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Back To School Lunches
My friends over at Produce for Kids have a really cool thing going as we head back to school. Here’s the scoop: The new Power Your Lunchbox Pledge by Produce for Kids®, launching August 11 and running...
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Two School Lunches in Seven Minutes
It’s Back to School Day Around here, and I have to admit that I am feeling pretty down about it. I love summer: the pool, the lazy mornings, the lack of homework the evening bike rides. But here we...
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Happy, Healthy Halloween
Find lots of cool ideas for healthy Halloween treats at Produce for Kids I am not a huge fan of Halloween (I know, booo hiss), but I am a fan of candy. Candy is delicious, fun to eat and a wonderful...
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Tasty Thanksgiving Treats for Kids
I am excited to be hosting Thanksgiving this year, and have been spending lots of time checking out recipes for the big day. A few weeks ago Produce for Kids released a free and beautiful booklet...
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Parenting Kids With Different Body Types
Just because kids have the same parents, doesn’t mean they have the same body types – and that can be a tricky thing for parents to navigate. I recently wrote some tips for parenting kids with...
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Picky Eaters and Family Stress
Having a picky eater in the family can be super stressful for all involved: the picky eater themselves, the parents, the siblings – everyone. No one enjoys having mealtime conversation include...
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Surviving Classroom Holiday Parties
Please note: This article originally appeared on LiveWell Colorado For lots of school age kids, the holiday season means school parties, pageants and plays. These can be a lot of fun, of course, but...
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Food, Mood and Mental Illness
At first glance, it doesn’t seem like food and mental health would have much to do with each other. But actually, they go hand in hand. Appetite changes (eating more, or eating less) can be an...
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#PowerYourLunchbox – Teen Edition
Do you remember being a teenager? A middle schooler? Let’s just say it can be a challenging time in life. Bodies, ideas and emotions are changing at lightening speed; nobody understands you; and life...
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Are Work, School, Activities Getting In the Way of Your Life?
Is this what dinnertime looks like at your house? Yea, me neither… I have a million good intentions at the start of each week: I’m going to exercise I’m going to meditate I’m going to watch less TV I’m...
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Talking to Kids About Weight
Fat. Skinny. Over weight. Underweight. Chunky. Slight. Slender. Normal. Chubby. Short. Huge. Teeny. Average. Muscular. Frumpy. Flabby. Round. Skeletal. Portly. Tubby. Stick figure. There are a lot of...
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New Podcast Coming!
An exciting new podcast is coming in June! Produce for Kids will be launching this new podcast and will showcase current bloggers, Advisory Board members and others. “With more than 300 blog posts on...
View ArticleKids, Appetite and Medication
I’m so excited to be joining up with Produce for Kids for our new series: Ask a Psychologist. Last month I wrote a piece about how to cope when your child’s appetite is affected by medication. Here’s...
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Power Your Lunchbox
It’s back to school (and tutoring and soccer and football and piano and lacrosse) time! Even though my kids start school in mid-August, I don’t really take the school year seriously until September....
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Promoting Health Body Image
https://www.produceforkids.com/episode-19-promoting-positive-body-image-with-kids/ I was recently interviewed for the awesome Healthy Family Project podcast by Produce for Kids. If you haven’t checked...
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