Looking for a fun way to teach your kids about healthy eating and exercise? The United States Department of Agriculture can help with its MyPyramid for Kids feature – part of the MyPyramid.gov web site. It has fun activities and information designed specifically for children ages 6-11:
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All those ads for products promoting quick, easy weight loss may be tempting. But unfortunately, they usually don’t deliver on their promises.
So, how do you know if the products are bogus?

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Ingredients:
3 1/4 C chicken, cooked, cubed, skinless
1/4 C celery, chopped
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp salt*
3 Tbsp mayonnaise, low fat
*Reduce sodium by removing the 1/8 tsp of added salt. New sodium content for each serving is 127 mg.
Directions:
Bake chicken, cut into cubes, and refrigerate. In large bowl, combine rest of ingredients, [...]

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How much exercise do you need? Two leading health groups have new recommendations, updating the previous guidelines that came out in 1995.
The American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine recommend weight lifting and vigorous exercise and give a specific number of days you should workout. The groups say their advice can keep [...]

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Who doesn’t like a tasty, store-bought but home-baked chocolate chip cookie every now and then? I figure if you can only have one or two (moderation is key!), you might as well go for the yummiest, right?
Panelists from Consumer Reports just rated seven frozen or refrigerated cookie doughs. Calories per cookie ranged from 100 to [...]

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I had heard a lot about the many benefits of Bikram Yoga, commonly known as “Hot Yoga” so I thought I would give it a try. I LOVED my first class and was extremely pleased and surprised that I did not pass out in the 105-degree room! I left the class drenched in sweat… but [...]

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