“As the summer begins, schedule a weekly grocery shopping day just for them. Help them create a health-charged grocery list ahead of time. If there’s any chance you can get them to sit with you while you compare their list to the new food pyramid at mypyramid.gov, by all means, …
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“School’s out! And the kids’ summer schedules are keeping you busier than ever. So whether you’re packing lunchboxes for day camp or baskets for a family picnic, you want something easy to make, safe to transport and healthy for your kids. Sound impossible? Not if you follow advice from the …
“If you are like most people, you are probably confused about transfats. Which foods have them, and which do not? Which are the worst foods, which are the best? Go through the list below to become a wiser and safer shopper. Also, remember to check the food labels. Manufacturers keep …
“Food… not another article on food, I hear you say. But as we come into the long winter nights in front of the TV with our favourite snacks, we forget CSI doesn’t stand for Candy Snack Indulgence and it becomes hard to fend off those extra kilos. We argue that …
“The USDA’s familiar food pyramid, the symbol of a healthy diet for more than a decade, has gotten its own Web site and a long overdue facelift. Instead of featuring examples of foods from all five food groups, the new pyramid unveiled Tuesday has been streamlined with color-coded vertical bands …
“Calvin Brown, 8, recently asked for a box of Kashi Heart to Heart cereal even though it’s not loaded with sugar.”