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How To Choose A Healthy Kids’ Yogurt
Whether you serve it for breakfast, as an after-school snack or add it to smoothies, yogurt can be a healthy food in your kid’s diet. Yogurt is an excellent source of protein, which promotes satiety and can prevent weight gain. It’s also a great source of calcium,...
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8 Tips For Teaching Kids How To Cook
One of the best ways to get your kids to eat healthy now and throughout their lives is to teach them how to cook healthy meals. My kids have been helping me in the kitchen since they were toddlers and we all have a lot of fun cooking and baking together. I don’t want...
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6 Subtle Signs of Postpartum Depression
Four years ago, I found myself in the office of a therapist who specialized in postpartum depression. My second child was already 18-months-old by that point and from what I had read and written about postpartum depression, there was no way I had it. I thought moms...
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Feeding Toddlers: What, When and How Much To Feed 1- to 3-year-olds
Your toddler is walking, running, climbing—and growing by leaps and bounds every day. As you continue to introduce table foods and he gets to explore new, exciting textures, flavors and tastes, you probably have a lot of questions about feeding toddlers such as what...
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How To Prevent Cavities At Halloween
There’s no getting around it: if your family celebrates Halloween, your kids will have candy— and lots of it. Between trick-or-treating, Halloween parties and school events, kids consume up to 3 cups of sugar, or a whopping 7,000 calories on Halloween, a poll by...
read more11 Easy Food Safety Tips For Moms and Kids
Whether you buy organic, local, non-GMO or local, and shop at Whole Foods or the famers’ market, you and your kids can still be at risk for food poisoning. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 48 million people each year get sick from...
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Is Your Kid An Extreme Picky Eater?
If you have a kid who is an extreme picky eater or selective eater, you know how frustrating it can be. You do your best to serve a variety of healthy foods. You beg, plead and negotiate. You try hiding vegetables in meals but your kid is onto your sneaky tactics....
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10 Things I Do To Keep My Kids Healthy + Prevent Childhood Obesity
With more than one-third of children who are overweight or obese in the U.S., obesity and obesity-related chronic health conditions will be a lifelong reality for our children if we don’t do something about it now. Although my kids are healthy, we have relatives on...
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[Video] 6 Health Benefits of Eggs for Kids + How to Serve Them
Eggs are one of the healthiest foods you can feed your kids and many experts even call them a perfect food for babies, toddlers and big kids alike. Since they’re high in fat and cholesterol however, you might be wondering if kids can eat eggs everyday or even twice a...
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10 Non-Sneaky Ways to Get Your Kids To Eat Vegetables
Every time I read an article telling parents about all the amazing, sneaky ways to serve vegetables, I cringe. Sneaky strategies like pureeing vegetables, creating animal shapes with vegetables or hiding vegetables in kid-friendly foods may help in the short-term but...
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Childhood Obesity: Are Parents to Blame?
Childhood obesity continues to be an epidemic in the U.S., with more than one-third of kids who are either overweight or obese. The World Health Organization (WHO) says childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century and...
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10 Reasons Kids Should Eat Healthy That Have Nothing to Do With Childhood Obesity
If you’re a parent, you know your kids should eat healthy, but have you ever thought about the why? Maybe it’s because you know a healthy diet is vital for their growth and development. Or perhaps you’re sick of their picky eating behaviors and you want meals times to...
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11 Ways to Deal With Morning Sickness
When I was 6 weeks pregnant with both of my children, it was like someone flipped a switch: one day I felt fine and the next I woke up feeling nauseous. On a few occasions, there was some vomiting thrown in but in general, it was a constant queasy feeling that...
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5 Reasons Your Kids Need to Eat a Healthy Breakfast
You’ve heard “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but if you’re rushing to get your kids awake, dressed, and out the door in the morning, breakfast can often take a backseat. As it turns out, you’re not alone. According to an August 2017 study in the...
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How I Work Full-Time and Cook Dinner (Almost) Every Night
I’m by no means a super-mom: I often lose patience with my kids, I’m not on the PTA, I’m not the class mom and I don’t volunteer much at school. I work full-time and my husband works long hours but I cook dinner most, if not every night of the week. It’s the one thing...
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