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Going against the grain | No rice cereal for baby [Baby Led Weaning]

January 9, 2012 FITbaby January 9, 2012

This is a blog about nutrition and fitness. And, now, since I have FITbaby, her nutrition is extremely important to me. I had no idea that so much of what we feed our children is based on tradition versus research. In general, I’ve found that the statement “Infant research is in it’s infancy” is an accurate one! I think I found that quote here. And, that statement is so disappointing to me. Why isn’t more research on our babies?! Anyway, when I started hearing discussions about “rice cereal” as my daughter’s first food, my first thought was to give her “brown rice cereal”…of course. But, then, I started doing more research and wondered…why rice cereal at all? Should her first food be cereal? Grains? Carbs? ...

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Food dyes & ADHD link | Will the FDA do something?

March 30, 2011 health March 30, 2011

This is all I need to see to believe that it’s worth trying to feed my kids less artificial stuff and more real foods. It just makes common sense to me! And, that’s all I need to know. Definitely doesn’t sound like food to me….Green 3, Blue 1 and 2, Orange B, Red 40 and 3, Yellow 5 and 6. I would love to hear that the FDA bans some of this crap…but I am not holding my breath! I have friends who have told me that their kids’ ADD & ADHD have been affected by a change away from these dyes! Have you heard of similar stories? Have you seen this in your own kiddos?

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childhood obesity | early puberty in young girls

November 10, 2010 health November 10, 2010

[click here for source] Emily is 11 and looks much older. She was on the show Too Fat for Fifteen: Fighting Back on the Style Network this year. I blogged about it here. I loved the glimpse into American’s lives and I was saddened to see the parents were totally to blame for their children’s obesity. Not one of those children came from a family with parents who were of normal weight. I am extremely concerned about this epidemic and one of the certifications I’ll be taking soon is on children. It’s a passion for me because I feel like they are helpless and it is up to us (as adults and parents) to teach them what they need to know. I’m not a ...

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Killer at Large

March 28, 2010 health March 28, 2010

This was a GREAT movie! I watched it on my computer on Netflix using their Instant Queue (which is the coolest thing!) If you have a Playstation, you can also watch movies instantly. Check on their site for instructions. This movie is FANTASTIC!!! The most interesting parts to me were the information on the school lunches in America and what we’re feeding our children as well as advertising and our children and the fact that our children under the age of 8 years old (I believe) cannot determine the difference between programming and commercials. This is well worth the time (only 102 minutes) to educate you to the problems with our childrens’ foods. I am appalled and evidently crazy because I will not feed my ...

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King Corn

March 28, 2010 health March 28, 2010

Another amazing documentary! This one is about how important CORN has become in the politics that affect why we are so sick, obese and unhealthy in this country. Corn Farming is the central issue to why we eat fast food, why our kids’ school lunches look the way they do, why corn syrup is in EVERYTHING, why our cows are fed corn rather than grass, and essentially WHY WE’RE SO FAT IN AMERICA!! We’re slowly killing ourselves and it’s apparent when you look around us! This is also available instantly on Netflix Instant Queue. It’s so easy! Go watch! It will open your eyes and hopefully you’ll be appalled and ready to take action, at least in your own life and the lives of your ...

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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

March 24, 2010 health March 24, 2010

I am SOO excited about this show! It premiers on ABC this Friday, March 26, 2010 in a 2 hour special at 8/7 central. You can go to ABC.com and watch the short preview of the show here…. http://abc.go.com/watch/jamie-olivers-food-revolution/250784/254757/episode-101 He is trying to change America, one city at a time and teach clean and healthy eating. He meets AMAZING opposition! It just makes me crazy!!! I can’t believe he would get opposition! It shows how important food is to us in this country and how it is like a DRUG to us!! It’s amazing to me that lack of knowledge we have in this country about proper nutrition. He explores what I find as a HUGE problem in America – school lunches!!! Check it out! ...