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Kids Health Notes

June 5th, 2008

Kids Health Notes healthy food give-away: Envirokidz Cereals - winners

The Kids Health Envirokidz Cereals contest was such a success, thanks to everyone who joined! I was able get your suggestions and tweaked them for allergy-free breakfast ideas.
And now, we have the winners! By random drawing, out of 204 entries, the five winners are -
160 Bernadette
17 craig varney
18 Rebecca Snodgrass
27 tracey
182 sharon
Congratulations! I […]

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June 5th, 2008

Non-allergy breakfast ideas: reader solutions!

Thanks to everyone who shared their breakfast ideas as part of Kids Health Notes give-away of Envirokidz Cereals. That question wasn’t random. My daughter has allergies to dairy, eggs and nuts, so breakfast ideas are always a challenge, what with most prepared foods nowadays having ingredients she can’t have. So I made notes from your […]

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June 4th, 2008

Alec Baldwin writes a children’s book on injustices to divorced dads?!

Can you just believe this? Alec Baldwin will be writing a children’s book! He who screamed at his own daughter Ireland over the phone and called a “thoughtless little pig”! Yes, THE Alec Baldwin who is going through a very public, awful divorce and custody battle over Ireland with ex-wife Kim Basinger. Image details: […]

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June 1st, 2008

Kids Health Notes give-away: Scholastic Books for younger children

Books are a great way to open the world of young children to new concepts, words, and ideas.
Now, introducing Little Scholastic, a developmental publishing program of interactive books created exclusively to give babies and toddlers a head start in learning. Every book features: * Interactive components * High color contrast * Rhyming, repetitive, or […]

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May 30th, 2008

Kid’s Health Food give-aways - lots of ‘em

Yummy is the word for these give-aways!
I am giving away the following treats and snacks that I reviewed and found to be healthy and tasty!
Honest Kids Beverages (1 winner)
Various products of Snikiddy Snacks (1 winner)
Fruitabu Organic Smoooshed Fruits - Sploooshers and Twirls (2 winners)
Customizable My Fruit Roll-Ups ($30 value) (5 winners)
Coupons for free six […]

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May 29th, 2008

Kids Health Notes food review: Fruitabu Organic Smoooshed Fruit

No it’s not a wrong spelling. FruitaBü Organic Smoooshed Fruit Sploooshers really does have an extra “o” - for Organic. 
FruitaBü Organic Smoooshed Fruit Sploooshers is a new treat for kids that are fun and nutritious too. The fruit snacks come in Organic Smoooshed Fruit, Organic Smoooshed Sploooshers and Organic Smoooshed Fruit Twirls. The Sploooshers […]

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May 29th, 2008

Sometimes, an "AHA!" moment is really a "DUH!"

Jennifer Buettner is marketing placebo pills for children’s minor aches and pains, to “reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics and other medicines”. Buettner first thought of the idea when she took care of her hypochondriac niece and her mother-in-law instructed her to give the young girl Motrin. So she thought the way to solve this, […]

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May 28th, 2008

Debunked: Fruit juices and obesity in children

It’s no longer true: drinking 100% fruit juices is NOT related to obesity in children, so says new research.
It used to be common pediatric advice not to give young children fruit juice because of its high sugar content, and that too much of it can lead to weight problems. It is also filling and […]

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May 27th, 2008

Health alert: Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream has harmful ingredients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to discontinue use of Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises, Inc. The product was found to have harmful ingredients that can cause respiratory distress or vomiting in infants.
Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream (click for image) is used by nursing mothers to heal and soothe […]

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May 27th, 2008

Cocoa for heart health of diabetics

Oh I *heart* chocolate, and the health benefits of its antioxidant properties only make it more palatable! So naturally, the title of this news attracted me:
Cocoa May Stave Off Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
According to a small study, drinking flavonol-rich cocoa three times a day improved the function of the endothelium (cells lining […]

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