Go grass! Look for meat, eggs and dairy products that come from grass-fed animals. Grass-fed products are known to be higher in important nutrients and lower in fat than grain-fed products.
Resources:
www.healthymonday.org healthy living tips
Nourish Interactive launches a website that offers free nutrition oriented tools and games for kids. This site is designed to help parents and children learn about the importance of nutrition and exercise in a fun and engaging way. Kids will learn how to make healthy food choices by playing the online animated games. Chef Solus is your guide as you explore and learn about health and fitness in this animated and interactive adventure.
free kids games, nutrition games for kids, nutrition education games!
“Offering free games and new ideas every month to teach children and parents nutritious habits for healthy living,” said Michelle Mirizzi, MS, a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant. “By playing these interactive games like Pyramid Puzzles, Matching Meals or Whack a Snack, children will definitely have fun learning how to create a healthy lifestyle.”
This is a quality ‘edutainment’ that uses online tools, games, and animation to teach kids to make healthy lifestyle and food choices, which benefit both kids and parents alike.
Parent interaction is built into Nourish Interactive, as kids and parents sign up together making for an opportunity to have fun and learn together. When children learn that health and nutrition can be fun, it makes it easier on parents when they are trying to get their children to make wiser food choices. Parents can sign up for a free newsletter, easy nutrition tips, and log in to track their child’s progress through the games. Games available in English and Spanish.
Click below to take ‘a tour’ and learn more about the fun and benefits of nutrition games for kids:
free kids games, nutrition games for kids, interactive nutrition tools…. plus great kid’s health, nutrition and fitness tools and resources for parents by www.nourishinteractive.com!
Avoid buying “convenience” foods like frozen dinners if you can. They’re usually way too high in salt and fat. If you’re short on time, make fresh salads and healthy sandwiches instead.
Resources:
Health Tips From Healthy Monday
Healthy Sandwich Recipes From Mambo Sprouts
Harvest Eating cooking videos, local healthy recipes and more!
Share your favorite healthy sandwich recipes, leave a comment!
Hold the corned beef, but bring on the cabbage! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with more of the green. Cabbage is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. It’s a good source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber and cancer-fighting compounds, too. More Healthy Monday Tips
Watch Chef Keith Snow’s cooking video and try this easy St Patrick’s Day cabbage recipe at home.
Click here for more Harvest Eating cooking videos, local healthy recipes and more!
Fruit is a sweet treat! Calm your sweet tooth with a delicious fruit salad, or top your whole-grain cereal with bananas or berries. A little bit of fruit will add a whole lot of vitamins - and sweetness - to your diet.
There are many reasons to include fish in your weekly meal plan. The health benefits of fish are many including: low in carbs, high in protein and high in omega 3’s.
Learn more about how the nutrition of fish can prevent illness and benefit your health: click here for the Healthy Fish PDF Fact Card provided by aboutseafood.com.
The Organic Test Kitchen shares great tips for buying fresh fish and healthy fish recipes. Easy fish tips to learn about the best places to shop for fish and signs to tell if the fish you are buying is fresh.
Cook a variety of fish for nutritional benefits and new tastes. Eat fish at least twice a week to reap the health benefits!
Visit Mambo Sprouts Organic Recipes for printable healthy fish entree recipes
Additional Resources:
Fish Nutrition Facts, Fish Variety Tips- Free Printable PDF
Do you have a favorite fish recipe? Share it here by leaving a comment!
Star Wars At The Supermarket –see the â€Organic Rebellion†against non-sustainable farming and the dangers of pesticide use in this video that promotes sustainable farming and organic consumer food choices.
This clever and entertaining video uses vegetable characters (yes… in costume) with Star Wars inspired produce character names to show us all ‘the power in living in harmony with the way of the farm’.
Enjoy the video and live in harmony with the ‘way of the farm’ by choosing to buy sustainable and organic products!
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This quick video, set the music of Brian Wilson’s Beach Boy’s song “Wouldn’t It Be Niceâ€, is a fun entertaining way of spreading the message about healthy food choices to kids (and parents!)
Visit Mambo Sprouts Recipes for delicious healthy recipes your kids will love!
Mambo Sprouts organic and natural printable recipes
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Fish isn’t just for Fridays! Try to get a few servings of fish every week to improve your nutrient intake. Fix a yummy fish taco or toss some seafood into a rice or pasta salad.
More healthy living resources:
Health tips provided by Healthy Monday.org
Printable Healthy and Organic Recipes from Mambo Sprouts. you’ll find healthy fish recipes; appetizers, main entrees and more.
* healthy cooking tip: experiment with recipes try substituting fish or plant based proteins in place of high fat and calorie proteins.
Share your favorite fish recipes on the Mambo Sprouts blog or add your comments on easy ways to boost nutrition!
There is no need to hybernate your gardening hobby during the winter months. You can prepare for the warmer months or bring your garden indoors. Here are a few videos and options to get you going.
All About Germinating Seeds: Organic Gardening
How to Start an Indoor Organic Garden
How to Use Organic Hydroponic Nutrients
Trying to buy organic foods and save money can be a challenge, but thanks to The Sierra Club and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), eating healthy and organic on a budget just got easier! Learn which foods are most important to buy organically grown, EWG provides a handy printable wallet size chart that shows which foods are highest in pesticides so you can make your food choices wisely. Click here to read article: saving money on organic foods from The Sierra Club Blog
More Ways To Save Money On Your Grocery Bills With Mambo Sprouts Organic Food And Natural Product Coupons:
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Learn about the benefits and joy of seasonal, organic and local foods and cooking at harvesteating.com. Chef Snow, founder of harvesteating.com, has 20 years of culinary experience and shares his knowledge and tips on the website and in his streaming recipe videos.
Chef Snow shares a wonderful array of quality healthy cooking videos offering simple recipes and directions for preparing and cooking healthy and organic foods and dishes.
Try some new seasonal and local food recipes which are healthier for you and the planet!
Resources
Click here for more From Harvest Eating: Local, seasonal and organic tips, healthy recipes, great cooking videos and more!
Click here for printable organic recipes from Mambo Sprouts
Do you dread the daily “what’s for dinner” question? Try planning weeknight meals ahead of time, so you can shop and prepare a balanced meal without getting stressed out.
Recognizing that your favorite meals may not top the world’s healthiest food list, there are some easy ways to prepare these same foods using alternative natural and organic ingredients and healthier cooking methods.
This great Lime article takes a fresh approach to fried fish and chips and shows you how to cook with healthier ingredients and less saturated fats. Try substituting or adding healthier ingredients to boost nutrition, i.e., create a healthier macaroni by using whole grain macaroni and adding organic veggies and low fat cheese. With a little creativity you can turn your favorite “fried food†dish or comfort food into a healthy organic meal! Click to read full article at Lime.com
Safe, green and healthy tips for raising children! From choosing safe non-toxic furniture and paints to healthy foods and more, this tip list contains valuable information for raising kids the natural and organic way.
90 Tips For 90 Days free printable download
90 Tips For 90 Days free printable download From Healthychild.org
More Fantastic tips, resources and information about raising healthy kids naturally from www.healthyshild.org
Listen to this podcast to understand the true impact of junk food marketing on kids! An estimated 10 billion dollars is spent on marketing junk food to children. Learn about the marketing tactics used and ways to prevent your child’s diet from being harmed by these ad campaigns.
Guest speaker Susan Lynn, author of the book ‘Consuming Kids’, discusses the disturbing trends of mass market food corporations donating teaching materials to preschools. For example “art creativity with Froot Loops” comes with educational materials and boxes of Froot Loops. The use of cartoon characters to market junk food is also cause for concern.
Another podcast guest represents the Mendez Foundation, a prevention and wellness organization that develops school curriculum for teaching kids to make healthy food choices. Their newest program is designed to educate kids about the importance of a whole foods diet and exercise.
What can parents do to combat “junk food marketing?
Watch out for media character marketing and discuss this form of advertising with your children
Discuss food advertising and the impact of media with your kids.
Get involved with groups active in the rights of children media campaign - visit www.commercialfreechildhood.org for more info.
Teach your kids to read ingredients
Help guide your children in make healthy choices by choosing foods of high nutritional value that will help their body to grow.
Teach your kids to be ‘ad’ detectives
Be a good role model for food choices.
More info on the Mendez Foundation Healthy Food Curriculum For Schools
Organically grown food is healthier according to a European study which tested the nutrition content of organic and conventionally grown food. Organically grown produce was shown to have up to 40% more antioxidants and more trace elements. Even more sustainable news is a recent report on organic milk indicating that it contains over 50% more antioxidants and healthy fatty acids. Read more here….
Whether you are a devout organic shopper or if you’re on the fence about buying organic food, this list offers food for thought and highlights the many benefits of organic food.
Discover why organic is better for your health and the environment. Check out more tips at Organic Foodee
Halloween can be fun, safe and eco-friendly! The Sierra Club offers green and healthy tips for earth friendly Halloween celebrations, costumes and trick or treating. You can start by creating a spooky mood with soy or beeswax candles for an earth-friendly option in place of petroleum based candles. Make your own costume or check out a local thrift store for wacky accessories, avoid vinyl masks and use natural makeup for dress-up to avoid chemical exposure.
Be sure not to use or hand out costume jewelry and toys which can contain lead and small pieces which can be very harmful if swallowed. Consider passing out earth friendly nonfood treats such as nontoxic crayons or stickers. As an alternative to plastic Halloween bags, try a reusable shopping bag to carry your healthy treats! Have a healthy and green Halloween!
Click here for The Sierra Club: The Green Life “Tricks and Treats for Halloween”
Halloween can really be fright night when you’re trying to eat healthy. A few treats are OK. Just make sure you’re not “goblin†up scary amounts of sugar, fat and excess calories. Licorice or hard candies can be a better bet than caramels or gooey chocolates.
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Shopping recently at Trader Joe’s, I came across “eco apples†right next to the organic apples I usually buy. While I regularly buy green (granny smith!) apples, I was less familiar with the “eco†green variety… Here is what the eco apple label information says:
Eco Apples…Born and Raised Here…
Eco apples are distributed by a non-profit organization based in Canton, MA (just south of Boston) that markets fresh produce from family farms in the Northeast and Southeast to supermarkets and customers throughout New England.
“Eco” apples, while not organic, are high quality produce with a “conscienceâ€. Since I was preparing the apples by peeling them to make a healthy seasonal apple crisp, I was less concerned that these apples were not organic (but I assumed due to the “eco†label that there is reduced pesticide used).
Red Tomato touts the motto: Fresh produce Fresh thinking . Want to know more, check out the Red Tomato website www.redtomato.org – and their mission – which goes well beyond tomatoes by the way!
It’s easier than you think to improve your diet! Make just one small change at a time. Why not start by eating a good breakfast? Research shows that eating breakfast will actually help you eat fewer total calories a day.
Try it and have a ‘Healthy Monday’
Click here for Mambo Sprouts Health E-News: Healthy Breakfast Tips And Organic Breakfast Recipes.
Whether traveling for business or pleasure making healthy dining choices on the road can be challenging. Mambo Sprouts Marketplace features healthy restaurant locators and organic dining tips. In addition, Dr Joe Litchen shares some healthy dining tips that can be used at restaurants to make any meal healthier. From portion control to healthy menu choices, he provides tips for better nutrition and weight control while traveling.
Click here for healthy dining out tips and to find healthy and organic restaurants By Mambo Sprouts Health E- News (August 2007 Edition)
Click here to read Defensive dining on the road By Dr. Joanne V. Lichen, PhD, RD
Review by: T. Albano
At Drazil’s Restaurant, the presentation for all of dishes was really pretty. Everything from the plates to the silverware to the garnishes! We started with the triple salsa which was beautiful. In addition to the chips it was served with, they also gave us sliced veggies (including red carrots which I had never seen before!)
For my main course, I ordered a cheeseburger. I can honestly say it was the best cheeseburger I ever had! Grass fed beef served on a sprouted roll with fresh fruit. My husband is a vegetarian and had the vegetable ratatouille. He also ordered a glass of watermelon juice from their juice bar. Even baby Spencer got in on the fun and had some avocado. (We pretty much only feed him organic food.)
Finally for dessert we had the ice cream sundae. It had all sorts of fresh fruit and fresh fruit sauces over it. I have no idea what the fruits were, but the plate was empty when we were done!
As for the décor, it doesn’t look like much from the outside. In fact the waitress mentioned that the restaurant used to be a gathering spot for bikers. Now, the juice bar is behind what used to be the regular bar. It is pretty funny. They have put some fun artwork on the walls, but overall the restaurant decor is fairly casual.
Find links to Drazil’s and other fine natural, organic and vegetarian restaurants at the Mambo Sprouts Marketplace Healthy, Natural Dining And Restaurant Finder
Click here for more healthy and organic restaurant tips, healthy menu choice ideas, and eating healthy on the go tips
Drazil’s Restaurant, an Ed Hitzel “Excellence Award” recipient, is a 100% organic restaurant located in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The eclectic, seasonally changing menu has a little something for everyone. not only serving outstanding vegetarian and vegan fare, but also delicious organic steak, chicken, and wild caught fish to complete the menu.
Drazil Restaurant
6666 Black Horse Pike
Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234
(609) 677-8829
Drazil Restaurant’s Website
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Test your organic farm smarts with an online quiz from Stonyfield Farms. With questions such as: How long does it take for a farm to convert from non-organic to organic? What is required to be a certified organic farm? On average how much of every dollar spent is received by the farmers? Check your answers to learn organic farm and dairy facts. It’s fun and educational!
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