Category Archives: Nutrition

First Time Gardener

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Being a first time gardener was pretty satisfying. I can't say I had a whole lot of expectations going into it because I knew my knowledge about growing vegetables was very minimal. I know a lot about the nutritional content of vegetables, but growing them was new territory for me. In late July, I tried to get the soil ready for planting. I purchased some compost and tried my best to work it into the soil. Then, I planted the
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Mac ‘n’ Cheese Taste Test

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I’m back from maternity leave and instead of writing about myself and my baby I thought I’d give my brain a change of pace for this month’s article.  So why not write about something near and dear to many of our hearts, well at least to our stomachs, macaroni and cheese. There are so many different brands and types of boxed macaroni and cheese on the store shelves but is there really a nutritional, cost, or taste difference in these products? 
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Struggling to Get Your Kids to Eat Fruits and Vegetables?

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Take a child to a garden full of colorful vegetables or an orchard filled with sweet smelling fruit, and I bet your little ones will want to take a few bites…and then a few more. Our recent family trip to the local pick-your-own peach farm confirmed my belief that exposing my daughter to how our food grows is good for her health.  All her senses were engaged: the smell of ripe peaches, the site of beautiful green trees dotted with yellow-orange peaches,
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