Parenthood
Empowering Your Whole Family to Cook Healthy Meals and Snacks
Cooking healthy meals for your family is one of the greatest gifts you can give them, but teaching them how to cook healthy meals themselves gives them tools they can use for a lifetime of nutritious eating. If your family relies solely on you to provide healthy meals, use the following tips to empower them […]
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ACKShhh! The Secrets Parents of Healthy Eaters Aren’t Telling You!
Have you ever watched other people’s children happily gobble up plates full of healthy foods and wondered what they could be doing to raise such healthy eaters? While there are those rare children who naturally gravitate to veggies and the like, most of the time their parents have used a few tricks and strategies to […]
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Ten Fast and Healthy Breakfasts to Get Your Family Going
The hustle and bustle of getting yourself and your family out the door in the morning is enough to make anyone’s head spin. Unfortunately, morning madness can lead to healthy breakfasts falling by the wayside. These top 10 healthy breakfasts will get everyone fed, nourished, and out the door in no time! Smoothies. It doesn’t […]
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The Power of Collaboration: Enlisting Your Child’s School’s Help for Food Allergies
Aside from home, the place your child spends the majority of his or her time is most likely school. As parents, you depend on the school to help educate your children and also to keep them safe and cared for while they are away from you. If you’re a parent of a child with a […]
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Top Five Healthy Habits of Happy, Busy Parents
Regardless of how old your kids are, whether you work inside or outside the home, or what your parenting style is, one thing is for sure: parenting is quite the balancing act! And though parenting will always be a balancing act, some habits can help you stay healthier and happier in the midst of the […]
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Five Foods Kids (and Everyone Else!) with ADD/ADHD Should Avoid
What we eat affects so much more than whether we feel full or hungry. Our diets affect our energy levels, our overall health, and behavior. For these reasons, diet can play an especially important role for a child with ADD/ADHD. Not only is it important to have a healthy balanced diet, but there are certain […]
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3 Nut-Free “Peanut”Butter Alternatives for School Lunches
With ever growing awareness of the incidences and dangers of nut allergies, many schools are deciding to become nut-free zones. This means that whether or not your children suffer from nut allergies, you likely need some nut-free options to pack in school lunches. While the extra effort of skipping nut butters is well worth it […]
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5 Ways To Sneak Veggies Into Your Summer Pasta
Is your kid a picky eater? Sometimes the taste, color, or texture of certain foods can create a food aversion for your little one’s culinary preference. Vegetables are a necessary part of a healthy diet with all the health benefit they provide as a natural source of vitamins and minerals. To get your kids to […]
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