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What’s Up With GMO’s? – Part 2

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In our first article about GMO’s, we looked at some of the negative effects of eating GMO foods, and what nine foods are currently genetically modified and sold in America. In this follow-up article, we’re going to look at what’s inside genetically modified foods, and some of the evidence against a GMO diet. What’s Modified [...]

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What’s Up With GMO’s? – Part 1

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The history of GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms) is a relatively short one, but with a huge impact. It was less than two decades ago that GMO’s entered the mainstream, but now the huge majority of food consumed in the USA contains genetically modified organisms in them. It is important for us to understand the issues [...]

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What’s So Great About Vegetables?

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We’ve all heard that it’s good to eat more veggies. And we should – the nutritional and health value of eating lots of vegetables is insurmountable – no meats, carbohydrates, or vitamin supplements will do all that good old raw veggies can. Nutrition The alphabet line-up of vitamins just itching to enter our bodies from [...]

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You Are What You Eat

You Are What You Eat

Raising a Healthy Family in America Today Saturated fat. High fructose corn syrup. Deep-fried, lip-smackin’ coronary heart failure. The old adage, “You Are What You Eat” has been passed down over the centuries for a reason – it’s true. Healthy eating is harder than ever these days. Supermarkets are mine-fields with healthy and unhealthy foods [...]

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Picnic with the Wonder Moms

Wonder Mommy Apple Park Picnic

The Tres Amigos Playgroup featured on the Wonder Mommy blog really knows how to have fun with food! They were inspired by Apple Park: The Picnic Pals Book No.1 and came up with all sorts of creative activities that teach their kids positive, happy messages about eating healthy and having fun! Check out their blog: Wonder Mommy and [...]

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