Fourteen years is a long time. In this period of time, many of us have:
upgraded our cell phone, computer hardware, and software several times.
gotten married, delivered babies and have raised them up to puberty.
moved into the digital age, set up our blogs, and expanded our social media.
updated our knowledge of parenting, the environment, and nutrition.
In [...]
Tags: dietary requirements, fruit and vegetables, Institute of Medicine report, National School Lunch Program, nutrition standards
Posted in: Current Events, Nutrition
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September marks several nutrition-related health observances and I would like to take this opportunity to touch on family nutrition. Specifically, the most common questions that parents ask regarding their children’s diet.
How much fruit and vegetables do children need?
We all know that our kids need fruit and veggies and we struggle everyday, trying to win the [...]
Tags: diet, fruit and vegetables, green checkmark, Nutrition, restrictions, smart choices
Posted in: Nutrition, Parenting
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Now that our son has begun to eat solid foods, I’d like to start making baby food for him myself. Not only is it more nutritious to make your own baby foods at home – especially with fresh, in season and organic produce– but it can also be less expensive. In our neighborhood grocery store, [...]
Tags: applesauce, baby food, do it yourself, How to, make baby food, Nutrition, organic
Posted in: Nutrition, Recipes
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I’m currently getting a second degree in the field of nursing, a complete 180 from my software/IT background. One of the classes I’m currently taking is Physiology and it’s from this class that I’ve learned so much. Most of the interesting knowledge are tidbits that my highly eccentric and lively professor adds as an aside [...]
Tags: allergen, antibodies, antigens, food allergy, hay fever, proteins
Posted in: Health, Nutrition
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Here are the highlights on this study done by the Center for Disease Control, and called attention to by the Environmental Workgroup:
Trace amounts of perchlorate contamination was found in samples of formula being tested
No names of brands were released, but most of the contamination came from formula derived from cow’s milk
Perchlorate is a chemical mostly [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, center for disease control, contamination, cpc, EPA, formula, perchlorate
Posted in: Health, Nutrition
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