According to Kellogg’s, their kid’s cereals contain vitamins that “help support immunity” …AKA says NO WAY!
Whether it’s gummy candies fortified with vitamins or cereals done the same way – the KEY ISSUE is the SUGAR.
We know that while vitamins MAY help – and this depends on quality and dosage – support the immune system, we [...]
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How Sweet, Cereals to Support Immunity?
Posted in Advertising, For Kids, General Health, Observations, Word of Caution, tagged immunity, kids cereals on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Halloween – LEARN to skip the TRICKS, and ENJOY the TREATS
Posted in For Kids, General Health, Observations, Word of Caution, tagged artificial dyes, candy, Fat-Free, Halloween, sugar on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a HoliDAY
A) trick: Despite what the stores say, Halloween is just 1 DAY – and Halloween shouldn’t start CANDY / TREAT week, or season
B) treat: if you make it one day you can TREAT yourself – enjoy your favorite candy and / or baked goods
“Better For You” Sugar
A) trick: “sugar-free” but made with artificial [...]
Back-to-School: Recipe(s) for Success
Posted in For Kids, tagged back-to-school, Recipes on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted on The Huffington Post.
For many parents, back-to-school presents mixed emotions tipping the balance in favor of anxiety ….There’s one part Elation: Yeah, they are back in school! But two parts Concern- 1)What do I send them that they will eat (and enjoy) and 2)How do I prevent them from getting the colds and [...]
A Gift from the Sea
Posted in For Kids, General Health on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, a nanny, recounted a story for me the other day. She took her charges (two boys 5 and 2) to the grocery store for a snack and they stopped in front of the frozen aisle and said “Seeeweeed, we want the seeeeeweeeed.” She stopped, confused, knowing that the snack pack of Sea’s Gift [...]
Top 5 List of “Kid-Tested, Parent and AKApproved” Snacks
Posted in For Kids, General Health on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nature’s candy bowl: make a homemade trail mix with nuts, seeds, dried coconut, dried fruit, chocolate chips, whole grain cereal (packaged choice: Nature’s Path Agave granola)
Smooth Move: In a blender or magic bullet grab ingredients like frozen fruit, milk or unsweetened milk replacement, honey / agave, cinnamon or cocoa, peanut or almond butter and blend! [...]
How Do We Feed Vegetarian Kids?
Posted in For Kids, General Health on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For different reasons, significant numbers of kids are choosing a vegetarian diet. As I recently discussed on Good Morning America and GMA Health (watch them here), a vegetarian diet can be an extremely healthy nutrition plan for a child as well as an adult. I wanted to follow-up those pieces with more tips for parents [...]
