• Children,  Health,  Kid Hacks,  Kid Life,  Parents

    Why I *try* to serve veggies at every meal!

    Weather it’s spinach in a shake or eggs, carrots at lunch or corn at dinner, I try to always include veggies at every meal! My reason might be a little different than the one you are expecting! While eating veggies is very important for the health of our growing little ones, that’s not my biggest reason for trying to have veggies at every meal. I have done a lot of thinking about how my kids eat. There is a lot I cannot control. When they are at friend’s houses, when they are at school or someday when they move out, they decide how and what they eat. And there a…

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    Hydrate Hydrate Hydrate

    I once read that being dehydrated makes you tired because your blood gets thicker and that’s what makes you sluggish.  Being dehydrated makes you feel hungrier and eat more.  Being dehydrated makes your skin and lips dry.  Being dehydrated can cause other health problems that are no fun.  And yet, I always seem to be dehydrated.I found this amazing water bottle online.  When I saw this water bottle on Amazon, I knew it would help me stay on track with drinking water throughout the day.  Until it came in the mail, I didn’t realize how huge it would be!  I was a little worried I wouldn’t be able to drink…