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Fun Organic Baking – Homemade Soft Pretzels

January 21, 2012

Even kitchen-reluctant kids, like my son, will come help with this surprisingly simple organic cooking project (I promise). Homemade soft pretzels are way better than bought. For one thing, nothing tastes as yummy as your very own homemade pretzel. Secondly, soft pretzels can be healthier at home. You can increase the wheat flour content, add [...]

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Confessions of a chubster – a fresh first-hand take on weight issues in America

January 17, 2012

In case you missed it, my big goal series this year is “A healthy 2012 means childhood obesity in America shouldn’t be taboo.” I’m serious about this issue. Weight, exercise, calories and getting healthy as it relates to kids shouldn’t be taboo. At all. Still, seeing as how all of these same issues are, as [...]

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Are microwaves eco-friendly?

January 17, 2012

I didn’t own a microwave for my entire adult life, until a couple of years ago, and that’s only because I moved in with someone who already had one. I wasn’t against them or anything, I just didn’t want yet another appliance cluttering up my space. I guess I should have got one at some [...]

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Soda Pop Popsicle Recipes and Tips

January 13, 2012

We rarely buy soda. It’s expensive and doesn’t serve any real nutritional purposes. That said, once in a while, Cedar will ask for some. He doesn’t eat fast food, doesn’t much like cake or cookies and usually drinks water, juice or milk, so I don’t feel terrible if he has an occasional soda. Also, soda gives us [...]

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Fail tactics when trying to raise healthy kids

January 10, 2012

When it comes to planning healthy meals, exercise and an overall healthy life for your child, there are many pitfalls you may fall into. I’m pretty sure all parents are guilty of one pitfall or another (even me) but it’s best to try and limit said pitfalls if you want to raise a healthy kid. [...]

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My Super Awesome Will-Not-Fail Plan to Eliminate Food Packaging

January 8, 2012

As I mentioned in a previous post, my major New Year’s goal is to limit some of the excess food packaging that comes into my house. My foolproof super hopeful plan! As noted, I’ve failed to reach my goal for four years or so. I’m pretty sure that I’ve been aiming too high, which is exactly the [...]

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How weight problems affect teens differently than younger kids

January 8, 2012

+ See the rest of the childhood obesity and healthy family lifestyles series. 18% of teens (kids ages 12-18) in the United States are obese. Many more (another 15%+) are overweight or on their way to becoming overweight. U.S. teens are more likely to be overweight than teens in 14 other industrialized countries. Signs your child is [...]

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Easy and low-cost organic breakfast

January 4, 2012

In my last post I said I was getting mighty tired of the whole, “It’s too expensive to eat healthy argument.” Since I myself am short on time and far from rich, I thought I’d post some meals we make at home. I figured we’d start with something easy and something that most kids I know will [...]

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Excuses about healthy meals costing more time & money are bunk

January 3, 2012

Today, at another blog I work for there was a bit of a comment war surrounding food, which fits right in with my whole childhood obesity and healthy lifestyles series. The argument? I stated that I hate seeing parents feed their kids crappy food day in and day out. A few other people got upset and [...]

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My Green New Years Goal – Less Food Packaging and No Slacking This Year!

January 2, 2012

Instead of general New Year’s goals, I’m concentrating on discussing the childhood obesity epidemic. That said I do still have two general goals for myself, or I should say my household. One of my goals is to get this household more active, since we’ve been slacking, but we’ll discuss that later. First, let’s look at my big goal [...]