Food and Health, Kids



The face of school snacks is changing. With the new USDA regulations, healthful foods are replacing cookies and candy as the snacks available to kids. But how will this impact your school event? Let’s take a look...
 


When it’s time for a snack, there are a dizzying array of options available. But which snack will help you reach your health and nutrition goals? That’s what the chart above is for! Let’s look at the options, shall we? Carrots are the lowest in calories and tie with...
 

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I got to visit a Farmer's Market over the weekend. They had a huge array of tropical fruits, local grown seasonal produce, fresh herbs, sunflowers and more!
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How better to celebrate salsa month than with some fun new salsas? In this post, we've collected three of our very favorite recipes for melon salsa, olive and carrot salsa, and a mind-blowing baked banana salsa.
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30 Delicious Snacks You Can Make Fast and Cheap: 1   Plain Greek yogurt and apple slices 2   Low-fat bran muffin and fruit juice 3   Banana and toasted pecans 4   Cinnamon rice cake and a peach 5   Whole wheat toast and a sliced tomato 6   Waffle square and strawberries 7  ...
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A tight budget doesn’t have to equal shortchanged nutrition. While items such as exotic produce, fresh fish and specialty whole-grain breads may need to be limited, there are still plenty of low-cost healthful foods to choose from. Connie Evers, MS, RD, nutrition consultant, writer and the author of How...