Healthy Child

You might not have put the two together but according to a news release by the American Heart Association, how strict you are can affect your child's weight. Are you rigid with rules and light on affection? (authoritarian style) You could be inc...

I talked a little bit about sugar last week. Did you ever wonder how much sugar your family is actually consuming? You might not want to know! The American Heart Association stated that adults consumed about 22.2 teaspoons a day (335 calo...

I remember when I was a child, that green gloppy substance on my school tray was anything but appealing. As we get older, we begin to appreciate the value of those things we simply refused to eat 30 years ago. Since spinach is essentially a super-gr...

We are thinking about clovers and leprechauns and the color green. In honor of this special holiday, I thought it would be good to share this infographic that shares some important information about some green foods that we should all be eating!...

As we leave February, day of National Heart Month, and we enter March, National Nutrition Month, I thought it fitting to say a few words about salt. I chose salt because too much salt is associated with high blood pressure leading to heart disea...

This month is Potato Lover's Month. Sometimes potatoes get a bad rap because of fast food/junk food products that used potatoes. Yes, I am talking about french fries that are commonly deep fried with oil filled with trans fat and potato chips. ...

With the Winter Olympics ending, I thought it would be fun to share this cute but informative infographic with you. Kids will love this. Who knew that each Olympics had a special mascot! Olympics are such a great event for kids and really for the...

February is national Heart Health month and a reminder to all of us about ways we can keep our hearth healthy through diet and exercise. For the next few blogs, I am going to focus on each of the food groups and what foods keep our heart healt...

February is national Heart Health month and a reminder to all of us about ways we can keep our hearth healthy through diet and exercise. For the next few blogs, I am going to focus on each of the food groups and what foods keep our heart healt...

February is national Heart Health month and a reminder to all of us about ways we can keep our hearth healthy through diet and exercise. For the next few blogs, I am going to focus on each of the food groups and what foods keep our heart healt...