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Should I eat fish while I am pregnant? This is a common question I receive from my prenatal clients. Many doctors advise women to eliminate fish from their diet to be on the safe side, but this may not be the best advice. Let’s review the facts so as a pregnant woman, or a woman of child bearing age, you can decide whether or not you should be eating fish.
I would love to buy all organic fruits and vegetables but money is tight right now. If I had to choose a few, which fruits and vegetables are most important to buy organic?
This a question I frequently get asked, and with growing consensus from researchers on the levels of pesticides in our food supply, it is important to know which fruits and vegetables contain the highest level of chemicals. The Environmental working group puts out a list of the dirtiest fruits and vegetables, also known as the “dirty dozen.” If you have a limited budget, splurge on organic when buying these:
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I pick my son up after school and have to take him to sports practice. We don’t have time to go home and he is a little hungry. What’s a healthy snack I can make for my son to eat in the car that’s not too heavy because he’ll be running around?
Kids tend to eat lunch early at school, so by mid-afternoon their bellies are rumbling for an afternoon snack. Here are some quick and easy to digest snacks that would be perfect before an after school activity.
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We are in a breakfast rut. All my kids eat each morning is a whole wheat waffle. They don’t like butter or syrup on it so it’s pretty boring. Often they end up leaving it on the table half eaten. I don’t blame them…it tastes like cardboard. Any suggestions on how I can jazz it up?
Jennifer, 38
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