TIP OF THE DAY: Teach Kids To Read food Labels

You can’t read or listen to the news without hearing the alarming childhood obesity statistics, and adults aren’t doing well, either. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more than tripled over the last three decades. Today, more than one third of all children and adolescents are considered to…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Food Face Dinner Plate

It’s fun to play with your food. Photo courtesy WorldwideFred.com. If your kids won’t finish their food, at least let them play with it. Food face, available with a man’s or woman’s face, is a ceramic plate that gives children (or the child within) free reign to play with his or her food. The 8-1/2-inch…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Gifts For Kids

How cute are these ganache-filled penguins? And more delicious than most chocolate. Photo courtesy BurdickChocolate.com. The kids on your Valentine’s Day list will be happy with just about anything that’s chocolate. It’s easy to pick up a gift at the drug store or even the supermarket. But if you have a discriminating child—or you’d like…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: With Love From Mickey Mouse

M-I-C-K-E-Y chocolate gifts are fun. Photo courtesy Leonidas.com. You don’t have to be a kid to adore this Mickey Mouse Assortment of Belgian chocolates from Leonidas—but what kid wouldn’t be thrilled to get one? The retro keepsake gift box contains 16 pieces of chocolate embossed with Mickey’s smiling face, in four different flavors: Milk chocolate…
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ISSUES: Kids’ Nutrition

If you read THE NIBBLE, you enjoy good food. But how about what children eat, especially at school? And what of the families who don’t understand nutrition? (Their is no protein in toaster pastries, and juice drinks don’t substitute for milk.) Even if you don’t have kids, many experts believe that nutritious food helps improve…
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