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School Has Started, Yeah!!!- It's a bitter sweet time for most moms. Bitter because you're back to hectic mornings, finding everyone's books and papers and trying to get them out of the door on time... because you now have 180 lunches to make over the next 9 months...
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School Lunches the Frugal Way!- It seems that school starts earlier every year. So it's time to start thinking about what to put in those school lunches every morning.
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Send Kids Back to School with a Healthy Diet- It's time for kids to gear up for school. So what does that mean for your child's diet? Hopefully not a strict diet of fast food five days a week as you run to football practices and dance lessons. The start of the school year can indeed be a busy time for families, but it is possible to make healthy meals even with time constraints. It just takes a little know-how.
(Added: 1-Sep-2006 Hits: 634 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Smart Snacks Equal Good Nutrition- If snacks conjure up images of high-calorie, low-nutrient foods, think again. Smart snack foods for people of all ages, including children, come mostly from the five food groups of the Food Guide Pyramid. The following snacks are not only flavorful, convenient and portable, but also provide valuable nutrients kids need.
(Added: 12-Oct-2004 Hits: 1098 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Sweets Are Not Always Treats- Candy is the focus of many special days such as Easter, Valentines, Christmas and Halloween. Millions are spent advertising candy and store displays, in-school sweet shops and vending machines make it easily accessible. Sweets not only cost money when you buy them, but they also contribute to tooth decay and result in costly dental bills. How do you limit your child's intake of sweets without becoming the meanest parent in the neigborhood?
(Added: 25-Sep-2000 Hits: 778 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1)
While there are many reasons for teaching kids to cook -- less expensive than eating out, preserves family heritage, etc, the most important
reason is that by teaching your child to cook, you're giving him a better chance to be a healthy grown-up. Enabling your child with the ability
to appreciate freshness and to transform ingredients into tasty foods opens their eyes to making wiser choices about what to eat...