in research.
Excess screen time for children and adolescents is linked to many negative outcomes such as obesity, language delays and antisocial behaviour. (Shutterstock)

Five tips to manage screen time this summer

Lisa Tang, University of Guelph and Jess Haines, University of Guelph

School is out and screens make tempting babysitters. Follow these recommendations to allow your child some screen time without compromising their health and development.
Non-compliance at mealtimes can be stressful for parents. However, research shows that independence at mealtimes is completely appropriate for children as they learn to discriminate based on newly recognized qualities of foods such as taste, texture, presentation and familiarity. (Shutterstock)

Is your child a picky eater? Five ways to fun and healthy mealtimes

Kathryn Walton, University of Guelph and Jess Haines, University of Guelph

A picky eater need not ruin dinner and drive parents crazy. Two nutrition experts offer simple strategies for happier and healthier family mealtimes.
For many parents, it’s the haul of gummy worms, licorice, chocolate bars and other high-sugar candies that their kids bring home – not the ghouls and zombies – that is terrifying about Halloween. (Shutterstock)

How to avoid a Halloween sugar disaster

Jess Haines, University of Guelph

Halloween is upon us, and the sugar is horrible for your kids’ teeth and health. But fear not – there are things parents can do to lessen the impact of the candy binge.

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