Article at a Glance • Healthy snacks help keep your energy up during the day and improve your health. Test your snack savvy by answering the following true or false questions. Snacking during the day will make me gain weight. FALSE If you are a healthy snacker snacking can actually help you lose weight. Eating … Continue reading “How Much Do You Know About Munching?”
Article at a Glance • In the last twenty years, our portion sizes have increased dramatically, which has helped contribute to a corresponding increase in obesity. • Learn more about appropriate portion sizes by visiting www.myplate.gov. Research has shown that over the past two decades, portion sizes have increased dramatically. Larger servings at restaurants and … Continue reading “How to Fight Portion Distortion”
Article at a Glance • Our bodies are programmed to crave sugar, salt, and fat. • If we want to stay healthy and feel great, it is important to reprogram our cravings. Your kids come home from school and within minutes are begging for potato chips or a bowl of ice cream. And to be … Continue reading “I Can’t Get No Snackisfaction”
We’re all guilty of sneaking veggies into our kids’ foods, but did you know that you can also sneak fitness into your kids’ everyday activities? Need some help getting creative? Here are some ideas. 1. Why walk somewhere when you can hop, skip, run or jump? Think of fun ways to get from one place … Continue reading “Being Sneaky With Fitness”
Article at a Glance • BMI is a calculation that can be used to determine whether or not a person is at a healthy weight. • Charting your child’s BMI can help identify any potential weight problems early on. Traditionally doctors have used weight and height to determine if a person is a healthy weight, … Continue reading “What is BMI?”
An ongoing investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has found cadmium and lead, both known carcinogens, in the enamel used in the designs of many novelty drinking glasses. In response, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that they will be launching an investigation of their own. The CPSC declared that drinking classes … Continue reading “Federal Investigation of Lead Levels in Drinking Glasses”
With the high cost of health insurance, many people have been tempted to buy into a medical discount card program. For a monthly fee the cards give you access to discounted rates that the card company negotiates with health care providers. However, the cards are not insurance and will not protect you against expensive medical … Continue reading “State Issues Warning About Medical Discount Cards”
In light of the two recent H1N1 vaccine recalls some parents might be concerned about safety. However, the FDA and the CDC have determined that children who received the vaccine are not in any danger. The vaccines were recalled because they had lost some of their potency, not because of safety concerns. Drug manufacturers MedImmune … Continue reading “Recent H1N1 Vaccine Recalls Are Nothing to Fear”
Sleep is essential to the well being of everybody in a family, but anybody with a newborn can tell you that good sleep habits aren’t something we are born with. It is our job to teach our children how to go to sleep and stay asleep. The key to raising well-rested children is to remain … Continue reading “Creating Good Sleep Habits”
January is the perfect time to get life in order, and the same idea applies to your children. Learning organizational skills will help your child develop a greater sense of independence and confidence. Organized children are more likely to complete homework more quickly, finish chores as expected, and have more time to play and relax. … Continue reading “Parents Aren’t the Only Ones Who Need to be Organized”
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