Research shows that 40 percent of students buy and eat snack foods at school in a typical day. I can see this daily in my classroom. Many parents are too busy to pack snacks, especially healthy ones. Some of my students are on their own to pack lunches and snacks, and the result can be [...]
This article originally appeared in my blog, Non-Toxic Kids. You can find more tips for safer, greener, and healthier eating in my ebook, Eat Non-Toxic: a manual for busy parents. Is there nothing kids love more than macaroni and cheese? Such lovely melted goodness, especially the homemade kind. And kids should really only eat the [...]
Today one of my students came back from lunch and said, “They are doing Michelle Obama’s thing!” I said, what do you mean? “They are giving seconds only on vegetables and fruit, but not on the pizza!” she said, smiling. She did not seem fazed by this in the slightest bit, but I wondered if [...]
1. Our kids are hurt by dirty air. We need to protect them, like we do by buckling them up in car seats. The numbers are staggering. Each day in America: *40,000 people miss school or work due to asthma. *30,000 people have an asthma attack. *5,000 people visit the emergency room due to asthma. [...]
The holiday season is almost upon us. And oh, how things seem to speed up, and expectations fall like rain. Family meals, holiday parties, school events and fundraisers, gifts for friends and family…. it can get overwhelming even for the most zen like among us. It is even easier to grab processed foods for eating [...]
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