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Feta Cheese Fall Harvest Salad

Indulge in the flavors of fall with our delectable Autumn Harvest Salad featuring creamy feta cheese. This vibrant salad celebrates the season’s bounty, from roasted butternut squash to zesty red onions and crisp apples. Whether it’s a family dinner or weekend brunch, this recipe is your ticket to a delicious and healthy autumn adventure.

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Kid-Friendly Snacks You Won’t Feel Guilty Eating

Forget Dinner. Its Always Snack Time in America. When we recently spotted this headline in the Wall Street Journal and read that people are snacking five times more than they were in the 1970s we thought, So true! Our clients tell us that they and their kids are often have several snacks throughout the daymany of which are on the go rather than a sit down meal. And admittedly, as Moms we …

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Energy Drinks: Do You Know What Your Kids Are Drinking?

This is Part I of Bright Beacon’s series on Energy Drinks. Don’t miss Part II – “Skip The Speed: 5 Reasons Teens Should Avoid Energy Drinks”and Part III – Energy Drinks: The Danger Of Creating “Wide-Awake Drunks” Energy drinks are caffeinated beverages advertised as boosting the immune system, enhancing performance, and creating a buzz or a high. Most parents cannot differentiate between an energy drink and a carbonated soda. And even fewer can explain specifically to their kids why energy drinks might be unhealthy.

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Brain Food for Kids

Mothers know that a healthy diet is vital for a healthy body. The vitamins and minerals found in fresh vegetables, fruit and milk build strong muscles and bones. What some mom might not realize, however, is that some foods feed the brain. These foods improve brain function, concentration and memory.

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Low-Carb Low-Fat Diet Foods

If both low-carb and low-fat diets can be a successful way to lose weight, it would seem that combining the two–by eating only foods that are both low fat and low carb–would mean even faster weight loss. You can lose weight quickly on this kind of diet, but your food choices are quite limited., according to the Mayo Clinic. You should also take care to count the number of calories you are eating, as eating only low-carb, low-fat foods may actually leave you eating so few calories that your body goes into starvation mode, halting your weight loss.