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Nutrition Happens

By Beverly Pressey, MS, RD
www.creatinghealthyeaters.com
Fun foods are everywhere.  Most of us live in a culture where processed, white flour, high sugar and/or deep fried foods are commonly eaten and easily purchased.  The availability of these foods combined with food advertisements on all types of media are over whelming.  These types of foods are so common [...]

Blueberries for the Family

By Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers
www.FreshBaby.com
Blueberries are available in many forms: fresh, frozen, juice, puree, concentrate and dried. Fresh blueberries should be firm, dry, plump and smooth-skinned. Ripe berries are deep purple blue to blue-black. Stay away from containers of berries with juice stains, or that contain moldy, soft, watery or wrinkled fruit.
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Why Is America So Fat?

Excerpted from: The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life © 2008 by Arthur Agatston, MD. Permission granted by Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098. Available wherever books are sold.
In this country, our epidemic of obesity and diabetes really took off over the past three decades and has continued at a [...]

Working with Nature to Stimulate Your Child’s Senses

By Mark J. Stevens
www.luisasnature.com
From the first week of our child’s birth, we encouraged her connection to nature through all of her senses. Her ears perked up at the sound of the nesting birds’ melody. Her eyes opened to the vastness of a mountain lake and her perception increased gradually with each passing week as we [...]

Who Else Wants An Easy Parmesan Zucchini Bread Recipe?

Who Else Wants An Easy Parmesan Zucchini Bread Recipe?
Many people like to have their zucchini cooked and mixed with other vegetables. Some people also love zucchini bread among other zucchini recipes. But have you ever tried Parmesan zucchini bread?
Many people actually grow their own zucchini and that is recommended for the best, fresh zucchini. However, [...]