Healthy Snacks: Simplicity
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Need a Healthy Cake Recipe
Asked by A.M. from Kansas City
on December 28, 2008
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Hi ladies! My daughter is about to turn one and I am looking for a healthy cake recipe to make for her first birthday. I am not anti-sugar, but I do try to limit her s...
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- Please post the recipes or email me once you have found a few good cake recipes. Thanks.
- Good morning, A.! For our daughter's first birthday, I made cupcakes and diplayed them on a cupcake tree. Very cute and less mess. I've seen reduced sugar cake mixe...
- Umm,, can we say "Healthy" and "Cake" in the same breath?????Is that even possible?????? lol
So What IS Healthy Food? Lunch Ideas Needed!
Asked by C.M. from Washington DC
on February 14, 2012
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Hi. So, I am trying to eat healthier so I can loose some weight. I am also going to the gym 3-4 days a week, but I am hypothyroid and loosing weight seems almost impos...
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- Make a large quinoa salad that can last you 3-4 days. Cook the quinoa and then mix in a little olive oil, a little basalmic vinegar, veggies (lots, all kinds), some ch...
- Congratulations on trying to become healthier! Basically, healthy food is food that is in it's original state, not processed, not with lots of other additives. For...
- If breakfast and dinner are all set why don't you eat similar foods or leftovers for lunch. I make stir fry for dinner frequently, and then just set some aside for ...
Snack Ideas for Preschool
Asked by T.J. from Seattle
on August 21, 2008
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I'm in charge of snacks once a month for my daughter's preschool. Due to choking hazards and food allergies, there's a long list of things we can't bring. We had orien...
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- TJ, I relate. Our son just finished his second year in pre-school and I am soooo happy that he will begin Kindergarten in two weeks. Snacks were a struggle for me to...
- Good snacks for preschool that seemed to be ok when I had to deal with probably the same long list you do are: Pirates or Veggie Booty, Mozzarella Strings (found in t...
- Just wanted to throw this out there... when my daughter was in preschool they made snacks easy about every 2 months I would get a list from the teacher what to bring.....
When to Eat the Cake...
Asked by I.G. from Boise
on January 25, 2008
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My son will have his birthday party (4yrs) on a weekday. People are invited for 3-6PM. I'm wondering now, what would be a good time to have the cake. Should we start w...
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- Last year for my son's second birthday party I did everything in the reverse. The party started at 3:00 and I served cupcakes and we sang 'happy birthday' and blew ou...
- If you have time to change it, I'd make the party just two hours then you wouldn't have to worry about the possible dinner time. Eat cake at 4:15 (afternoon snack), op...
- Hi I., If you serve the cake to start the party, I don't think you would interfere with everyone's dinner. Plus what a way to start a party! I love it! I would then...
Celiac Disease?
Asked by K.D. from Denver
on April 5, 2008
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Hello, my 3 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with Celiac Disease. We meet with the GI dr and dietician next week. I'm looking for help in explaining this so she un...
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- I'm not sure about how to explain Celiac but Whole Foods and Vitamin Cottage sell a lot of Gluten Free & Wheat Free items. Also, a lot of the King Soopers are startin...
- Explanations will be much easier as she starts to feel better from going gluten-free. My 3-y-o son was recently diagnosed with a severe nut allergy and he's great abou...
- My daughter and I both have Celiac. I for almost 6 years and my daughter for three. The market is so much better than it used to be. There are a lot of mainstream food...
Organic and Natural Foods
Asked by M.R. from Dallas
on October 27, 2008
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My 3 1/2 yr old and me have started eating healthier and better. We started Organic meals at home but don't know if anyone knows anywhere if we wanted to go out to eat...
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- Hi Michelle: I know you are inquiring about organic food, but what about day-to-day care? We started using Melaleuca because of my son's allergies to food and we d...
- Hi M., I'm a Shaklee Independent Distributor and I can tell you since my husband and I started taking the Shaklee Vitamins we feel SO much better. Vita-Lea is a grea...
- Hi M.! I wanted to tell you about Wildtree, which is all natural herbs, spices, culinary blends, breads, desserts, sauces, marinades, the list goes on! All Wildtree ...
I'm Looking for a Good Meal Plan Website or Subscription
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on September 3, 2008
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I am trying to improve the quality of dinner I feed my children. Breakfast and Lunch are usually balanced but dinner seems like it is thrown out the window. I had on...
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- I am part of an AMAZING community of women that are trying to live healthier/stronger lives! It is called ClubFYM (Fit Yummy Mummy). The site has a link to an Online M...
- Clean eating is a wonderful magazine I find very useful. You can find it at any newstand, pharmacy, Meijer, Target, etc. Hope it helps.
- I get a weekly newsletter from Taste of Home online....it includes 5 days of dinner ideas, and then links to the recipe. You can use something like that. Another o...
Blood Sugar Craziness
Asked by D.B. from Cleveland
on February 10, 2008
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Hi ladies.
Just found out I am hypoglycemic...must be from all the ups and downs of mommyhood and nursing etc. Does anyone have any advice on this one? I have bee...
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- Hi there. I have been hypoglycemic for 15+ years and had a baby 6 months ago. While pregnant, I had gestational diabetes and went to a nutritionist to learn how to m...
- Deb- I can relate to what you are experiencing. I don't know what area of town you live in but I have a Center for Women in Gahanna and tomorrow evening from 7-8:30p...
- Coming from a FORMER hypoglycemic......you're doing EXACTLY what you need to be doing. If you eat 5-6X a day and try to get protein and fruit or vegetable at eat graz...
How to Correct Bad Behaviors
Asked by L.V. from Las Vegas
on December 1, 2009
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My boys are pretty hyper, defiant, whiny, rough with each other, tattle tellers, and they cry for every little thing.I don't know what else to do. We are moving into ...
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- I think the best way to stop bad behavior is by reinforcing good behavior. Make a positive behavior chart for each of your kids. You can either list all the good beh...
- You hit the nail on the head when you said "my short fuse and high temper".....kids learn what they see and experiance more than what you tell them. First thing I wou...
- MAGIC 123.... it's an incredible program and it's simple... check it out. It might be available at the local library, if not then try and google it. Every friend of m...
5 Yr. Old with Hyperactivity Problem
Asked by R.W. from Albany
on May 23, 2008
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Hi ladies, this is the first post for me. Does anyone have a child with a hyperactivity problem? My daughter is the youngest in her kindergarden class(sept. birthday...
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- Hi there, I've heard about a lot of success with dietary changes. I just googled "food diet for hyperactive children" and came up with the following, right off the b...
- I just started reading a great book called "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Allergies & Asthma" by Dr. Kenneth Bock. Its very easy to read w/ lots o...
- As a special ed teacher, I has the opportunity to work with all sorts of children. Including pleanty who were labeled with "ADHD." Although your daughter does not ...
