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Unhealthy Kids: Part 1
 Earlier this month, I attended a nutrition conference where I got to hear results of some recent research on childhood obesity. I started out listening to the presenter as a nutrition professional, but I ended up hearing her as a parent. Even my notes from that day reflects the mindset change as my scribbles flowed from interesting facts and figures to self-reflective questions - Am I doing enough to instill healthy eating habits in my children? Is blaming their pickiness just a cop-out for lazy parenting?...Read on |
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Unhealthy Kids: Part 2
 After I digested my notes from the nutrition conference, I posted a quick synopsis of what I'd learned on Facebook, and a lot of my mom friends were interested in hearing more. While I so wish they could've been there with me to hear all of the awesomeness firsthand, I put together these notes to help shed some light on why I was so inspired to simply start telling my kids "no"....Read on
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Vegetarian Dinners Without the Label
 I'm often asked about what I fix my family for dinner. When I take the time to describe the deliciousness, mouths water and my inbox is usually flooded with requests for the recipe. But when I'm in a hurry and dismissively say, "we eat a lot of vegetarian meals," I get blank stares and the subject quickly changes. There's no better way to kill a conversation about great food than to suggest a vegetarian meal to a committed meat eater....Read on
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