food and nutrition

food and nutrition

Let’s Talk: What’s for Lunch?

by Kara
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We’re all feeling a little under the weather at the Fleck house, so I thought I would give myself a blogging break and open up the comments for discussion today. – Kara Last week, I mentioned my family’s goals for the new year, including our goal of breaking out of our food rut and trying [...]

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Tactics for Limiting Sugar Without Feeling Like the Halloween Grinch

by Kara
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I’m guest posting over at Simple Organic today. As the end of October approaches, so does the annual dilemma for families who choose to celebrate Halloween: how to find that happy medium that allows your kids to have fun and enjoy the day without an overindulgence in candy and sweets. Here are a few ideas [...]

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Head of the Class: Eco-Friendly Lunch Containers for a Smarter Planet

by Mariah
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With back-to-school time just around the corner, I thought it might be helpful to Simple Kids readers to re-run this post by contributor Mariah Bruehl, founder of Playful Learning, about eco-friendly lunch containers.  Enjoy! ~ Kara Every winter tends to lead to the infamous lunch-packing rut. To break the cycle this year we made a [...]

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Your Local CSA: 3 Reasons You Should Join

by Emily
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Simple Kids contributor Emily Carter is filling in today over at Simple Mom while Tsh is on maternity leave. This spring our family decided to try something we have never done, or even heard of before. We joined a local CSA. What is a CSA? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Basically, that means you [...]

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Finger Foods for Toddlers, Part 2: Lunch and Dinnertime Ideas

by Megan
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Kara, here.  This is part two of Megan’s series on feeding toddlers, which originally ran August 2009.  This is part two in a series on Finger Food for little ones. Earlier, we shared some ideas on what to serve for breakfast and snacks to toddlers who are new to feeding themselves. Today, I wanted to [...]

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