General Mills And The ADA Partner To Help Kids Across US

By MAD21

"General Mills and the American Dietetic Association Partner to Help Kids Across the US Learn How to Eat Healthy and Stay Physically Fit."

"The General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Program, in partnership with the American Dietetic Association, has awarded a half-million dollars in grants to community-based organizations across the U.S. for programs that support young people living healthy, active lifestyles.

The grants program awarded $10,000 to 50 nonprofits, schools and other organizations across the United States to develop fun, interactive programs that incorporate a fitness and nutrition component, and operate under the expert guidance of a registered dietitian."

Go and read about the three groups that were awarded the grants and the amazing work they are doing to help kids get healthy.

Recipe Search Engine

By MAD21

SUPER NATURAL RECIPE SEARCH

"Search for natural, delicious, whole food recipes."

Yes, a search engine just for recipes. This one is a really great one. On my first try, I typed in 'bananas' and at the top of the list was an amazing recipe for banana chip cookies (from 101 Cookbooks). You can also type in your favorite chef to see if they have any favorite recipes from them.

While the engine includes recipes from many different sources, Heidi Swanson, the creator of the engine, states: "This search engine will not query each of the sites in its index in its entirety. Instead, I went through each site page by page, cherry-picking the recipes I could imagine cooking in my own kitchen - again, the ones highlighting whole grains, natural sweeteners, a wide range of flours, and plenty of fresh produce. I populated the search engine with those. A couple thousand to start. And while I don't cook with, say, eggplant or okra very often, there are many cooks who I admire that do - this search engine allows me to highlight those cooks and their recipes here."

Just like some of the recipe sites I've talked about before, this one also includes comments from people. So when you find a recipe that looks interesting to you, you can look and see what other people have said about it. Whether it's a good one or not, and maybe some variations you can try until you find one just right for you.

Kids And Candy

By MAD 21

ABC News recently posted an article about a woman who is trying to get teachers an parents to stop giving out candy and sweets in school. Personally, I think what she is asking for is just a little over the top, but it gets you thinking.

I've been on a serious mission for the last six years to keep myself and my family healthy. I am a fan of playing  dress-up over watching TV and jumping on the trampoline or swimming over video games (well, the wii sports thing is kind of fun, but it still is a poor replacement for the real thing).

My husband and I have been very dedicated to teaching our kids healthy eating habits. In general, we don't keep unhealthy snacks in the house. That's not to say we never eat any 'junk food,' just that it's not something we keep around to have all the time. As a result, our kids love to eat vegetables and fruit, and will actually choose them over junk food most of the time even when it's available. Our kids never drink soda or sugary drinks, and they don't eat candy.

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Nibbledish

By MAD21

I found another really good source for recipes. Nibbledish not only has some really good recipes for just about everything, they have amazing pictures to go along with all of them (which for me is really important!). In addition, there is a place where people comment on the recipe, which I think is nice. You can read comments from people who have actually tried it and give their opinion on it, or give ideas to make it even better.

Good Online Resources

By MAD21

Here are some good resources for basic nutrition, health information, and calorie content/consumption rates and news. They are very helpful in answernig questions and giving good, useful information.

Calorie Lab

Eat Right

Revolution Health