About: Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT

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Super Bowl Snacks that are Super Good!

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Super Bowl parties usually mean high calorie/fat foods and diet derailments.  Just because you are noshing doesn't mean it has to increase the scale the next day.  Healthier versions of high fat and high calories snacks are easy to prepare.  Using low-fat cream cheese and low-fat sour creams in dips gives you the same product with less calories and fat.  Not adding as much cheese, or using lower fat versions helps.  Lean meats versus higher fat varieties are also great. 
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Gardening with Child Cares: Long Hot Summers!

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So much has happened since the last post. I can’t believe school starts in 3 weeks. The garden is producing nicely. The near 100 degree heat for the last month has definitely taken its toll, but the new soccer field turf was laid last week, and the new sprinkler system seems to be helping our garden! The heat has made it necessary to need to water twice a day. This doesn’t work on the weekends. In spite of that—the plants are
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Fuel Up to Play 60—Tasting Day!

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  Today was another wonderful tasting day.  The students tried fresh pineapple and whole wheat dinner rolls.  Our local grocery store has offered fresh pineapple for $0.99--$1.99 all winter long—so we purchased 16 pineapples.  We averaged 10 servings per pineapple.  They were VERY well accepted.  The plate waste was minimal, and only one student out of 120ish stated they hated pineapple.  The whole wheat dinner rolls were less accepted—texture may be an issue.  So we will try white whole wheat bread
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