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• 10 Healthy Summertime Eating Tips For Kids

  

  Just because the routine of the school year goes away for the summer doesn’t mean your child’s nutritional requirements should go on vacation, too! According to practicing family physician, Andrew Abraham, M.D., a father of two, the key is to aim for

  by aliciamarie112 - June 18, 2013

• Small Changes You Can Make This Earth Day

  

  Kate Harrison, CEO of the Green Life Guides and GreenBrideGuide.com offers tips for kick-starting a green lifestyle this Earth Day 2013. You can easily conserve resources in your everyday life just by making a few small changes in and around your home. He

  by aliciamarie112 - April 22, 2013

• Tropical Fruit Parfait {Recipe}

  

  Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, sifted 2 to 4 tablespoons whole milk 1/2 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Pure Orange Extract 4 fruit choices such as finely diced mango, pineapple, grapes, strawberries or whole bl

  by aliciamarie112 - March 28, 2013

• Mini Apple Pies {Recipe}

  

  Ingredients: 7 Granny Apples ½ cup of sugar ½ t cinnamon 2 T brown sugar 1 Package of pre-made pie crust Confectioner’s sugar Butter   Directions: Cut the tops off of 6 apples and discard the tops. Very carefully remove the insides of the apple with

  by aliciamarie112 - March 23, 2013

• Strawberry Jam {Recipe}

  

  Ingredients: 1 ¼ cup sliced fresh strawberries ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon coconut sugar (optional) 1 heaping teaspoon ground chia seeds Directions: Puree berries in a food processor with the vanilla and optional coconut sugar. Pour into bowl

  by aliciamarie112 - March 19, 2013

• Two Side Dish Recipes For St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

  

  Roasted Savoy Cabbage with Black Bean-Garlic Sauce Cook Time 20 min Prep Time 10 min Yields 4 serv.   INGREDIENTS 1 head(s) cabbage, savoy – cored and cut into 1-inch squares 4 teaspoons oil, canola 2 tablespoons wine, rice – Shao Hsing, or dry sh

  by aliciamarie112 - March 15, 2013

• How To Read With Your Child, Not To Them

  

  Reading a book to your child is a great way to help your child learn. Sometimes, though, simply reading the words on the page may not be stimulating enough. Some of the time your child might be perfectly content to sit and listen; on other days, he may no

  by aliciamarie112 - March 14, 2013

• Pie Recipes For National Pi Day

  

  National Pi Day is this Thursday, March 14th. To celebrate I have 3 pie recipes to share. I’m not a fan of mathematics but any reason to eat pie I’m a fan of Below are recipes for Cherry Pie, Peach Cobbler, and Apple Pie. All recipes (and images) are

  by aliciamarie112 - March 12, 2013

• Low-Fat Mac & Cheese Muffins {Recipe}

  

  Yield:  6 servings of Low-Fat Mac & Cheese Muffins Ingredients: 2 cups brown rice elbow pasta; ¾ cup Greek yogurt; ¾ cup pureed cauliflower (see Tip); 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoon ground chia seeds; 1 red pepper, diced; 1 zucchini,

  by aliciamarie112 - March 10, 2013

• Birthday Party Inspiration {Giveaway}

  

  Though it’s only March I’m already thinking about the boys birthday parties. Both have birthdays in June so we normally do a joint party. Thankfully both of them like similar things since they are only a year apart in age and a joint party works for u

  by aliciamarie112 - March 09, 2013