Snack Time

8 Healthy Snacks for Kids (and Parents) We all know what is it’s like to be hangry, and I’m guessing being a parent with a hangry child is not pleasant.  Or, possibly even more scary, around a child (or anyone for that matter) in the midst of a sugar rush with the inevitable crash to…

No Screens Challenge

The 10 Day Challenge: No screens (phone, television, computer, tablets, etc.) 1 hour before going to bed and 30 minutes after waking. Sleep is everything! We know how we feel after a solid night of sleep versus the opposite.  Being the best version of ourself is much easier after a full night of uninterrupted ZZZ’s. …

Big Food Ads Are Making Youth Fat and Sick

Story At-A-Glance Kids are on average exposed to 40,000 TV commercials a year $3.4 Billion of ads placed on Facebook and Youtube from the food and beverage industry Black teens saw 119% more junk food ads than white teens Big Food aims its ads at low income Americans Banning fast food ads would reduce the…

The Most Nutrient Dense Meal

One Meal-All the Nutrients        Is there a more nutrient dense meal than a fully loaded salad?  Vegetables, protein, and healthy fats are all present in a properly made salad.  “Eat the rainbow,” you’ve probably heard before.  Well, a salad might just be the easiest way to eat the rainbow, as eating different…