About Parenting School Age Children: Healthy Eating, Toxins in Food, and More

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Parenting School Age Children Parenting School Age Children School Family Life Health & Development From Katherine Lee, your Guide to Parenting School Age Children Now that summer vacation is nigh, it's time to readjust any bad eating habits that may have crept into our meals and snacks. During the busy school year, it can be all too easy to grab some fast food for dinner or give kids some packaged snacks on the run. But here's the thing: It is possible to make quick and healthy meals and snacks. And for those picky eaters who shun veggies? We have tips on how to sneak in vegetables into your kids' meals. Also in this week's Parenting School Age Children Newsletter: a new study that shows that flame retardants have been found in common foods such as peanut butter. Hiding Veggies in Kids' Meals and Snacks The other day, I was in our local health-food store and saw a little boy in a stroller asking him mom for a fruit smoothie. That fruit smoothie, his mom confided to me in a whisper, is packed with kale, unbeknownst to her son. This is the kind of food gymnastics we parents do everyday when we have children who refuse to eat anything resembling vegetables... Read more Best Ways to Build Healthy Eating Habits Grade-schoolers can fall anywhere in a wide spectrum when it comes to healthy eating and food preferences. Some may still be picky eaters while others may have become adventuresome gourmands. But no matter what kind of healthy eating habits your child has developed, you can help shape his preferences and attitudes toward food by guiding him toward healthy eating habits... Read more See More About:  child nutrition  healthy snacks  healthy eating Sugar and Kids: How to Cut Down on How Much They Eat Do you know how much sugar you and your children are consuming every day? Increasingly, studies have linked sugar intake to a myriad of health problems including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and even cancer... Read more See More About:  child nutrition  healthy eating  Flame Retardant in Peanut Butter??!! When we pack healthy snacks and lunches for our kids, we may unwittingly be giving them a decidedly unappetizing--and potentially harmful--chemical called hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD). What is HBCD? It is a flame retardant commonly used in polystyrene foams in insulation and electronic equipment... Read more K-6 Children Ads Healthy Food Kids Food Healthy Diet Food Healthy Recipes Food Bad Food to Eat Featured Articles How to Stay Cool and Have Fun on a Hot Day Building a Healthy Body Image in Kids 10 Best Foods to Boost Your Immune System Child Development: Your Nine-Year-Old Child Great Books for Grade-School Age Children Is Your Child Ready for Sleepaway Camp?   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More> This newsletter is written by: Katherine Lee Parenting School Age Children Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Parenting School Age Children newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Top 10 Summer Safety Checklist Tips How to Prevent Summer Learning Loss How to Handle Back Talk Outdoor Party Games 10 Tips for Flying with Children   Follow me on: Advertisement