By: Tanya Pimental Spring is technically here, but alas it was twenty degrees when the kids let for school this morning. Temperatures like that make me crave soup. With plans to grocery shop already on my agenda, I started to think about putting something together that wasn’t full on winter comfort food, but would fill … More Lemon Chicken Soup
By: Alison Puzia, Guest Contributor March is National Nutrition Month, a great opportunity to introduce healthy new recipes into your family’s diet. This March, spice up snack-time with some of these healthy alternatives and teach your children to make healthy choices. 1. Homemade Salsa Many store bought salsas are full of preservatives. Go natural- make … More National Nutrition Month
By: Sandra L. Churchill Is it age or wisdom when our New Year’s resolutions looming on the horizon are all about healthy habits? I’m going to be optimistic and hope it’s wisdom. At our house, and among all our family and friends, are health goals that seem to echo the same mantras: cut stress, increase … More Slaying the Diabetes Dragon
By: Tanya Pimental As the school year approaches each September, you start to see all kinds of fancy lunch ideas. I have to say, the idea of sculpting fruit and making dragon sandwiches is at the bottom of my priorities. While it is important for me to send a nutritional lunch, I don’t feel that … More Lunch Boxing
By: Anne Marie Holloway “I am stupid,” he says as he throws himself onto his bed face first in an admission of guilt. His little four year old body is tense with anger and dismay. I watch my tiny little man as he clutches his favorite bear and blue blankie and sobs into his Mario … More Fish Sticks and Candy?
By: Martianne Stanger The other day, as I was uploading pictures from our camera card onto our computer, I saw these two. They made me smile as I thought, “It’s the little things in life…” Yes, that is chocolate cake my two youngest children are eating in the snapshots – for breakfast, no less. But, … More It’s the Little Things…
By : Anne Marie Holloway We have heard two words before and we survived. I sincerely can think of many other words that could be much worse. And besides, it will take more than a couple of words to discourage me…. right? Nonetheless, these two words have changed the way we look at food. These … More Two Words
By: Kristen Clifford Lately, I’ve seen lots of questions and confusions over spaghetti squash in my Facebook feeds. A lot of my friends have been talking about how they don’t know how to cook it or the best way to eat it. Spaghetti squash is a staple in our house, we eat it at least … More Spaghetti Squash
By: Martianne Stanger “Green light. Yellow light. Red light” You might expect to hear these words when you and your kids are driving in the car or when a group of children are playing in a field. But would you expect to hear them at the dinner table? If you were at our house, you … More Green Light Foods: An Easy Concept for Teaching Kids About Nutrition
By: Kristen Clifford Starting and sticking to a diet is hard any time of the year, but the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be some of the hardest few weeks! Here are a few things I try to do to keep me from straying from my diet: 1. Be prepared– This is key! If … More Staying On Track During The Holidays
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