Blog Search for: Teach children at home Teach children at home, in age-appropriate ways, about nutrition, since that’s where most food prep and eating takes place anyway.I once taught my children about the three parts of a… Parental responsibilities and rights You might consider that part of parental responsibilities and rights includes keeping your talk about nutritious food positive, while expecting some reaction to your changes toward good nutrition.Avoid adopting the… Childhood health care advice Some say, “Well, you must just not have picky kids like I do.” In fact, three of my four kids tried out “picky,” and the youngest two would be insufferably… Teach Children About Healthy Nutrition is no different than any other topic, and we have to teach children about healthy. Would you allow your 9-year old to opt out of her least favorite… Parenting Skills for Young Children My next week of blogging will be about one of my favorite topics, possibly the #1 question I am asked—and the one I care about most. How do I… Childhood Obesity Facts Before I go on to list some sobering childhood obesity facts, here’s the one that hits me hardest: Yale University found that overweight children are routinely teased and bullied by… Whole Food Green Drink—how all this craziness got started My friend Kari was laughing the other day about the crazy accidental beginnings of GreenSmoothieGirl. I’d forgotten all about it. It was a little like that old commercial… If I haven’t convinced you on green smoothies YET . . . I did an experiment just now that is really quite astonishing. I went to my BlendTec with a list of fruit and vegetable serving portions according to the USRDA. … Q&A Questions I have been asked: 1. What constitutes RAW—does that mean that everything is not cooked? Uncooked plant food (vegs, fruit, seeds, nuts, grains) have excellent vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. … My kids sound off about green smoothies Here’s the uncensored written opinion of my kids—let your kids read this if you’re thinking of converting them to GREEN eating! Tennyson, age 7: I like green smoothies with berries…
