Food
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PBS Kids Cookie Monster’s Challenge App Review & Giveaway
“Me want to go to school!” Can’t you just hear Cookie Monster saying that while eating a cookie? My daughter has grown up with Sesame Street as I did! PBS Kids provides the best educational programming and Sesame Street is one of our absolute favorites. Now kids can join Cookie Monster as they head back to school with a new app from PBS KIDS and SESAME STREET – Cookie Monster’s Challenge. This marks the first time the two children’s media organizations have collaborated on a mobile project. The app, a mix of whimsy and education to help kids ages 3-5 get back into the school mindset, launches…
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Easy Back-To-School Lunch Ideas
I have been hearing a lot of complaints from my daughter about her school lunch. And most days her lunch box comes home full. Yikes! She has been hitting the school cafeteria and her food choices are not quite as healthy as I would like them to be. So I went on a hunt for more recipes that I can easily do the night before (if I am that organized) or in the morning before she heads off to school (which is more likely). Below are some healthy recipes, eazy peezy ideas and even a few hot lunches as I have had this request too! Here’s to offering our…
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Taste of Nature Bars are a Healthy Snack for Kids and Moms
According to a recent national survey conducted by Kelton and sponsored by Taste of Nature, nearly all (98%) Americans snack, but nine in ten (85%) admit they find healthy snacking to be difficult. Americans struggle to find a balance between what tastes good and what’s good for them. Taste is the top consideration when making a snack choice (73%), which is more important than convenience (54%) or accessibility (35%). What’s more, half (50%) say that healthy snacking is so difficult because it is hard to find a healthy snack that tastes good. (Source: PR January 2014). As a mom to a kid who has a major sweet-tooth, I am…
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Day Seven :: Get Your Home Decluttered in 28 Days
(Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/Getty Images) Today let’s work on our fridges! Yay! No? I get it but you will be sighing a big Ahhh after you finish clearing it out. I don’t know if you can hear my sigh of relief but I have been saying it all morning – and even inspected my “new” and clean fridge a couple times! One of things the declutter experts say is don’t go out and buy containers, organizers, etc., until you have cleared away most of the clutter. That way, once things have been cleared out, donated, given away, or sold, you will know what you really need and don’t have…
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Prevention Key In Fight Against Breast Cancer – Part 2
Image courtesy of Flickr What you are about to read are suggestions to help reduce your risk of breast cancer. Studies have also shown a direct link between cancer risk and what we eat. There is some research out that suggests a possible link between women who consume large amounts of red meat and processed meats and higher rates of breast cancer. I believe the threat lies not only with the meat, but in how it’s cooked. There is no question that cooking at high temperatures (whether frying, broiling or barbecuing) produces cancer-causing chemicals called heterocyclic amines. The addition of vitamin E, and fruits like blueberries to your diet inhibits the effects of these…
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Health :: PEPCID COMPLETE Offers Relief for Heartburn
Todays post is brought to you by PEPCID As part of the PEPCID Tastemakers campaign, I was surprised to find out so many people suffer from heartburn and indigestion! More than 25 million adults experience heartburn daily. There have been times that I have had heartburn and it can be quite uncomfortable. What triggers heartburn varies from person to person and some of the common culprits can include food, alcohol, caffeine, smoking, stress and weight. I have found after eating rich foods or eating when upset (never a good thing) can cause me some discomfort. When PEPCID sent me their new product to try out, PEPCID COMPLETE, I was surprised…
