Category Archives: Nutrition

You Are What You Eat

Have you ever heard the saying “you are what you eat”?  Well, if you haven’t I’d probably call you a liar… but the bigger point here, is how often have we heard this yet don’t really take it for what … Continue reading

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Making Soup As Medicine

Turns out medicinal soup can be good tasting as well as good for you!  I am missing school again today… thought I’d kicked my little stomach bug over the weekend, but it’s back again.  It might seem like I’m trying to … Continue reading

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“If I Had a Magic Wand… My Wish…”

  “… is for everyone to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity” (Oliver, 2010)   [ted id=765]   Obesity is a growing health … Continue reading

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“So Easy A Caveman Can Do It?”

The theme of the week seems to be cholesterol; good fats and bad fats; eating a healthy diet and living a healthy life-style.  But what does that mean?  It could mean a number of things to different people.  According to … Continue reading

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Toxic babies?!

I just got this email from the President of the Environmental Working Group and wanted to share.  In this day and age, it is almost impossible to avoid environmental toxins; it’s in the air we breathe, the clothes we wear, … Continue reading

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