I recently had a chance to interview Dr. Scott Cohen, a practicing pediatrician and bestselling author of the book: Eat, Sleep, Poop: A Common Sense Guide to Your Baby's First Year. He is on a mission to build awareness about the DHA nutrition gap and offer advice on how parents can help maximize healthy brain development. I currently have a toddler son and even though I've raised 3 before him, the information that is out there now is really eye-opening. It is amazing how research provides us new knowledge. As children transition to table foods, it is important to understand how to provide our toddlers with a well-balanced diet to ensure healthy growth and development.
DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid and an important building block for the brain. 85% of brain growth happens within the first 3 years of life and so ensuring that this nutrient is being provided to your child is essential. Research has shown that toddlers on average only get about 25% of the daily amount of DHA recommended by the experts*.
*Experts recommend 70-100 mg per day. On average toddlers consume 19 mg per day from foods in their daily diet.
Dr. Cohen has teamed with the maker of Enfagrow to offer a Toddler Nutrition Checklist for parents. This highlights the 5 things that every toddler needs in their diet. He had some great points and the information is very comforting. I am currently reading this book now, I highly recommend it. You can purchase it here on Amazon for $11.43 paperback or Kindle for $9.99!
Check out our interview video: (sorry for some of the sound quality)
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