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Kids’ Sports Drinks and Your Wallet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sports drinks are very popular today, especially with your grandchildren. One of the reasons is they taste good. Under certain circumstances they can be a beneficial choice but they can also be hard on your wallet.

Sports drinks are primarily a combination of water, some carbohydrate (sugar) – [...]

Fuel Your Day with a Healthy Breakfast Cereal

 

 

 

 

 

One of the most common choices for breakfast in the United States today is ready-to-eat cereal. But if you’ve walked down the cereal isle lately, choosing one or more of those cereals for you or your grandchildren can be a daunting task. It’s a long isle and there are [...]

Teens and Junk Food – Are There Consequences?

Junk food is now everywhere on our planet. We see it no matter where we go. It is generally defined as a high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value. It is now available in the most unlikely places — on cruise ships, in museums and art galleries, in school hallway vending machines, in city [...]

Might Your GRANDchild Be A Farmer?

 

 

 

 

 

Dear EarthTalk: American farmers are an aging population. Is anyone doing anything to make sure younger people are taking up this profession in large enough numbers to keep at least some of our food production domestic?                            - [...]

Kids in the Kitchen

Teaching your grandkids how to cook is one of the best gifts you can give them. A cook must be creative, understand math fundamentals, science, nature, have excellent hand-eye coordination and be constantly attentive to reading and writing. These life skills are among the most important to teach children when young. Getting the grandchildren involved [...]

Prest-O Change-O: The Food Guide Pyramid Becomes a Plate!

So long, MyPyramid. Hello, MyPlate!

Remember that United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) pyramid we’ve seen with colorful vertical bars representing the six major food groups and a person climbing steps on the pyramid demonstrating moderate  physical activity? You would find it on thousands of food packaging materials from cereals to canned vegetables to sports [...]

Smart Snacking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Oh no, you can’t have that now. It will spoil your appetite for dinner.” How many times have you heard that while you were growing up? Many adults feel that all snacks are bad for children and can lead to weight gain but that isn’t always the [...]