I ran across this catchy little tune and video about nutrition and thought I would share it.I love it because this is exactly what we believe is so important, making nutrition fun. If we make it fun and help kids form a positive association with fruit...
Alex Jamieson was the nutritional consultant on the movie Super Size Me. She will be participating in a free webinar today! I am very excited to hear her talk about the book she wrote, The Great American Detox Diet: Feel Better, Look Better, and Lose ...
I wanted to share with you a chance to have some fun, promote healthy snacks for kids AND support the World Wildlife Fund this Halloween.Hershey’s and Organic Valley want to spread the word about milk in single serve, shelf stable cartons, and encourag...
A new book, title "The Adventures of Captain Heart, has just been published.
A pediatrician, Eugene Lipov M.D., wrote this clever book with the help of his six year old son to help kids, ages 3 -7 years old, learn about a healthy heart.
The...
"Smart Choices" healthy food labeling program is now ready to start rolling out their new system. This is a new labeling program (I should say another labeling program because there are now several!) that has some major retail and manufacturers on boar...
PBS kids has launched a new website for kids called Speak Out.PBS is giving kids their very own forum where kids can actually post their own healthy tips, ideas and suggestions for other kids to read. The forum is targeted to 6 to 12 years encouraging...
I was contacted by Cool Cups to try their kids gel snack pack. What caught my eye was the fact that it was made with all natural ingredients. It is difficult to find healthy pre-packaged snacks that don't have chemicals, preservatives and other unna...
I just found about a film called What's On Your Plate? It was created by whatsonyourplateproject.org, a nonprofit organizationThis is a film is a documentary that follows the lives of two eleven year old inner city kids as they explore their place in ...
We all love some sweets. My husband loves his chocolate. My kids love their apple pie! I love my lemon.. lemon anything, I am not picky.But sometimes, combining sweets and healthy in the same sentence can seem a bit challenging. If it is healthy, i...
Meatless Monday has just released a video about the astonishing and rather surprising effect we can have on this planet by making one day a week - a meatless day. With this past Wednesday being Earth Day, we have to ask ourselves what can we do that wi...