Ask the Expert: Yummy and Healthy Snack Swaps for Your Kids
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Healthy Weight Initiative shares healthy snack swaps that go beyond “quick diet fixes” for national nutrition month.
Author: Raquel Hernandez, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Raquel Hernandez is associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Healthy Weight Initiative. She completed her medical school, residency and fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She additionally completed a Master in Public Health with an emphasis on nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health during her fellowship in general academic pediatrics. Dr. Hernandez is one of few pediatricians nationally with a specialty in obesity-medicine which offers patients an evidence-based approach to healthy lifestyles and weight management.
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