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Cold Hot Chocolate Story

Bundle up and get comfy. Here is a cold hot chocolate story for you: As college students, my husband and I somehow ended up with way too much hot chocolate one Winter... mostly passed down from friends and old roommates who were in the process of moving and trying to get rid... (see the full recipe!)

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Healthy Habits with Small Changes

It's been a while since I've posted anything in the Healthy Eating Habits category. It probably looks like my family eats a whole lot of sweets and carbs from most of my posts. And I'm not gonna lie. We do. But at the same time, there are a few small things we do to be healthy... (see the full recipe!)

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Forks over Knives

Several people had told me about the Forks over Knives video a while back, but it wasn't until recently that my husband and I finally got around to watching it. Pretty much, it talks about how eating a whole-food, plant-based diet can prevent and even reverse many diseases and... (see the full recipe!)

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Week 3 – Picky Eaters

The last year or so has been difficult for me to get my picky eater to eat vegetables. At first, he seemed to dislike certain textures. Sometimes he chews his bites for so long that it doesn't taste very good anymore and he has to spit it out. Every once in a while he will eat... (see the full recipe!)

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Week 2 – Eating in Moderation

In this week's material from Coursera.org's Child Nutrition and Cooking class taught by Maya Adam we learned a lot about eating in moderation. This includes preparing balanced meals for your family, eating a good variety of foods during those meals, and not overeating. As... (see the full recipe!)

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Child Nutrition and Cooking – Week 1

Coursera.org's free online class by Maya Adam, MD, Child Nutrition and Cooking 2.0 just started yesterday, and I'm really enjoying it so far. If any of you are interested in taking it, HERE is a link to get you started. :) If you want to learn more about it, HERE is where you... (see the full recipe!)

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Healthy Eating Habits: Flaxseed Meal

One healthy eating habit is to add nutritious food items to a maybe not so nutritious meal. Whenever we are stocked with a new pack of graham crackers, my son asks for "graham crackers with milk" each morning until we run out of graham crackers again. Once they're out, he'll... (see the full recipe!)

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Healthy Eating Habits: Cucumbers

One healthy eating habit is to have a healthy appetizer. This doesn't have to be anything fancy. Maybe a cucumber, carrot, or some celery. I usually try to give my kids vegetables as appetizers because they won't eat them unless they feel really hungry and know I won't give them... (see the full recipe!)

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Healthy Snack for Kids: Oranges

It's not always easy coming up with a healthy snack for kids. Especially when you need to do it a couple times each day, every day. Even if you find the perfect snack, they seem to get tired of it too soon. I've found that healthy snacks are often simple and not expensive.... (see the full recipe!)

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