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Daily Tip: 10 Snacks Approved to Be Chemical Free
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness Tips10 Quick and Healthful Snack Ideas 1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt. Roll in crushed cereal and freeze. 2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or cream cheese. Top with raisins. 3. Make snack kabobs. Put cubes of cheese and grapes on pretzel sticks. 4. Blend low-fat milk, a scoop of protein [...]
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Daily Tip: 10 Tips to Get Kids Active
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness Tips10 Tips for Raising Active and Fit Kids • Restrict television, movies, videos, and computer games to less than two hours a day. • If it’s safe to walk or bike rather than drive, do so when you can. If your child is too young to bicycle to school on their own, bicycle with [...]
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Mission: Find a Great Vitamin
Posted on May 22, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsYou might have grown up on cartoon character vitamins that were like a daily treat of candy. Like most things of today, they aren’t like they used to be. You’re probably asking yourself as your creating your child’s diet, should I buy vitamins? Is this a necessary cost? Are all brands equal? What is right [...]
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Mission: Fast Packed Lunches
Posted on May 21, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsI have to admit, packing lunches is not one of my favorite tasks in the morning. My daughters go to a small school and there is no lunch program, which actually I am thankful for, so I will be packing lunches for a very long time. Even when the girls start making their own lunches, [...]
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Mission: Avoid the Neighbors Snacks
Posted on May 18, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsSometimes I wish everyone had the same idea as me when it came to feeding kids. I’m all about diversity, but wouldn’t it make it easier on somedays if we all just knew to give children food without chemicals? Here‘s our family’s latest triumph: Last night I asked my oldest daughter, Julianne (6), if she [...]
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Mission of the Day: Yummy Breakfast
Posted on May 13, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsIt’s time to go, go, go…..NOW! Yep, it was one of those mornings. The kids slept in late and I took advantage by waiting to get up until I heard noise. That put us about 15 minutes behind in getting ready for school. I hate making the kids rush and eat. I was thankful I [...]
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Daily Tip: Never Say You Can't Afford to Get Clean
Posted on May 8, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsYou have choices when cleaning your home, feeding your children or taking a vitamin. You can go with the mainstream and accept dis-ease as part of the future of you and your family or you can jump into the world of wellness and expect nothing less than pure living. You’re in the right place if [...]
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Daily Tip: Children Vitamins May Contain Lead
Posted on May 1, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsDaily Tip: Check To Make Sure Your Child’s Vitamins are Lead Free As noted compiled by Treehugger from FDA data: “Top 10 children’s vitamins with the least lead (0-6 years) 1. Twinlab Infant Care 2. Natrol Liquid Kids Companion 3. NF Formulas Liquid Pediatric 4. Windmill Bite-A-Mins 5. Kids Liquid Dolphin Pals 6. My First [...]
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Mission: Find Quick Snack on the Road
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsMission: Find Quick Snack on the Road Your driving from appointment to appointment with the kids and it just seems that there are hours and hours to go before any relief is in sight. If your like me you know when to anticipate the hungry crabbies to enter the car. There’s nothing worse than you [...]
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Mission: Eliminate High Fructose Corn Syrup
Posted on April 29, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsMission: Get HFCS out of your house! HFCS and Mercury Most attention to HFCS lately, whether in the news or in the scientific literature, has been around its potential contribution to obesity and other diet-related disease. Increased consumption of calories has been a major driver of the obesity epidemic. This report deals with another health [...]
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Mission: Clean Shower
Posted on April 27, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsSure the obvious dirt is washed away when we give our kids a bath or shower, but what is really happening? Our skin is a sponge and absorbs everything directly into our system. Think about it – wear a patch for birth control, wear a patch for nicotine addictions.
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Mission: Clean Soccer Snacks
Posted on April 25, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Wellness TipsMaking clean choices for soccer team snack day.
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