When I was younger, I hated being told I couldn’t leave the table until I finished my plate. Sometimes, my mother would get frustrated with my lack of appetite, I would be at the dining table staring at my breakfast with lunch already being cooked! Fast-forward to now, I do have problems with [...]
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Time magazine says that If you are concerned about sodium in your child’s food, then Goldfish crackers are one of their “9 kid foods to avoid”. Parents across the land who buy Goldfish in the washing machine sized economy packets might be dismayed to hear this news!
A 30g serving of Goldfish crackers contains 250 [...]
Tags: goldfish, graham crackers, healthy eating, processed foods, sodium, Toddlers
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Responding to the call of a pregnancy craving can be sublimely satisfying. Pregnancy cravings can be weird and wild and strike at very random times. I craved cabbage – and I HATE cabbage – but it tasted awesome for about 14 seconds in my fourth month. There’s almost nothing better than ripping open the [...]
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What?s in your food? – A primer on artificial food additives.
In this series, we?ve been exploring the issue of the health effects of artificial food additives from a study on hyperactivity to food coloring.
In this part, we look at preservatives.
According to the FDA:
?In its broadest sense, a food additive is any substance added to food [...]
Tags: artificial sweeteners, aspartame, BHA, EPA, FDA, food additives, food preservatives, food safety, healthy eating, MSG, Nutra Sweet, Nutrition, Parenting, sodium benzoate
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When I got pregnant with my first baby, it was probably the healthiest I had ever eaten. Truth be told, I ate with gusto; I had a hearty appetite. But I also avoided packaged foods, TV dinners, or anything that had a lot of trans-fat in it. Tip: check your ingredients for [...]
Tags: foods, healthy eating, hydrogenated oil, trans fat
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