Punch Up Flavor With More Fruits and Vegetables

Utilize fruits and vegetables while they are in season.

Do you struggle to meet the daily recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption? If you answered yes, count yourself among the millions of Americans who are consuming less than the recommended intake of fruits and vegetables. The latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that fewer than 25 percent of Americans get the recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables and in Missouri that number is just over 11 percent of adults and only eight percent of adolescents. There is good news, produce is at its peak during the summer and local markets can make trying it more enticing.  If you’d like to work on boosting your intake do three things. Including produce in your eating plan is important to your …

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There’s No Place Like The Pediatrician’s Office For The Holidays

Getting a flu shot is no guarantee you won’t get the flu. Trust me, I know.

Our family had big plans for the two week Christmas break: ice skating with friends at the Rec Plex, catching Despicable Me at St Andrews Cinema and lots of "Halo" on the X-Box 360. But after unwrapping our presents on Christmas morning there was one more surprise waiting to make its grand debut- the flu. I'm a stickler for flu shots. MJ hates needles and would rather chance it. I have to trick him into getting one every year. It's like getting a dog to the car for a visit to the vet. Only instead of promising a trip to the park, I promise a trip to Lowe's or Home Depot ("Come on, boy!  We'll look at hammers!"). I then make up an excuse to stop at Walgreens where, conveniently, they have the flu shot clinic up and running. I'll casually …

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Patti Baratta

11:53 am on Tuesday, January 18, 2011

I love the comment about bribing with a trip to Home Depot! I am glad you gave me that idea ;)   more ›