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May, 2015

Teaching Children to Bake and Cook

On a cold, windy day while starting to make banana bread, I heard a knock at the door.  It was my 6-year old neighbor Carter.  He wanted to practice putting on my indoor golf putting machine.  Of course.  When he found out I was making banana bread, he asked if he could help.  Very much “Of […]

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Screen-Free – Not Just for Children this Week!

We are in the thick of the 2015 Screen-Free Week according to the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood.  Back in my public health days it was called it “Break Free from TV Week” but since then, more screens have been added: video games, computers, cell phones, tablets, etc.  The goal is still the same:  limiting children to 2 hours […]

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Coaching Children to Optimal Nutrition

When was the last time you taught a child to cook? I have great memories of inviting eight children to my house to do a test run on a cooking demo I was creating.  We made a variety of “panini” sandwiches using a George Foreman grill and a variety of ingredient options for their sandwich creations: Sun butter, jelly, bananas, pickles, turkey […]

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What’s in your May Basket?

Do you remember the tradition of making May Baskets and taking them to the homes of friends and family, ringing the doorbell, then running away to see if they could catch you?  I remember making May baskets out of wallpaper swatches, carefully choosing colors and designs for the cone-shaped baskets, gluing or stapling the ends […]

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