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Healthy School Snack Suggestions

Healthy snacks fuel school kids to keep them energized and focused at school. Many prepackaged convenience foods for kids lack nutritional value or add extra fat and calories. Many nutritious, homemade school snacks are easy to prepare the night before, saving you time in the morning. Check on the snack policies in the classroom as many schools restrict things like peanuts that could cause an allergic reaction in other students.

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Low-Sugar Foods for Children

Keeping your kids both happy and healthy means having lots of choices that they can choose from, while avoiding sugar substitutes. In addition, you’ll want to look at the nutrition facts labels to find how much sugar each of those products contains per serving. To determine if those are natural or added sugars, you’ll need to examine the list of ingredients and look for — in addition to sugar — corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, honey or molasses.

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How Much Should My Child Be Eating?

With obesity rates on the rise, you may worry whether your child is eating too much — or not enough. Children of all ages can be finicky eaters, barely eating at one meal and eating everything in sight later. Some children will eat only certain foods, while others will eat anything you put on their plate. Determine how much your child should be eating.

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Easy-to-Make Desserts for Thanksgiving Dinner

Many Thanksgiving diners look forward to a sweet treat as a conclusion to the hearty meal that is characteristic of this holiday. Creating this requisite meal conclusion does not have to be a challenge. By selecting a simple Thanksgiving dessert recipe in place of a complex standby, chefs can save themselves time and make the task of preparing a complete Thanksgiving meal less of a chore.

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Easy Preschool Crafts From Trash

If you want to turn your household trash into decorative treasure, let your preschooler help. Your preschooler can use reused, recycled and repurposed items to create works of art. From scraps of paper or fabric to expired food, your preschooler can use his creativity to create craft projects that can be displayed around your home, given as gifts or used to feed the birds.