Food/Recipes

Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) raised the recommended intake of Vitamin D for children from 200 IU to 400 IU per day.  Although Vitamin D is good in developing strong bones and teeth, increasing studies have shown that a vitamin D deficiency is contributing to  autoimmune diseases, cancer and diabetes (as adult studies [...]

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Okay, you’re probably wondering what in the world “Oobleck” is, right?  I was too until I made it.  I found the recipe in “365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child” book.  My 5 and 8 year olds just loooove this stuff.  I scanned it word-for-word so you can see for yourself what it [...]

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How to get your kids to eat healthy foods (i.e. their veggies)…

Here are a few ideas of what moms have done to get their children to eat healthy foods, veggies, and so forth. Not many kids jump at the chance to eat their broccoli or sweet potatoes but here are some ideas for you [...]

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This recipe is also in my cookbook.  I love this play dough recipe because the play dough is much softer than that you buy in the store.  Little hands can smush it easier and you can get creative with the colors you make!  You can even add glitter I’m told but I’ve never personally done [...]

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