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Crazy schedule? 7 Tips to keep your kids healthy

Anyone who’s raised a family knows how crazy it can get.  In the midst of on-the-fly family life, it can be extremely tempting to let healthy habits slide.  So how do we tackle this?  Awhile back, I interviewed Dr. Stephen Cook, a medicine and pediatrics doctor at the University of Rochester Medical Center who has conducted research on childhood and adolescent obesity since 2001 and launched a community-wide initiative to help train pediatricians in best practices for measuring and addressing obesity in kids.  His insight …

No time to make dinner for the family? Start here.

  According to study from the CDC, one third of all children eat fast food, every day. Let’s make getting healthy, delicious food on the table for our kids a priority.  Cooking at home is possible, even when our lives our crazy.  Have them help you prepare it.  It just takes a little advance planning.  They are worth it, and so are you. Do your kids swear they hate veggies?  They can taste delicious, really!  It’s all in how you cook them.  Keep experimenting, and don’t give in.  The earlier you start …