May 8th-14th is Food Allergy Awareness Week
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Food Allergy Awareness Week was designed to raise awareness of different food allergies and improve public understanding of what can sometimes be a life-threatening condition.
According to the CDC, 1 in 13 children, or about 2 students per classroom have food allergies. When a child with a food allergy eats a certain food, the body has a specific and reproducible immune response. This can cause symptoms ranging from rashes to hives and could cause an anaphylaxis reaction.
The eight foods or food groups that cause the most serious allergic reactions in the United States are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, soy, peanuts, and tree nuts.
Feed to Succeed works with infants and children with numerous food allergies and their families to optimize nutrition to support healthy growth and development.
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Learn More About Nutrition Topics on Our Feed to Succeed Blog |
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Visit our blog page at Feed to Succeed.com to learn about topics ranging from meal planning to sports nutrition to infant and children nutrition tips and more.
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Food Allergy Awareness Blog |
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Have you seen our newest blog post on food allergies? Visit our website to learn more about pediatric nutrition topics.
Did you know there are differences between food intolerances and food allergies? Click to read more on our blog about food allergies.
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Originally, the word “Barbecue” was a reference to pork cooked over a high smoke fuel source I.e. wood or charcoal. Now the word “Barbecue” involves other meats and foods and refers more to the cooking method.
Host a Backyard Barbecue!
Now that it is getting warmer out clean off the barbecue, gather your friends and family, and get ready to enjoy a great meal. Putting zucchini, squash, vegetable kebabs, eggplant, or even brussel sprouts on the grill is super tasty and a great way for your kids to try new vegetables.
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What's In Season? Below are some seasonal fruits and vegetables. |
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How to Include Your Child in Gardening! |
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Gardening has a lot of benefits to getting kids exposed to new fruits and vegetables. One way to involve them would be to have them pick their own seeds. A fun family activity could be to go to a local garden center and pick seeds as a family. Some more ideas could first include having children make their own garden markers for the fruits and vegetable seeds they picked out. Next, taking pictures with your child to see the progress and how the fruit and vegetables grow is another way to get your child involved in gardening. Finally, when the fruit and vegetables are ready to be eaten, have your child pick their own and incorporate it into a meal or snack. This will help to improve their appreciation for the food they eat.
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Tune in to the Feed to Succeed Podcast |
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How to Plant a Garden With Kids – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 1, Episode 11 |
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It’s Spring, which should be the start of gardening season in the Chicago-land area–but under the long spell of winter, everything is delayed. Join Jen and Betsy’s lively discussion about involving your kids in getting planting, inside or outside! Fun ways to spark interest in trying new things, and ideas for what to look for at this time of year. |
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Mom describes nutrition tip she uses for her own picky eater. "I just wanted to share a tip for your tween and teen picky eaters, we put a list of Alex's favorite foods on the fridge because he has a hard time thinking about what he want for lunches. And then we add things if he picks up a new food he likes. This isn't the full list but it helps him figure out what to have. He consults it often!"
See picture on the right of mom's list of foods that she placed on the refrigerator.
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Our Team Continues to Grow! |
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Welcome, Ashley Mork RD, LDN, CNSC, CSP our new Registered Dietitian! |
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Ashley Mork grew up in Naperville, IL, and graduated with her Bachelor’s of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Northern Illinois University in 2009. She went on to pursue a career as a dietitian and completed her dietetic internship in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During her internship, she fell in love with pediatric nutrition. She has now been a dietitian for 12 years, most of which have been focused on pediatric and neonatal nutrition. She has worked primarily in children’s hospitals with experience working in the NICU, PICU, and general pediatric floors. Her area of expertise is infant and toddler nutrition.
What she loves most about working in pediatrics is the fulfillment she receives in watching a child she is working with succeed with their feeding, growth, and development.
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She is very excited to be joining Feed to Succeed and looking forward to developing close relationships with the families she works with along with the great team of dietitians. Outside of work she loves spending time with her husband Brett, two sons Reid (8) and Ryder (6), and their 4-month-old chocolate lab named River. They enjoy getting outdoors in the summer going boating and swimming at their neighborhood pool. During the winter their schedule is filled with hockey practices and games for both their boys. Ashley also enjoys cooking new recipes, exercising, and spending time with friends in her spare time. |
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Amanda Gordon, MS, RD, LDN, IBCLC is no longer with us. |
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Amanda is no longer with Feed to Succeed. She has started her new position at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. We wish Amanda the best of luck in her new position!
She has been an integral part of building our practice and her expertise in lactation and infant nutrition will be truly missed.
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Is Your Child Receiving Enough Physical Activity? |
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants, children, teens, and children with special needs are physically active every day. Here’s how much physical activity your child needs:
- Infants need at least 30 minutes of “tummy time” and other interactive play, spread throughout the day.
- Kids aged 3-5 need at least 3 hours of physical activity per day, or about 15 minutes every hour they are awake.
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Kids 6 years and older need 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on most days of the week.1
A child burns around 150 calories playing on the playground for 30 minutes. That is about 2/3 of a child’s daily amount of burned calories recommended for the day.2 It would be equal to about 3 Oreos or 1 single bag of Lay’s potato chips or a 12-ounce of Coke.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Urges Physical Activity Prescriptions at Doctor Visits. (2020). healthychildren.org. Retrieved from, https://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/Pages/Physical-Activity-Assessment-and-Counseling-.aspx.
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Burlinggame, H. Children burn two thirds of the required 150 calories during 30 minutes of play on KOMPAN school age playgrounds. Kompan. Retrieved April 19, 2022, from https://www.kompan.us/energy-expenditure-on-a-kompan-school-age-playground.
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Sports Nutrition Highlight By: Bailey J Jones MS, RDN, LDN, CSSD |
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Feed To Succeed Academy News: |
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We are offering a Webinar: Sports Nutrition 101
Recorded and Now Available at the Academy
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In This Webinar, You Will Learn About |
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- Key concepts of sports nutrition with the goal of learning how to fuel for athletic and academic success.
- Is great for providers, athletes, coaches, teens, parents with children in sports, and anyone who is looking to learn more about sports nutrition.
- Sports Nutrition helps athletes perform at their best both on and off the field.
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What You Will Learn in Sports Nutrition 101 |
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- Benefits of Sports Nutrition: Learn about the benefits of sports nutrition on athletic performance
- Plate Models: Learn how to build a healthy and balanced plate model to support training
- Fueling Frequency: Learn when and what to eat before and after training or a game
- Smart Snacking: Learn how and what to select for pre-workout and post-workout snacks
- Hydration Tips: Learn about how fluid makes an impact on athletic performance and tips for staying hydrated
- Supplements: Learn how to evaluate a supplement for safety and effectiveness
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Looking to receive CEU Credits? We are offering a series: TWW: Tube Weaning Webinar |
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In this three-part series, you will learn about:
- Key aspects of tube feeding dependence and successful tube weaning
- Parent perspective of tube feeding dependence and weaning
- Case studies on tube feeding dependence and weaning
- Continuing education credits are available with these courses!
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TWW 101: 1.5 EI Credits, 1.5 CEUs for RDNs
TWW 102: 1.5 EI Credits, 1.5 CEUs for RDNs
TWW 103: 2.0 EI Credits, 2.0 CEUs for RDNs
The Tube Weaning Webinar Courses are free for parents. Use the code: freeforparents at the checkout.
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Feed to Succeed Office Update |
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As a reminder, we are now using 'Patient Ally' for all records, documents, and appointments.
If you have not done so already, we request that all clients sign up for 'Patient Ally' prior to their first appointment if you have not done so already. Through 'Patient Ally', clients and their families can submit intake forms and insurance information, view appointments, send messages to their care team, and pay bills.
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Follow Us on Social Media! We are active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! @feedtosucceed |
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Are you part of our social community? Be sure to follow us for daily updates on healthy kids' snack ideas, tips for healthy teens, recipes and more! |
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We strive to improve the health of our patients and are so grateful when one of our parents takes the time to let us know how we're doing. |
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901 Buccaneer Dr. N., Glenview, IL 60026 | p: 847.724.8015 | f: 847.724.8016 |
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