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Banning Chocolate Milk Doesn’t Improve Nutrition

Parents who had children in several schools in Oregon noticed what they viewed as a problem. The kids were much more likely to drink chocolate milk than they were to drink white milk. The parents believed that banning the chocolate milk would force the kids to start drinking more white milk. Instead, things did not work out as planned. It is safe to say that the parents in the school district’s PTA meant well. They were hoping to make changes that would provide better nutrition for the students. They believed that removing the chocolate milk, and only offering white milk, … Continue reading →

All the Valentine’s Day Deals

This year, there are a whole lot of restaurants, fast food places, cafes, and other places to get food from that are celebrating Valentine’s Day with a special deal, coupon, or offer. This blog has all the Valentine’s Day deals that you, and your loved ones, can take advantage of. Baskin Robbins has a coupon for $2.00 off any cake, with a minimum $12.00 cake purchase. This coupon will expire February 14, 2013. California Tortilla is giving “anyone who purchases an entree a fabulous treat” on Valentine’s Day. It appears that the treat is a dessert of some kind. They … Continue reading →

Protect Your Allergic Child from Valentine’s Day

Does your child attend an elementary school that will be having a classroom Valentine’s Day party? Typically, those parties involve a ton of sweets, treats, and goodies that do not have ingredient labels and may contain things your child is allergic to. What’s a parent to do? Here are some options to protect your child from Valentine’s Day. Parents want to protect their child from all potential harm. Food allergies make that difficult. Not everyone understands what your child could experience if he or she encounters peanuts, gluten, eggs, or milk. Your child might not entirely understand exactly how this … Continue reading →

Small Meals Are Best

I don’t really need another study to tell me that eating frequent small meals is best…but here’s another one anyhow. A several French researchers, including Xavier Allirot, knew that if you ate smaller meals frequently throughout the day, rather than the traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it was easier to keep weight off.  But, there were no studies to prove it.  Allirot said, “There is no scientific consensus as to the optimum number of meals we should have for weight management and speculations regarding this are often contradictory.” So, he and his colleagues set out to do their own.  The … Continue reading →

Eliminate Food Waste: Chocolate Waffles and Pancake Mix

I’m making it a goal to check my fridge and pantry at the end of each week for ingredients that need to be used soon. This way, I can eliminate the food waste. Sometimes even this effort isn’t enough. For example, I pulled out some chicken that had a sell by date of a few days into the future, however, it had already gone bad. I won’t be shopping for chicken in that store again. I bought it at the beginning of the week. Today’s hunt through the pantry yielded a carton of buttermilk and some organic cocoa powder, so … Continue reading →

Coupons for Butterball, Welch’s, Big G Cereals, and More!

I just got back from the grocery store. It was packed! Tons of people are doing their last minute grocery shopping before Thanksgiving Day. Before you run to the store to get “just a few things”, take a minute to check out these coupons from Coupons.com. Save some money as you are fighting through the chaos of the grocery store this week. If you use all of these coupons you will save a total of $13.05. That’s a nice amount of savings! Butterball has a coupon that will save you $3.00 on any Butterball whole turkey (fresh or frozen)when you … Continue reading →

Target Coupons for Marie Callender’s, Glade, Swiss Miss, and More!

This week, you might want to head over to Target to do your grocery shopping. They have released a big batch of coupons that can help you save money on things that you need for holiday celebrating. Marie Callender’s has a coupon that will save you $0.75 off a Marie Callender’s single-serve pie. Marie Callender’s has a coupon that will save you $1.50 when you purchase 1 Marie Callender’s frozen pie (28 ounces or larger) and 1 Reddi Whip whipped cream topping (7 ounce size). M&M’s has a coupon that will save you $1.50 when you buy 2 packages of … Continue reading →

Keep Your Pets Safe on Halloween

Halloween is fun for humans, especially children. Keep in mind, though, that Halloween can be stressful, or dangerous, for your pet. Banfield Pet Hospital has a guide to Halloween safety that pet owner should read over. It can help you avoid tragedy and a pet insurance claim. It is understandable that pet owners will want to share the fun of the holiday with their pets. After all, pets are part of the family! Pet owners need to keep in mind that there are many things associated with Halloween that can lead to a dangerous situation for your dog or cat. … Continue reading →

The Trick Behind Halloween Treats

Depending on where you are collecting candy on Halloween, the free items can be more trick than treat. One word: Raisins. Dehydrated grapes that look more at home in the bottom of a toilet rather than the bottom of a plastic pumpkin shouldn’t be considered a Halloween treat. Ditto for toothbrushes, individual pennies, polished rocks and the errant canned good. Rocks, canned soup and raisins. Really? Who does that to a child on Halloween? Geez, the kid went through the trouble of dressing-up, braving chilly temps and navigating around mountains of fallen leaves in the dark. Doesn’t that warrant at … Continue reading →

Halloween-Themed Weight Loss Plan for Brave Parents

Have you seen Hershey’s newest Halloween treat? The Screme Egg is a twist on the chocolate giant’s popular Easter sweet, the Cadbury Creme Egg. The shape is the same, as is the egg’s white filling, but the Halloween version features a green yolk-like center instead of yellow. If that doesn’t make you scream, perhaps the nutritional value will. A single Screme Egg contains 150 calories and five grams of fat. While that may not seem like a frightening amount, consider that the average adult can fit roughly four of the eggs in his or her mouth at one time. Add … Continue reading →