This article describes the various kinds of natural sweeteners and sugar substitutes.

There are several kinds of picky eating behaviors in children that, although most are a normal phase of child development, they cause distress, worry, and concern for well-meaning parents. Food jags and food aversion are when children eat one food item or a very limited number of food items meal after meal. This causes concern for many parents because the child is not getting the variety of food sources to provide the nutrients they need to develop properly. Although food jags are considered...

The type and quantity for fiber dietary recommendations for children has never been exact but rather, extrapolated from adult data (IOM, 2002). What is clear is that the national survey data from U.S. NHANES and KNHS show that fiber is the most commonly missing nutrient from the diets in young children. Fibers were traditionally classified as soluble and insoluble but the terminologies have shifted to describe fibers as: dietary fiber and functional fiber (IOM, 2002). Dietary fiber derived...