Category Archives: Wellness Tips
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Challenge: Open Door to Food
Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin in Challenge Yourself!, Healthy Recipes, Wellness TipsWhat’s your food rule in your house? Do you have an open door policy or do your children have to beg, plead and steal snacks from the pantry? There are many things that can happen when food access is restricted. Some children will be challenged to eat more when their food is restricted. Others will [...]
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Shake Recipes We LOVE for the Whole Family!
Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin in Healthy Recipes, Wellness TipsAll Under 400 Calories and All Natural! Click here for where to buy Cinch, of course, if you give us a call to place your order we can help you double check that you are getting the best value! (815) 302-1273 (Ask for Catherine.) Pumpkin Pie Cinch Shake By Debbie Cross 2 scoops Cinch Vanilla [...]
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Cold or Allergies?
Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsSpring can be confusing for many of us parents…do our kids have allergies or just a cold? Dr. Sears has some great tips on figuring out the difference. Spring is in the air – the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and the kids are sneezing . . . What?!? You begin noticing some [...]
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Stressed Out Kids Need Real Food
Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsIt’s Think About it Thursday and here’s a tough topic. Our kids are stressed. It’s something we, as parents don’t like to think about, but seriously our children are not all about jump ropes and bubbles on most days. They have media bombarding them, bullies they are avoiding and academic pressure like we never knew. [...]
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Braces Hurt – Now What?
Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsRaising kids all natural, mostly organic is something that’s become easy for me. However, every once and a while I’m stumped! That happened this morning. My oldest daughter had lots of work done on her braces yesterday. She’s in tons of pain. Now what? 1. Pain management: she doesn’t want any over the counter meds. [...]
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Hidden Danger Reported in Green Products
Posted on March 9, 2012 by admin in Shopping, Wellness TipsJust because a product is labeled green, doesn’t mean it’s safe. I mean seriously…are you going to trust company marketing? I can’t! You don’t believe those pills that are going to melt fat overnight do you? Then why would you believe bleach companies that want to sell you green products? There’s a new study out [...]
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Two Food Shopping Trips in 24 hours…YIKES!
Posted on March 6, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsSometimes being a Mission: Clean Kids family is a pain. Yep, that’s right – A PAIN! Tuesday Tip: If you dislike all the foods that are given out at school without permission, write on the nurses information sheet that your child cannot have food without parent permission. You’ll receive notice before birthday treats or other [...]
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A Magical Surprise!
Posted on March 3, 2012 by admin in Quick Videos, Wellness TipsIt all began on a Sunday morning….an exciting adventure for Leap Day 2012. I told a little lie to the kids. I told them it was flip flop day at church. Why? Because I was surprising them with a trip to Disney World! We made it all the way to the airport before they figured [...]
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Do You Buy Antibacterial Soap?
Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsWe do not buy antibac soap in our house and we NEVER recommend any of our Mission: Clean Kids families to buy it either. Check out this article for Think About It Thursday…don’t be afraid to disagree or agree with us in the comments! (Side Note: Click here to check out the ONLY soap we [...]
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YOUR Kid Can Be a Guest Blogger!
Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsAre you a green family? Are you a family that makes healthy choices? Are you a family that wants to live better? At Mission: Clean Kids we help kids help other kids! Would your child like to be a guest blogger on our site? It’s super easy. I email you 5 questions. Your child answers [...]
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Valentine’s Day – Our Way!
Posted on February 14, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsThe nurse at school has had to email me twice about treats for the kids for their Valentine’s Day party treats. I have a note on file that “No food can be given to Julianne and Johanna without parent permission.” Email 1: The PTO will be giving out twizzlers to the entire school. Can the [...]
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YAY! It’s Almost Monday!
Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsFive reasons why I LOVE Mondays: 1. My kids typically are off to school and the house is quiet. 2. I work from home most of the time. Mondays often = Pajama Day. 3. It’s the beginning of a new week to continue our mission of helping family experience health with simple switches. 4. My [...]
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Fun Day Friday – Eat Backwards!
Posted on February 10, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsSometimes keeping your kids on track to clean and healthy living is just about switching things up. A favorite thing to do in our house is Eat Backwards….which means dessert first! The trick is to give the kids dessert and then wait a while for them to get hungry for dinner. Maybe it’s milk & [...]
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Excuses Now = Sick Tomorrow
Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsIt’s Think About It Thursday! So this week I seem to have heard a lot of excuses on why parents are feeding their kids certain things (like dye filled foods) or not feeding their kids certain things (like organic fruits/veggies). I’ve been thinking about this, A LOT! It’s just a cupcake. It’s just an ice [...]
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Stock Up Your Fridge & Pantry
Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin in Wellness TipsIt’s well check Wednesday and I’m often asked how I keep my kids healthy when it comes to food. There are a lot of things I do when it comes to feeding my daughters. Some you won’t be ready for in your house (if you’re ready to start juicing kale or chard, just ask me [...]
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