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How Do I Get Kids to Eat Vegetables and Fruits?

The likelihood of a dinnertime meltdown of confirmed vegaphobes increases proportionally to the number of green foods on his plate. Broccoli, spinach and Brussels sprouts are healthy foods that look attractive on the plate — and stay there. You need to use your culinary wiles to get your picky eaters to eat a healthy diet sometimes, but extra efforts pay off in their good health and your peace of mind.

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Delicious and Healthy Family Recipe from The Hungry Duchess

Many of my working Mom friends ask me for healthy food ideas because they are tired of feeding their families the same meals every week. I am a personal chef who has created a successful business by going into a family home once a week and for a $250 service fee (plus a grocery bill), I grocery shop, cook, clean up after myself and leave in the fridge 3 nights of healthy food to feed the whole family. I recognize that the Modern Mom needs help with menu ideas for their family. This website is a great forum for me to make healthy suggestions and to provide recipes that will make your whole family look forward to meal times!!

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Healthy Recipes on a Budget

You want to fix healthy meals for your family. Is that so much to ask? Happily, the ingredients for healthy meals—organic foods, whole grains and healthy fats—are readily available in even the regular supermarkets. There’s only one problem: those nutritious super foods can get pricey. When you’re on a budget, the secret to fixing healthy recipes is going for simple meals with fewer ingredients, using seasonal produce, buying quality fats like extra virgin olive oil or virgin coconut oil in bulk, using cooking methods that make the most of the protein, vitamins and other nutrients and purchasing the cheaper grains, like brown rice, whole wheat and oats. Here’s a day of energizing, great-tasting healthy recipes for the budget-conscious.

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Sandra Lee’s Date Night Dinner

Put the kids to bed, turn on the mood music, and light the candles. Its time for Date Night dinner. This month, Food Network star Sandra Lee has put together a stunning but simple menu, using her trademark 70/30 philosophy, which combines 70% ready-made products with 30% fresh and creative …