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The Power of You
Understanding just how much you influence your kids’ diets
Fool-Proof Ways to Prepare Delicious Veggies For Your Family
There is a misunderstanding that I think we as moms have (unfortunately) come to accept, and that is: “kids don’t like to eat vegetables.”
What My Parents Taught Me About Feeding My Child
My mother's love of real food and my father's passion for trying new tastes helped me discover my own healthy appetite and guide me today in feeding my own son.
Age Appropriate Tips to Get Your Kids Cooking
Sometimes it can feel like it’s more trouble than it’s worth to get our kids in the kitchen with us. If they are little, we worry about them making a big mess or hurting themselves.
Natural Cooking With Kids
Get great ideas for cooking with kids from cookbook author, Mollie Katzen.
The Food Project: Cultivating Leadership
The Food Project is an organic farm and a youth development organization where Boston teens grow great food, learn about each other, and realize how great their potential really is.
Raising Conscious Cravers
Conscious Cravers co–founder Elizabeth J.E. Johnson offers her winning tips for helping kids connect the foods they want to eat with the person they want to be.
A Happy, Healthy Safer Home
Leading pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene outlines the most important steps you can take to give your child a life that’s healthier for your family and for the environment.
Organic Gardening and Kids: A Natural Match
Whether it happens with a sprawling backyard vegetable bed or a simple windowsill container, gardening with your children can plant a lifelong love of nature in them.
Q&A with Chef Ann Cooper
Learn how to get your kids to eat better no matter what the meal.
Lessons From the Pure Food Kids Workshop
Commercial food producers can be very good at making their food “fun” so kids will want to eat it. The challenge for kids and parents is to look beyond marketing and learn about what's in the pack
Fresh Ideas for Sandwiches
Get fresh perspectives on that brown bag staple—the sandwich.
Rock Climbing for Fitness and Family Fun
More than just something fun to go do, rock climbing is terrific exercise.
Great Snack Ideas for Kids
Do your kids love to snack? Great! Shape up your child’s snacking habits with these helpful tips.
23 Challenges
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Wash up anywhere
We all know the importance of washing our hands. But what to do when you’re nowhere near a sink? Natural hand sanitizers made from essential oils are effective at killing germs and they’re ready whenever and wherever you need them. They smell wonderful too.
This winter, challenge yourself to...
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Need a new toothbrush?
The American Dental Association recommends that adults replace their toothbrushes every 3-4 months for maximum effectiveness against decay. Children's toothbrushes need replacing even more frequently – every two months on average—because kids often press harder during brushing than do adults and...
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Hunt and gather
Think of outdoor scavenger hunts as a way for kids to get up close and personal with nature in all her forms. Whether they’re handling sticks, stones, or squiggly friends, touching is a form of learning children love. You can even pair up younger and older kids to encourage cooperation and...
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Exercise anger management
Exercise helps us manage stress. Now researchers think it may also help us handle anger. According to a study of children published in the November ‘08 issue of Pediatric Exercise Science, exercise helped overweight kids express their anger in healthier ways. How to apply this preliminary learning...
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Make the math curriculum more "nutritious"
Nowadays, schoolchildren learn about real-life math concepts such as credit, balancing checkbooks, and bill paying. Why not calorie consumption? Some experts support incorporating instruction on caloric needs into the school curriculum; in a country where two-thirds of the population is overweight...
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Baby your food
If there’s ever a product that begged for the homemade touch, it’s baby food. Conventional commercial baby foods are not the most natural choice for your little one and cleaner organic varieties cost a pretty penny. Thankfully, online recipes for blending your own natural or organic purees abound...
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Turn kids into cooks
Make stocking stuffers tasty! Small packages of natural and locally grown gourmet foods make great stocking stuffers and miniature gifts. Today, challenge yourself to think outside the standard gift box and put these natural goodies on your gift list. Some ideal items include: honey, syrup, jam...
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Coast on snow
Snow, speed, and simple pleasure — for many, sledding is childhood. This winter, challenge yourself to journey someplace snowy for at least one day of good old-fashioned sledding.
_Always consult a physician before starting any exercise routine._
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Build a snowman
What do a carrot nose, and two eyes made out of coal mean to you? If the answer is, something you haven’t done in years, it’s time for a change! Today, challenge yourself to escape to snowy parts and build the best snowman ever.
_Always consult a physician before starting any exercise routine._
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Pool to school
Currently driving the kids to school when other modes of transport exist? If options like busing, walking, or biking aren’t convenient, try reaching out to other parents; you may find another chauffeur and save on both energy and time. Challenge yourself to initiate contact with classmates’...
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Rethink your kids’ lunches
Have you ever analyzed the nutritional value of what your kids eat every day? In the next 24 hours, reevaluate the contents of your kids’ lunch boxes and see if you can make some healthier substitutions like fruit, veggies and dip, or whole grain snacks.
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Sack your kids’ lunch box
Did you know that your child’s soft vinyl lunch box might contain lead? Although the US Consumer Product Safety Commission maintains that such lead levels are too low to pose a threat, environmental groups suggest getting a lead-free option instead. Lead, a toxic metal that can cause neurological...
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Decide on diapers
Many eco-minded people assume that cloth is the greener choice when it comes to diapers. Not always so: Depending on your location, your local landfill situation, and many other factors, disposables may actually use less energy.
While disposables fill our landfills and often contain harsh...
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Spice up your kids’ snack selection
Snack time is a great opportunity to increase the health factor in your kids’ diets. But rather than making drastic changes that might take some getting used to, try more subtle changes to start out. Increase snacks that don’t contain any preservatives or artificial ingredients. Snacks that include...
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Make family time happen
Sometimes it’s important to reassess our schedules and our commitment to family life. If you’ve been feeling like you don’t have enough quality time with your loved ones, challenge yourself this weekend think about ways you can better organize your time. Then make an effort to get together and do...
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Hop to hopscotch
Remember when you owned the blacktop? Hopscotch captures the joy of using your body in challenging, varied ways, while also improving your aim and balancing skills. Plus, it’s something we can almost guarantee you haven’t tried in a decade. Get out the chalk, a few stones, put on your best hopping...
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Tag - you’re it!
As a kid you ran around just for the fun of it, remember? Jog your memory with friendly game of tag. You can level the playing field by having faster or fitter players hop, skip or jump instead of running. Challenge yourself to organize a game of tag with your family, friends, or neighbors...
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Monkey around at the playground
When was the last time you slid down the slide? Or hung on the monkey bars? You may be surprised that lots of these activities leave you puffing after a few tries. Bring a kid along for inspiration or invite a friend to see who can swing higher. Challenge yourself to be childish – in a good way...
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Spread dance fever
Are you a dancing queen? Or do you have two left feet? Either way, when you gather a group of friends or kids for an at-home dance off you’ll get your heart pumping, plus a great ab workout from all the laughter. Challenge yourself put on your dancing shoes and let loose.
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Jump Double Dutch style
There’s a reason some of the fittest athletes in the world jump rope as part of their regimens – it works. But kids do because it’s good old-fashioned fun. Double Dutch requires extra coordination and concentration, so you’ll completely forget you’re engaging in a heart-health activity. Challenge...
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Hide and go seek
Where’s your best hiding spot? The great thing about playing hide and seek is that it exercises your body and your imagination. Challenge yourself to rally the young'un's and treat them to a game.
_(When logging progress for this challenge, only log as many days as you participated in the...
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Catch some exercise
Few things are as elemental as tossing a ball back and forth with a friend. Challenge yourself to grab a glove, invite a kid or call up a pal, and head outside for a leisurely game of catch.
_(When logging progress for this challenge, only log as many days as you participated in the activity...
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Go outside and play
In the next 24 hours, plan an outdoor activity with your friends and family. Hiking, biking, flying a kite, or playing catch — anything goes as long as you have fun.
_Always consult a physician before starting any exercise...
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Creamy Spinach Soup
This yummy Creamy Spinach Soup is designed both to appeal to kids and to be easy enough to cook with kids.
Broccoli Quesadillas
A simple recipe for Broccoli Quesadillas you can make with kids.
Ranch Dip
This Ranch Dip is tasty – and easy enough to make it with kids.