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Banning Chocolate Milk Doesn’t Improve Nutrition

Parents who had children in several schools in Oregon noticed what they viewed as a problem. The kids were much more likely to drink chocolate milk than they were to drink white milk. The parents believed that banning the chocolate milk would force the kids to start drinking more white milk. Instead, things did not work out as planned. It is safe to say that the parents in the school district’s PTA meant well. They were hoping to make changes that would provide better nutrition for the students. They believed that removing the chocolate milk, and only offering white milk, … Continue reading →

Business Idea – Nutritionist

If you enjoy working with people and have a desire to help others, you could become a nutritionist. Eating right is something that can benefit everyone – men, women, and children. Your potential clients come in all shapes and sizes, from people who have been told by their doctors that their health is at risk from poor nutrition to people who want to look and feel their best. Let’s take a look at what a nutritionist does, how you can become one, and why a career as a nutritionist is a good fit for someone who wants to work from … Continue reading →

Ways it Get Children Involved in Nutrition

To get your child involved in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle it needs to be relevant to their lives and made to be something important. Children are egocentric and if they think a topic has no place in their lives then getting them to make life long changes will not happen. Since children are driven by wants it will be hard to break the sugar habit if they do not understand the reason why. They also need mentoring and examples to help make any lifestyle changes occur. Here are ways to get your child to take nutrition and healthy eating … Continue reading →

Real Life Science (and Nutrition): Sharing Farm-Fresh Veggies With Kids

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We love vegetables that come in boxes in the summer time and the fall. We love them because we love to visit the farm that they come from, because we know the farmer, and because they vegetables are local, fresh, and good for us. However, we also love them because they hold a lot of useful lessons for our family. Getting farm fresh vegetables helps your children understand the seasons. Around here, there are very distinct growing and dormant seasons, yet we can get fresh strawberries and lettuce all year round. While this is useful for cooking, it doesn’t really … Continue reading →

Could You Be A Nutritionist Or A Personal Trainer?

One of the great things about becoming a home-based professional is that you get to choose what type of home-based work you will do. If you enjoy living a healthy lifestyle, you may want to consider starting a home-based business as a nutritionist, a personal trainer, or even a combination of both. As a nutritionist and/or personal trainer you can take your knowledge of and enthusiasm for healthy living and use it to help other people to achieve their fitness and weight loss goals. If you are considering going into business as a nutritionist or a personal trainer, be sure … Continue reading →

Activity Days-Health and Nutrition Activity

This past week we had a fun activity that the girls really loved. One of the things we talked about is taking care of our bodies. We focused on how the Faith in God manual says that they will not put anything harmful into their bodies. I decided that I would help the girls learn more about reading food labels. This is something that I did not learn how to do until I was an adult. So, I figured it would be a great tool for them to use throughout their lives. Many adults still do not look at food … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to read the nutritional label.

Many pay no attention to the nutritional labels on the food they buy. Not paying attention the labels on your food can lead to consuming more fat and calories than you expected. In order to understand the food you eat it is important to take heed of the fat and calories listed on the food item. Whether you are dieting or not nutritional information should never be ignored. Many times, we are in too much of a hurry to check the label and just assume chips are high in fat or pretzels are low in fat. If you have dietary … Continue reading →

New Weight Loss Blogger Hopes to Change Her Odds

One in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. That is a scary statistic in and of itself. Now imagine that your mother was diagnosed at 48, and shortly after, died of breast cancer and that both of your grandmothers contracted and died from breast cancer. That’s my reality. As a result, I have become passionate about what is going into my body and maintaining optimal health. While only a limited number of breast cancers are hereditary, I still want to do everything I can to avoid the same fate, and … Continue reading →

Nutrition Made Easy

Are you at a loss as to how you should be eating healthy? The new food pyramid website can show you how. At http://www.mypyramid.gov/ you can learn about anything pertaining to healthy eating. This website will let you know what you should weigh, what you should be eating and how much you should be eating. You can track your weight and activity on My Pyramid as well. At My Pyramid you will be taken inside the pyramid to discover what food groups and how much of each are recommended. There are tips and resources available to answer any of your … Continue reading →

Teaching Your Preschooler About Good Nutrition

Talking to your preschooler about the benefits of eating a healthy diet will likely do little to change his view on broccoli and cauliflower. However, if you invite him into the kitchen and allow him to work on recipes with you that include nutritious ingredients, your point will probably be better received. Kids love rolling up their sleeves and creating yummy treats so why not take advantage of their enthusiasm? The following tasty recipes are easy to prepare and the best part—-they are incredibly healthy. ORGANIC CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BALLS Ingredients: 1 cup organic peanut butter 1/3 cup honey 2 … Continue reading →