Monthly Archives: January 2015

Resolution 4: Green and Yellow

Posted on January 28, 2015 by L. M. Asta

  Can you eat a green and a yellow vegetable each day?

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How Do I Protect my Baby and Child from Measles?

Posted on January 27, 2015 by L. M. Asta

Babies have some protective antibodies that cross the placenta from their mother if she was immunized or had measles. These antibodies wear off over time and can’t always be depended upon. A person with measles can be contagious 4 days … Continue reading →

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What Color is your Snot?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by L. M. Asta

   

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Resolution 3: Hungry Enough to Eat an Apple?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by L. M. Asta

I’m hungry! Wait, are you really? Try this: pick a food for the family that’s healthy and good in it’s own right like a pear or an apple. When someone is hungry, do a gut check: are you hungry enough … Continue reading →

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Resolution 2: Small Plates

Posted on January 14, 2015 by L. M. Asta

Make it fun. Pick a new food for the family (or revisit a healthy one that never got traction). Have the kids find the smallest plates in the house to serve this food on—this could be a doll plate or a … Continue reading →

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Resolution: 1

Posted on January 2, 2015 by L. M. Asta

Resolutions are great. The problem is we almost always set our expectations too high. We are going to eat right, get active, straighten up and fly right. And as soon as we fail, we feel terrible. We give up. Instead, … Continue reading →

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