Eating & Mealtime |
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Fun and Freaky Halloween Recipes
Halloween is one of the best times of the year for kids, but parents worry about all that candy! To help satisfy the kids’ needs for festive fare while keeping on top of good nutrition, try these spooky...
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Breakfast For Learning
Start the new school year on the "bright" side. September is Breakfast for Learning Month and across the country, Canadians will help shine the spotlight on child nutrition and its vital link to...
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Essential Nutrients In Pregnancy
Calcium Helps to insure the development of your baby's bones and teeth You need about 2 times the amount you would normally drink Where you find it... cheese, milk, yogurt, green leafy...
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Lunch Bag Round-Up
Back to school means back to lunches! And packing lunches can be easy if you enlist the help of your children and have a lunch bag that is fit for the job. The selection this year is bigger than ever – so...
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Healthy lunch ideas that work
Whether your kids eat at home or school, making nutritious lunches that your kids will eat is a challenge. Below are some tips, to help make preparing and packing lunches more rewarding. Provide a variety Try...
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Campfire Cooking
Whether you are heading out to the cottage or planning a family camping trip, there is one thing you can't leave home without out. Food! Why not make your trip exciting and memorable with these tasty campfire...
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Start Growing Healthy Children Before Getting Pregnant
When I was in my early 20’s, I read Adele Davis’s book, “Let’s Eat Right To Keep fit.” I learned from her that...
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Whining and Dining - Restaurant Eating with Toddlers
Mother Wisdom: "I usually bring a sippy cup full of milk to restaurants. It's cheaper to bring your own milk than to order a glass of...
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Green Grocery Shopping
Turn your shopping list 'green' (NC)-What better place to start saving the environment than at your local grocery store? Making smart choices in the grocery aisles can help reduce your family's environmental...
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Packed Lunches with Pizzazz
Packed Lunches with Pizzazz (NC)- To liven up lunches for either work or school, a good rule of thumb is to include three to four of the food groups from Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide. The following...
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March is Family Nutrition Month
The after school activities and sports programs help keep kids busy but they often run through the supper hour and keep parents driving every which way except to the dinner table. We know that families who...
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It's Pancake Month!
February has always been considered "Pancake Month" in our home – specifically Shrove Tuesday – but pancakes are great anytime and February is a great excuse to eat them everyway you can. ...
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Slowing it Down
Fall and winter are the perfect times to embrace the slow food movement. The fall harvest brings many crops that are well suited to cooking over long periods of time. How comforting to come in from a cold winter...
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Picky Eaters
Let's face it; lots of little kids are picky eaters. Most of them outgrow this in time, but meanwhile it can be very frustrating if the picky eater is one of your own children. Questions are always in the back of...
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15 Breakfast Ideas For Baby
Experts agree that breakfast is probably the most important meal of the day... and, as your baby begins to rely more on solid foods and less on milk to meet his needs (generally towards the end of his first...
