Food Marketing and Kids

Image by stevendepolo via Flickr While most who may have watched television during what is typically ‘children’s time’ may not be a stranger to marketing towards children, there has been a lot of uproar over the practices in recent times. Incoming search terms for the article:food marketing geared toward children

Healthy Inspiration

March is National Nutrition Month and a great time to start finding some new ways to get some extra vitamins and minerals that your children may be lacking.  Doctors even say, almost one in five children may be deficient in necessary vitamins and nutrients, and parents aren’t much better off it seems.

Parents Paying More Attention to What Kids Eat

  Maybe it’s due to the constant stories in the news about the obesity epidemic, or the natural concern as parents we feel for out children. Whatever the reasons, a study is showing that parents have been paying attention to what their kids are eating when they are looking at the menu.

Coping With The Winter Weather

Image via Wikipedia It’s that time of year again, with flu shots and sniffles and all those things that come along with this time of year.  While there are some new things to watch out for, they still fall within the normal problems most families face.

Healthier School Lunches Around the Corner?

Image via Wikipedia There is a growing push towards providing children with better options for school lunches, some states have already implemented this and some others aren’t far behind.  It’s an understandable move, especially when the rates of obesity and preventable disease are growing rapidly.