Feeding our Kids

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Feeding teenagers is hard, even more so then little kids!  I was pretty careful with my kids when they were little.  I bought organic baby food and snuck ground up kale into everything.  I held off on giving them sweets until they were older.  I did my best to keep them from MSG and food dyes and McDonalds.  But it was hard! and from a young age we went to parties,.. Read More

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How Sugar Substitutes Stack Up

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I think by now we all realize that sugar is something to be avoided, but do we really know why?  In table sugar, glucose is the portion that is used by our cells for energy.  The best sources of this are starchy vegetables. Fructose on the other hand is the portion that we need to try to avoid.  Fructose cannot be used for energy by our cells, the liver must.. Read More

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