Farmer’s Markets for Moms (or anyone with a mother)
Oh, happy day! It’s that time of year again – my FAVORITE farmer’s market is (finally) open! Growing up as a kid in the Mid-West, I always enjoyed the seasonal trips to this market with my mother....
View ArticleTop 5 Food Shows to Watch with Your Child
One aspect of healthy living is having an understanding of the importance of high quality food. Teaching children about healthy food consumption can be accomplished through communication. The use of...
View ArticlePrintable Kid’s Lunchbox Meal Ideas
Every September, millions of parents around the world are lured into buying overly sweetened, overly processed and overly unhealthy grocery store merchandise (you can’t even call this stuff food, so I...
View ArticleGetting Kids Active After School: HOW and WHY
Today’s children are the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.” PhitAmerica.org, via Nike Design to Move 2014 According to a poll conducted by Fox News, a lack of...
View ArticleThe Importance of Youth Sports: A Coach’s Perspective
About two months ago, I received a call from one of my former athletes. I was her high school cross country coach. She graduated in 2010, has finished her junior year of college, and is taking the...
View ArticleAllergy-Friendly Packable Lunches
As the mother of a child with multiple dietary restrictions (dairy and gluten), who attends a nut-free, fish-free and egg-free day care centre, I have been forced into a world of allergy-friendly...
View Article#AskFF: How Can I Get My Kids to Eat Healthier?
I asked my Facebook mama friends how they keep their kids eating healthy foods. There were a few big themes that came up over and over again with these healthy moms encouraging their kids to eat...
View ArticleFitFluential Kids Round-Up: Tips, Recipes and More for Active Kids
Moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents, babysitters: this round-up is for you. It’s all about the littles and how you can help the kids in your life stay active and healthy. It takes energy and...
View ArticleKid-Approved Vegan and Vegetarian Lunch Ideas
Whether you are a strict vegan or vegetarian, or just interested in adding the occasional vegetarian meal to your (or your kids’) weekly meal rotation, this post is for you! Before we go any further,...
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