Healthy eating

Winter is the time of year when those creepy, crawly cold and flu germs come out of hiding in search of a warm place to snuggle up and reproduce. On just about every public surface - and harboring on cell phones and computer keypads among many other places in our homes - they prey on adults and especially love finding their way onto children who just can't seem to keep their fingers out of their mouths and noses.

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Holidays have a bad rap when it comes to the fattening, unhealthy foods that generally accompany them, not to mention the extra boozing and grazing that occurs at many of the seasonal parties. But not all holiday foods can be blamed for packing on the pounds. Some elements of our traditional holiday feast even have "superfood" qualities.

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For many parents, making kid's lunches is one of the bigger drawbacks to back-to-school time, adding one more chore to our already busy lives. In a perfect world, we'd have our kids make their own, but there are drawbacks to that as well. For starters, these self-made lunches would likely include lots of fun snacks and very little in the way of nutrition. And the prodding it takes to get them to actually do it often takes longer than just doing it ourselves.

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'Tis the season to enjoy the local bounty; fresh produce that's been grown in New York. There's something rewarding about filling your fridge and your belly with food that comes from just a few miles away, rather than a few continents away. And if you choose to go the organic route, that's a nice treat too. Buying local isn't just trendy anymore, more and more, it's becoming the norm.

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