Do you find yourself making two or more different meals a night to accommodate your child’s taste preferences? If so, there are seven simple steps you can take to eliminate this time consuming practice while improving your family’s healthy eating habits. 1. Do not make special accommodations for your child—make it a rule that they […]
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5 Tips to Help Your Cold
Winter often means coping with colds. Chances are you, a family member or friend may be feeling under the weather as you’re reading this. Since there is no magic fix for the common cold, habits during this time are more important than ever! Healthy behaviors can be tough to sustain during sickness, but your body with thank […]
Heart Whole Wheat Pancakes with Tart Cherries and Blueberries
The kids are home from school today for the Martin Luther King holiday so my 6 year-old wanted to use our new heart pancake mold that she insisted I buy at Crate and Barrel last week since, she said, it means “I love you”. We decided to add a frozen tart cherries to some pancakes […]
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Foodie Friday: Mangosteen
The mangosteen, looks nothing like a mango, in fact its’ deep blood red colored outside and egg-like creamy inside is an interesting contrast. Native to the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas (everyone knows where that is right?) it is and exotic fruit with a wonderful combination of popular flavors. The mangosteen can be described as […]
5 Ways to Burn Calories this Winter!
Yes the cold weather has finally arrived – but that doesn’t mean you have to stay bundled up inside! It is a common complaint of many to pack on a few pounds during the winter. So why does this happen? For starters there is a physiological reason as to why we eat more during the […]
