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Skip The Sugar: Sweet Snack Alternatives For Kids
Of course, kids love their sugary snacks, but there are tons of other options available to satisfy their cravings for flavorful food that dont have to involve the unhealthy refined white stuff.Here are a few of our favorites:HummusIf youre under the impression that hummus is boring, think again! These days you can find hummus in all kinds of flavors. We love roasted red pepper hummus and sundried tomato hummus. If …
Making Healthy Choices for Your Kids
With so many food labels and so little time to really figure out the healthiest options, how can parents make the best choices for their kids?
Parent’s Choice vs. Good Start Infant Formula
In the United States, baby formula is highly regulated. Strict standards must be upheld by formula manufacturers that touches on everything from where the formula is made to what it contains. That means that Gerber Good Start and Wal-Mart’s Parent’s Choice baby formulas are both measured by the same yard stick. The big difference is in price–Parent’s Choice runs about $10 less per can than Good Start. Both brands have a multitude of formulations.
Safer Than Plastic – Simple Steps To Smarter Choices
Plastics are a ubiquitous element of our daily lives. Lets face it, theyre everywhere holding the food we eat and the water we drink, constructing the toys our kids play with, the bottles they nurse from, and the sippy cups they graduate to. Plastics house the computers we work on and the remotes that control our entertainment systems. They make up the interiors of the cars we drive. Theyre cheap, versatile, and convenient. Whats not to love? Plenty. Plastic are taking a serious toll on our health and environment. Plastics are made with petroleum, a nonrenewable resource with a host of human and ecological concerns at every stage of its lifecycle, from extraction, through processing and use, to disposal in landfills and by way of incineration. Though seemingly ber-convenient for holding food and drink, plastics have been found to leach chemicals into that food and drink. Lets face it, using plastic is up there with death and taxes in inevitability. But that doesnt mean we have to sit back and take whats being fed to us on a polyethylene spork (that strange hybrid spoon-fork utensil). There are simple skills you can learn to help you pick plastic products more wisely.
How to Help Teenagers Stop Smoking Pot
Finding out that your teenager is smoking pot can be a nightmare and no parent wants to go through this situation. If you have recently found out that your teenager is smoking marijuana, there are some important steps that you can take to stop the risky behavior.