Tag Archives: high fructose corn syrup
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Mission: Detox from Disney
Posted on June 24, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsAfter Restaurants for 9 Days, it’s Time for Some Home Cookin’ Vacation was a blast. I have many highlights from the trip that I’ll share in upcoming posts, but the most important thing on my mind right now is getting good food into the house. We cleaned out the pantry and fridge before we left, [...]
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Mission: Avoid the Neighbor's Snacks (Round Two)
Posted on June 6, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsHere we go again with the neighbor’s mainstream (toxic) snacks. If you read part one than you know that I educated my oldest daughter, Julianne (6), about her choice to come home and get a healthy snack versus the standard snacks at the neighbors. My neighbor had no idea that my daughter had never had [...]
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Mission: Avoid Childhood Obesity
Posted on May 26, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsChildhood obesity is a serious public health epidemic. During the past several decades, obesity rates have soared among all age groups, increasing 400% among children ages 6–11 since the 1970s.1 Today, nearly one-third of children and adolescents are overweight or obese—that’s more than 23 million kids and teenagers! Preventing obesity during childhood is absolutely critical [...]
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Mission: Find a Great Vitamin
Posted on May 22, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsYou 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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Daily Tip: Stay True When Nobody is Looking
Posted on May 19, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest News“Do as I say, not as I do” is a motto often used by parents. However, if you are really going to start making better decisions for your home and health by eliminating toxins, this just won’t work. Making these daily choices of toxin free cleaners, heavy metal free nutrition and good all-around greener choices [...]
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Mission of the Day: Yummy Breakfast
Posted on May 13, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsIt’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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Mission of the Day: Relax in Whole Foods
Posted on May 11, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsReally, You Can Enjoy the “Junk” Now and Then It’s Mother’s Day and I’m on another mission. I have my husband, my brother with Down Syndrome and my two girls with me for the day. (My Mom is working and we’ll catch up with her later.) Of course, it’s up to me to decide what [...]
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Mission: Eliminate High Fructose Corn Syrup
Posted on April 29, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsMission: 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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