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Are You Letting Your Kids Off the Hook for Healthy Eating This Holiday Season?

by Brett Singer, Posted Dec 23rd 2010 9:24AM

Candy canes are delicious ... and full of sugar. Credit: Patrick Norman, Corbis Holiday time is food time! It seems like starting with Thanksgiving and going through New Year's Day, there is a never-ending bounty of delicious and ...
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Think Your Kids Kicked the Soda Habit? Better Check School's Cafeteria, Survey Says

by Honey Berk, Posted Nov 1st 2010 12:30PM

Soda and other high calorie beverages are widely available to elementary school kids. Credit: Spencer Platt, Getty Images
If you think your kid's diet is soda-free because you've banished the drinks from your refrigerator, you may want to take a ...Is your child drinking milk or soda at school? You might be surprised.
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Choline for Early Development?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Oct 21st 2009 4:30AM

Choline is a nutrient similar to Vitamin B that has been found to have a positive effect on early development. The human body produces some choline and it is also found in breast milk, many common foods and is available as a dietary supplement. ...
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New Year's Resolutions, Bedtime Stories, and Ingo Rademacher - Links we Love

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jan 3rd 2009 10:00AM

If your New Year's resolutions include cutting costs this year, here's how to save $100 a month ... painlessly. -- AlphaMom Speaking of saving money -- Here's Kate Gosselin talking about how she juggles the family budget. -- AlphaMom On the ...
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Healthy kid foods - not so healthy

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Aug 4th 2008 10:00AM

Anyone who has ever taken a child to the grocery store knows that food marketers who target children know their stuff. Sugary cereals are on the bottom shelf, and beloved cartoon characters adorn box after box of chewy, gooey, treats. Though ...
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Are your kids organic?

by Heather Craven, Posted Oct 2nd 2006 2:30PM

My kids are sold on organic food products. If they don't see the green circle stating the product's organic worthiness, they are not as interested in eating or drinking it. Although I try as hard as I can to feed them all natural and organic foods, ...
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Lowering diabetes risk in youth

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 29th 2006 4:30PM

Hundreds of sixth graders in 42 middle schools will begin taking part in a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The HEALTHY study will determine if changes in school food services and physical education classes, along with ...
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