Parenting in Poway

Five Healthy Snack Ideas for Kids

If your kids like to snack as much as mine, you may be wondering how best to get some good nutrition into all those mini-meals they eat. Here are five suggestions to keep their snack-time easy, healthy and delicious.

Are your kids asking for snacks as often as mine? Do you ever wonder, since so many of their calories are coming from snacking, if there’s a way to make the snacks more nutritious? If so, you’ll want to see the list below of five suggestions to make your children’s snack life a healthier one. Remember to choose organic whenever possible, because children’s bodies are developing and still immature, so babies and young children are more susceptible to the negative effects of pesticides and unnatural ingredients. This is also important because children eat more food per pound of body weight. In addition, most kids want an easy snack that they can just grab and go. Try keeping fresh cut-up fruits and vegetables in the fridge. The kids can grab…

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Want to be Fit and Healthy? Five Habits Worth Picking Up

You can't be healthy or fit with just a pill. Nope. You need to pick up at least five new habits.

Amazing results-minimal work. That's what we all want right? A magic pill that not only melts fat and gets you six-pack abs, it'll let you eat like a pig all day, everyday. Awesome, where do I sign up?  So when people ask me what's the fastest, easiest way to get in shape, I know they are hoping for any answer but the truth. The fact is, there is no fast and easy way to get in shape. I hate to be the bearer of bad news ... scratch that. I love it!  With that said, getting healthy doesn't have to be a horrible experience like so many people think.  The reality of the being fit and staying fit is that it's a lifestyle adjustment. It's not a pill, not a shake, not a bunch of points and most importantly, not a quick fix!  It's a better way of …

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Lisa Massey Cain

9:40 am on Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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Farm to the Table

Mama's Cajun Turkey Loaf Recipe with All the Fixins

A turkey loaf recipe for a healthy heart.

This isn't your usual grocery store-bought meatloaf covered in ketchup and mushrooms. This is a handmade, special turkey loaf inspired by Chef Paul Prudhomme's book Louisiana Kitchen and in my family, this is the course requested for every birthday dinner. This recipe originally calls for ground beef and pork. If your family loves it, go with it. My mama only served white meat in our house, and thus adapted this Southern favorite with ground turkey. This recipe is also filled with tons of fresh produce, a creole gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, and green been fixins. Come on home, and get a slice before it's gone.  Gather at the Poway Farmer’s Market: 2 onions, finely chopped and divided into 2 cups 1 head of celery, finely chopped into 3/4 …

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National Diabetes Month: Prevention Tips—It's Never Too Late to Start

Local doctors give some tips on diabetes prevention for National Diabetes Month.

"With 23.6 million children and adults in the United States currently diagnosed with diabetes and rising drastically, it is time to take control. While genetics plays an important role, you still have the ability to influence your health to prevent diabetes," said Dr. Julie Keeler of Doctors Express. November has been designated National Diabetes Month, and Doctors Express lays down the facts about diabetes and gives some tips on prevention. There are two major types of diabetes: For more detailed information visit the American Diabetes Association at diabetes.org.  Causes While the causes and triggers of diabetes remain a mystery, genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise play the biggest roles, according …

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