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Best Fruits for Kids: Every parent wants their child to be healthy and active. Providing a healthy diet is crucial. Fruits are especially recommended for children. Fruits are considered a superfood ...

While fruit juice may seem like a healthy beverage to consume, new research has determined that drinking it daily may be connected with increased weight gain. Researchers discovered a link between the ...

When Cora Dibert went for a routine blood test in October, the toddler brought along her favorite new snack: a squeeze pouch of WanaBana cinnamon-flavored apple puree. “She sucked them dry,” recalls ...

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has advised that WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches may pose a risk to toddlers and young children because of elevated lead levels in the product ...

In the wide and colorful world of fruit, it’s nearly impossible to make a wrong choice, though any parent knows a child might beg to differ. One day it’s strawberries or bust, and the next, grapes are ...

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