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    A real mom's pointers on how to create a healthy kid lunchbox that will fill tummies, not wastebaskets

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  • 5 Family Activities to Get You out of Your Mid-Summer Lull

    Swim in natural water with your kids

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    Does your child crave sweet or salty? The answer might be more than just a personal taste preference.

  • Are Your Kids Telling The Truth About What They Eat?

    Most parents teach their kids to lie about food and eating. Not intentionally, of course.

  • How to Help Skinny Kids Gain Weight

    Everybody is talking about childhood obesity. But what about underweight children? While the media mostly focuses on healthy foods for kids from the perspective of preventing weight gain (cut back sugar, watch fat intake, etc.), The Chicago Tribune published an interesting article, explaining why mo

  • Keep it Fun! 3 Ways to Instill a Lifelong Love for Sports in Kids

    Empowering children to make nutritious food choices is only one part of raising happy, healthy kids. The other part is getting in 60 minutes of physical activity daily… and that can become very difficult, if not turn into a tiresome chore quite quickly if kids are not self-motivated to move.

  • 10 Ways to Make Your Kid Fat

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