Healthy Habits

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...

Jennifer Hudson is known spokesperson for Weight Watchers. You may remember her on American Idol and in her oscar awarding winning role in Dream Girls. Since those days, she has lost weight through the Weight Watcher program and has been sharing h...

Obesity has nearly tripled among kids and teens over the past 30 years. One in three U.S. kids ages 2–19 is overweight or obese. In 1980, the obesity rate for adults was 15%. Today, that rate has more-than doubled to 35%. 1...

As parents, we are used to getting reports and reviewing children's accomplishments in the studies of math, science, reading, history etc. But a new pilot study conducted by Cornell University, has children bringing report cards home that grade the...

A new study published by Academy of Nutrition and Dietitics shows the value of daycare centers providing family-style meals to kids. This may be one of the tactics in fighting childhood obesity. It may be that kids passing food dishes to each o...

How are you doing with your New Year's Resolution? If you haven't made one yet, it is never too late. In fact New Year's just serves as a reminder to make a fresh start and focus on healthier life choices. But really, any day is a perfect day to ...

Great news! A new study* conducted by the Michigan State University shows that the new school nutrition policy is working. This is great news as we head back to school after the holiday break. The study showed that schools that made changes to...

Kids are now out of school on holiday break. You are busy running around with last minute preparations for your family celebration. Sometimes, these two events don't mix well! Keep your kids busy with some fun holiday printables that are fre...

A new study conducted by Washington State University was just released that indicates an increased nutritional benefit from organic milk versus conventional (non-organic) milk. The study looked at the composition of fatty acids in both types of mil...