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Healthy Foods…Healthy Moods
The web site, Fruit&Veggies More Matters at http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org, recently carried the following message about what foods we eat and how it can impact on our moods, even to...
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Good Food on a Tight Budget
The following post is courtesy of a email from Ken Cook, President of the Environmental Working Group, EWG, a nonprofit organization EWG collaborated with Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters to...
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Tips from Those in the Know
The United States Department of Agriculture,USDA has an extensive site for parents of preschool and elementary school age children featuring comprehensive nutrition plans, daily meal and snack plans...
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Free Play is Important to Life Skills Development
A growing number of psychologists believe that changes in the way children play and what they play at and with has also changed kids’ cognitive and emotional development. As it turns out, time spent in...
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Halloween Food Safety Tips
The Partnership for Food Safety Education (http://fightbac.org) offers the following tips for preventing foodbourne bacteria this Halloween: Keep all perishable food chilled until serving time. These...
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Banana in a Blanket
For a fun change for breakfast, try banana in a blanket. This fun breakfast is one the kids can help prepare. There’s no cooking involved. Preparation time: 5 minutes 1 (6 inch) whole wheat tortilla...
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Let’s Hear it for Popcorn!
According to study findings presented at a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, if you want a healthy, whole grain treat make it popcorn. Researchers found that popcorn has...
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Healthy Food is not More Expensive than Junk Food
A study, recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service, found that healthy foods like beans, carrots, milk, and yogurt are actually less expensive than ice...
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How Safe Is a Low Carb, High Protein Diet?
It seems that we are being bombarded with news about the ever-expanding American waistline. Many of us, in an effort to lose weight quickly, are embracing a low carbohydrate-high protein diet. The low...
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