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Archive for March 2008

March 31st, 2008

Allergy alert: Milk in McDonald’s fries

It was a good thing that Ruth of Allergizer tagged me, otherwise I wouldn’t have read her post that McDonald’s french fries contain milk and wheat.
I verified this at the McDo website and sure enough -
*CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK (Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients.)
I […]

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March 31st, 2008

Allergy alert: Fish, wheat and soy in Caesar dressing

From The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network -
FISH, SOY, and WHEAT ALLERGY ALERT
March 31, 2008
Bay Valley Foods is recalling “America’s Choice Classic Caesar Dressing” due to undeclared fish, soy, and wheat.
The product was distributed through A&P, Super Fresh, Food Basics USA, and Waldbaum’s in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, […]

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March 30th, 2008

Review part 2: MealPayPlus monitors your child’s school lunch choices online

To cap off March’s National Nutrition Month, I reviewed a product called MealPayPlus that allows parents to monitor what their child buys with his lunch money.
With MealPayPlus, parents make online prepayments for their child’s lunch, or any other school activity. You don’t have to figure out what happened to the $20 bill you gave […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

March 30th, 2008

Review: MealPayPlus, prepaying for school lunch online

Ever had a day when your child forgot his school lunch money or you forgot to write him a check? Or maybe the money was bullied out of him and he had to go without lunch the whole day.
Or how about this scenario: you suspect your child has been eating chocolate chip cookies for lunch […]

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March 30th, 2008

Autism: The Musical - trailer

AUTISM: THE MUSICAL. Just watching the trailer makes me want to cry and laugh at the courage these families have.

The film is about five autistic kids who, along with their parents, take part in a groundbreaking musical. It’s a documentary of “The Miracle Project”, a theater and film program started by Elaine Hall, whose son […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

March 29th, 2008

Javier Bardem was a hypochondriac teen

Javier Bardem, this year’s Oscar winner for best supporting actor, grew up fearing he was seriously ill.
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It started when he was 14, and his head began to ache while he was lying on the couch. “I said to myself. ‘I’m going to die. […]

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March 27th, 2008

Top 5 healthiest fast-food chains

If you think all fast-food chains are bad for your health, think again. There are, apparently, some that offer healthy choices and portions. Health Magazine picks the top five healthiest fast-food spots in its April issue.
The criteria used to judge the chains include healthy food preparation, whole grains on the menu, limited or no […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

March 27th, 2008

Top 10 healthiest restaurants in America

Do you love to dine out but afraid of the moon-size fat-loaded serving platters that you see in many restaurants?
Health Magazine’s April issue presents the top ten healthiest chain restaurants around the nation. Criteria used to judge include healthy food preparation, whole grains on the menu, limited or no trans-fats in all dishes, low-sodium […]

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March 23rd, 2008

Book review: Michael Recycle

“There once was a town                                                Called Abberdoo-Rimey                       Where garbage was left                          To grow rotten and slimy.
It never smelled fresh.                           The air was all hazy.                             But the people did nothing.                       They got rather lazy.”
In flies Michael Recycle, the green-caped crusader who has a plan to save the town,  and the world, through recycling and conservation. That’s […]

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March 21st, 2008

Problogger Darren Rowse talks about his mom…

Here in an interview by Nymfa of Career Mothering… Darren tells of his mom’s influence on his life.
What word of encouragement can you give to young moms who are somehow struggling to raise their children?
Darren: Perhaps the best thing that my Mum did for me was to let me make mistakes.

And I totally […]

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