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The power of the cartoon
It’s no surprise that Cap’n Crunch or the Trix rabbit attract your child to unhealthy cereal.
Who hasn’t witnessed a child’s meltdown in the cereal aisle because he wants the box with the prize inside or the cool cartoon character?
Now, a new report shows the characters can actually influence your kid’s perception of taste. Continue reading »
We all know breakfast is important. It gets your day started, nourishes your body, helps you lose weight, improves concentration…and protects against lead absorption in your tissues.
OK, that last one isn’t such common knowledge. But it’s a real thing in the world, according to a new study out of China. In a 6-month study, Chinese scientists showed that children who ate breakfast every day lowered their blood levels of lead by 15%, compared with those who skipped it.
That’s a pretty big advantage for a small effort.
As if Americans needed another excuse to eat bacon . . . here’s another one! Researchers at the University of North Carolina say eating bacon and eggs when you’re pregnant will help with fetal brain development.
The study in mice was published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal January issue. Continue reading »
Forget the Wheaties box. The cool place to be if you’re a book author is inside a box of Cheerios.
And Simon and Schuster and General Mills want parents to help pick their next book in the Spoonfuls of Stories program. Continue reading »
Planning healthy, interesting meals for your family that they’ll actually eat is always a challenge. More so if you’re planning your meals around a holiday such as the upcoming Halloween. The Syfy channel’s Sci Fi Wire website has you covered for breakfast, however, with a list of 15 haunted cereals that will scare your kids’ dentist as much as your kids.
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If I could pass on one piece of advice to any parent who’s frustrated by their child’s dinnertime antics, it would be this: breakfast for dinner. The eight kids in my household love it, whether I serve pancakes or oatmeal or these breakfast sandwiches. Continue reading »
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