Tag Archives: snacks
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Mission: Make Different OK for the Kids
Posted on April 8, 2010 by admin in Latest NewsIt’s been happening a lot lately. We’ve been in public places or school events where kids are eating mainstream choices. My kids are not. How do I make that o.k.? I mean really… we’re on a first grade field trip and boy number one is slugging a pixie stick. Boy two is crunching a prepackaged [...]
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Mission: Avoid Super Bowl Crash – Accomplished
Posted on February 8, 2010 by admin in Latest NewsYesterday was a major junk food day, right? Well, normally I would have given in a little more than usual, but both my daughters are fighting a bug. I did not want to rely on the party food to fill their tummies. Soooo, I made sure we sat down to a famiy meal before we [...]
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Mission: Quick Healthy Valentine Ideas
Posted on January 25, 2010 by admin in Latest NewsTake one minute of your time to start the brainstorming on how you can give your kids some fun & smart giveaways on Valentine’s Day! Come on…you can do it! It’s time to move beyone the chocolate kisses without breaking the bank! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe [...]
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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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Daily Tip: 10 Snacks Approved to Be Chemical Free
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest News10 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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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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Mission: Fast Packed Lunches
Posted on May 21, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsI 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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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: Avoid the Neighbors Snacks
Posted on May 18, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsSometimes 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 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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Daily Tip: Never Say You Can't Afford to Get Clean
Posted on May 8, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsYou 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 Mission: Find Dessert!
Posted on May 4, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsCupcakes to the Rescue! A beautiful spring day and after a long 3 hours of playing outside my daughters really wanted a treat. I mean a real treat. Not some oranges cut up fancy or strawberry kabobs. I had to bring out the “good” stuff. So what were my choices? A. Go to old-fashioned ice [...]
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Mission: Find Quick Snack on the Road
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsMission: 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 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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Mission: Quick Healthy Dinner Full of Energy
Posted on April 28, 2009 by Catherine Whitcher M.Ed in Latest NewsMission of the Day: Quick Healthy Dinner Full of Energy Today was just one of those days. You know “those days”. I had too much to do. Appointments for work were over scheduled, the kids school day seemed to fly by, the husband was actually going to be home for dinner, Julianne had soccer practice [...]
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