Thanksgiving is upon us and the nation is preparing to loosen its collective belt. Yes, it's the holiday where friends and family gather to feast on heaping helpings of turkey with all the trimmings. They will stuff themselves with stuffing, mash as many mashed potatoes as possible into each mouthful ...
Frenzied shoppers standing at the door, just waiting to get into that store first! You would think that this would be me, wouldn't you? Nope, not a lick. I don't like to compete for the best price at 4 in the morning. I will pay a discounted price online when ...
As a parent who makes homemade cakes and cupcakes from scratch for every birthday celebration at school and at home, I was disappointed to hear that some Michigan schools are banning cupcakes to fight childhood obesity. Don't get me wrong, I do believe that a generation of children is going ...
You have come across the two roads, diverging in the yellow wood, such as the famous Robert Frost poem, "The Road Not Taken." When you take a look at that fork in the road or on your plate, you need to make a decision. Will you take the fork of ...
Many of us have more candy then needed after Halloween and are always looking for more creative ideas of what to do with it.
The tiny blue thing clutched in my son’s 4-year-old grasp became even more objectionable when my son excitedly exclaimed that he had to go see the movie that these “toys” came from. While this normally would not have been an issue, my son was too young to see Avatar! And ...
Some headlines in the news recently: Study finds US children get 40% of their calories from junk food: "According to researchers, children are becoming a generation of fast food junkies who get almost half their daily energy intake from the so called `empty calorie' foods like soda and pizza, with ...
In a move destined to make parents everywhere shudder, Similac is recalling 5 million containers of powdered infant formula due to possible contamination with beetle parts. According to a press release on FDA.gov: Abbott is recalling these products following an internal quality review, which detected the remote possibility of the ...
My son recently had his annual physical. I had forgotten about the questions the doctor asks or I would have prepared my son and myself. But what 10-year-old can’t speak for himself? The doctor asked, “How many times a day do you brush your teeth ?” I looked away because ...
There has been yet another conversation brought into the mix about the benefits of buying organic fruits and vegetables. I'll admit, as much as I would like to say that I buy strictly organic foods, the truth is, they are often more costly than I can afford. Studies show children ...
Dr. Theodore Paquin, his staff and all of his Saline Family Chiropractic clients have set out to make a real difference for area families. If you follow my blogs at all, you know that about every month or so I write something about the importance of food donation for families ...
Did you know that the health care bill President Obama is expected to sign today establishes the right for nursing mothers to pump at work? Business & Legal Reports has a breakdown of how the legislation will affect employers. It says: Breaks for Breastfeeding. The legislation would amend the Fair ...
Just two months after USA Today reported that the quality of meat at fast-food chains is sometimes far better than the meat being served in public schools, the USDA is announcing new safety rules for school lunches. USA Today reported on Thursday: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced sweeping steps ...
A pair of stories today on the child health front. First, from OneIndia: Parents unaware of their kids' weight problems "Most parents of kids aged 4 or 5 are not aware if their children are overweight or obese, a new study has found. Researchers from the University Medical Centre Groningen ...
The New York Times had an article Monday about how some schools are switching up the traditional lunch, then recess routine, and the benefits brought about by the change. From the article: Can something as simple as the timing of recess make a difference in a child’s health and behavior? ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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