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Healthy Breakfast Ideas for School Kids

Your children need to eat breakfast to get a jump-start on their day and to keep them alert and energized through lunchtime. Yet, mornings aren’t exactly your children’s favorite time of the day, and you often have to focus more on getting them out of bed and out the door, rather than putting healthy fuel in their stomachs. When it comes to weekday morning breakfasts, think quick, healthy and portable.

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Recipes for a Gluten-Free Diet

Eating a gluten-free diet doesn’t mean you are limited. Instead, it means you get to try new recipes and foods in search of the perfect gluten-free meal. Since most gluten-free recipes for bread and baked goods contain whole grain flours, such as brown rice, quinoa or corn, you actually end up eating a healthier diet than you most likely did when you ate wheat.

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Gluten-Free Mac & Cheese Recipes

Your child doesn’t have to miss out on classic childhood recipes, such as macaroni and cheese, simply because she cannot tolerate gluten, the protein found in wheat and some other cereal grains. Several manufacturers produce a gluten-free pasta, typically made from quinoa, corn or rice flours or a combination of several gluten-free grains. You can find the pasta in the traditional elbow macaroni shape or in more interesting shapes such as spirals and letters. Check the ingredient lists of any condiments to make sure they do not have hidden gluten.

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Exercises for Women With Hand-Held Weights

You may not have space for a home gym with a lot of fancy equipment, but you can probably make room for a simple set of hand weights to help you tone your body and build muscle. Even if you can lift much heavier weights, start out with a light weight set of dumbbells, no more than 5 lbs each. As you work your way through the exercises, those 5 lbs may begin to feel like 50.

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Herpes Virus in Children

When you think of herpes, your first thought may be the dreaded, incurable sexually transmitted disease. There are actually eight types of herpes viruses that typically cause infection in humans, from the virus that causes cold sores to the viruses that cause common childhood rashes. The various viruses cause a range of ailments, from the mild cold sore to the rather unpleasant chickenpox.