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Is your child a healthy weight?
You've all heard about it - over one quarter of children and over half of adults in Canada are overweight! Obesity rates among children and adults have increased substantially during the past 25 years, according...
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Prepare the best-ever box lunch
In recent years people have gotten away from bringing their lunch with them to work or school. It's a shame because there are many advantages to boxing your lunch, not the least of which is that it usually...
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Easy back to school breakfasts
Breakfast - The word alone makes it easy to understand why it's important to eat in the morning. Breaking the 'fast' your body has been on for about 8 - 12 hours is essential to eating healthy. Countless health...
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Meal Solutions On the Run
Unfortunately, for time-starved students and moms of busy households, delicious and nutritious meals often suffer the consequence. Whether you're writing an assignment or picking up the kids after practice, be...
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Teenage Vegetarians
More and more teenagers are choosing not to eat meat, poultry or fish. They are becoming vegetarians. Teenage vegetarians are often faced with pressures -- pressures from parents concerned about their health...
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Nutrition-Ten Tips for Picky Eaters
When I was growing up, I would hear people say, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink." That saying reminds me of children's eating habits. You can slave for hours in the...
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Kids in the Kitchen
One-Bowl French Bread Tasty Tortillas Waldorf Salad Funny, Fruity Pizzas Children learn by touching, tasting, feeling, smelling, and listening. They love to help prepare food and cook because they...
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No More Lunchbox Woes
When your child brings his lunch to school, he carries a little piece of home with him. You naturally want to provide him with a tasty and nutritious meal, but how do you know what he is actually eating during his...
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Living With a Peanut Allergy
Recently, at Canadian Parents Online there was a poll about whether Peanut Free Zones had gone too far. Of course, I had to reply. In so doing, I also wrote and asked if I could please obtain the results of...
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Bag Lunches - Nutrition
100 lunches into the school year and you've run out of ideas to pack in them and your child has run out of enthusiasm to eat them. Don't give up, you are halfway there. Use these quick and easy ways to perk...
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Is Your Family Addicted to Fast Foods?
I remember passing a McDonald's one day, way back when I much younger and decidedly unlived, and watching a mother feed her toddler some crispy golden french fries. I thought, in that superior way, so typical of...
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Getting a Jumpstart on Breakfast
Can putting some boxes of cereal on the kitchen table the night before actually save your sanity and change the dynamics and health of your home? Well, have you ever been to a hotel where they have a...
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Getting Kids Hooked on Healthy Eating
Most of us would wish for our children a healthy and fulfilling life. One of the ways to achieve this is through life-style choices. As a care provider you can influence a child's food choices by what you say and...
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Lunch Box Do's and Dont's
Lunch box season is upon us once again-a thought that can strike terror into the hearts of even the most experienced parents! Here are some practical tips on making lunches that will score points with your...
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Homemade baby food: The BIG secret
Making baby food is healthier for your baby, and offers your baby an introduction to foods rich in variety, flavor, color, taste and smell. All of your friends (and your mother-in-law) will think you are a super...
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