Tag: leading kids Awww, This Texas Story is So Cute and Sad! Tonya S. is a 44-year old mom and cancer survivor. Her cancer doc told her to drink Ensure for nutrition when she lost 30 pounds in treatment. This is a… From 7 Years Ago, Starting This Blog……to Now Seven years ago, as I started this blog, I ruminated a lot on my family’s menus, the “in the trenches” work I was doing daily, raising kids from 6 to… Subject: Nancy solves the problem of her son’s green smoothie making him weird! Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I spoke with you in Houston after your delightful class last month. I shared with you the story of my young son, who asked me not to make… 15 Common Themes from Parents Weighing in on “How to Raise A Healthy Eater” For a few months, I’ve been researching and writing, and talking with GreenSmoothieGirl readers about their experiences. How to Eat Right In the Real World is my next book to… Elementary School Teachers and the GREEN SMOOTHIE SCIENCE FAIR! Coach Beckie shows the kids how to make a green smoothie I hope my readers send a link to Beckie’s story, to teachers they know, to give them ideas. Teachers… “I could never eat like you do!” Nic, my son Tennyson’s buddy, was watching me load up my Nike duffel bag with snacks for my 24 hours of flights to Milan, Italy, to stay at the Swiss… Nutrition and single parents: part 3 of 3 Thank you, single parents who commented on my two-part blog series a couple of weeks ago. I’m quoting Amanda from that blog series because what she said merits front-and-center attention:… Nutrition and single moms, part 2 of 2 Even though I am doing the very best I can for my kids’ health, even though I run a health-oriented web site and write books and speak all over the… How Much Plant Food Does America Eat? Check out this story from USA Today, below. Go ahead and gloat that if your child is drinking even a pint of green smoothie daily even with NO other fruit… What to do when your kids go into the “real world” In 2008, after being married for 20 years, I found myself a newly single parent. I was on my own trying to achieve a high-raw diet for my four… So you’re trying to get kids to eat right! You’re raising kids (or maybe helping with your grandkids)? You and me both, my friend! I’m raising four—two boys and two girls. They all have different personalities, interests, and temperaments…. some thoughts on young mothers Thank you for all the emails, and I’m so sorry I haven’t had time to respond to them all. I have returned rather somberly from my cousin’s funeral in… Posts navigation 12Older posts >