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Healthy Child

Mar 03, 2010

Find a local Farm to School program to help kids learn about nutrition.

Michelle Obama has really helped promote a new trend and a very healthy one,  fresh farm foods.I know many schools are trying to incorporate fresh grown fruits and vegetables into their cafeteria program and their nutrition education programs.  I ran a...
Mar 01, 2010

Parents don't realize when their child is overweight - new study says

Can you tell if your child is overweight?According to a new study, you may be underestimating your child's weight. A large proportion of the parents of overweight children—and especially mothers, who are surveyed more often—do not perceive their childr...
Feb 24, 2010

Get kids moving during indoors with fun kids' aerobics dvd

I came across this video about kids being active.  I love the music.  Made me get up from my computer and break out some moves.With the weather still being pretty cold, here is a fun aerobics video for kids, you can even do the DVD with them. Make bein...
Feb 22, 2010

New report shows kids spend too much time in front of entertainment devices

The Kaiser Family Foundation released a report in January showing just how much time kids were spending on entertainment media, like tv, video, computer, ipod etc in a typical day.  The study was conducted with kids from 8 to 18 years old.You may surpr...
Feb 17, 2010

Let's Move - new organization devoted to helping kids get healthier

Michelle Obama speaks out on the new initiative "Let's Move"Let’s Move will give parents the support they need, provide healthier food in schools, help our kids to be more physically active, and make healthy, affordable food available in every part of ...
Feb 15, 2010

President Obama announces a new task force to fight childhood obesity

A very exciting and ambitious goal was set by President Obama this week.President Obama has announced that a task force on Childhood Obesity has been created.Spurred by the sad fact that: kids are predicted to have a shorter life span than their pare...
Feb 03, 2010

Reading food labels and understanding types of sugar

There has been a lot of debate about the the different kinds of sugar put in many popular foods consumed by children.  In particular, there was been a lot of concern about high-fructose corn syrup.   I think it is important to look at the ingredients o...
Jan 25, 2010

Healthy Monday - Take care of your heart, check your cholesterol levels

Keep Your Heart in Check Heart month is coming up; get a healthy head start by having your family's cholesterol checked. High LDL has been linked to an increased risk for heart attack, so make an appointment to be screened this Monday!Mondays are a gr...
Jan 22, 2010

New childhood obesity study tells us convenient store snacks can be adding to many calories to your child's diet.

New childhood obesity study from University of Montreal indicates that how close a child lives to a convenience store promotes childhood obesity.Well, it makes sense.  Convenience store carry food items that are processed and usually high in fat and/or...
Jan 20, 2010

Kids need three kinds of activities to keep their bones, muscles and heart healthy.

In my last post I discussed some tips on how to help kids to be active as a part of a daily lifestyle.To build on that, I wanted to talk a little more about exercise.There are three kinds of exercise that important for your child.1.  Aerobic exercise f...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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