Prep time: 1 hour Ingredients: ¾ cup onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 tablespoons chili powder ½ teaspoon basil ½ teaspoon oregano ½ teaspoon cumin 1½ cups zucchini, finely chopped ½ cup yellow squash, finely chopped 1 cup carrots, finely chopped 42 ounces diced canned tomatoes 1 …
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Veggie Bowls
Prep time: about 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 green, yellow, or red pepper, washed 1 celery stalk, washed 1 carrot, washed and peeled your favorite salad dressing Directions: Cut the pepper in half from side to side, and remove seeds. Keep one half to use as bowl; cut the other half …
Veggie Tortilla Lasagna
Prep time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 2 tsp. vegetable oil 1 large zucchini, cut in half and sliced ¾ c. frozen corn, thawed 7-oz. jar roasted red peppers, sliced 1/3 c. ricotta cheese 1¼ c. grated Monterey Jack cheese 1 c. salsa, drained of juice in a colander 6 6-in. corn …
Group Games for School-Age Kids
No more duck, duck, goose for this crowd. School-age kids are more sophisticated than preschoolers when it comes to games. They can play more complex games, juggle multiple roles, and enjoy the challenge of figuring out strategies. Getting Started Some kids will take as much active play as they can …
Home and Away: How to Keep Toddlers Active
Toddlers don’t like to sit still. They wriggle from your grasp and want to be free. That’s tiring for parents, but very good for kids. Toddlers naturally enjoy doing what is healthiest for them — being as active as possible. Experts say that kids between 12 to 36 months old …
How Much Exercising Is Too Much?
My 15-year-old daughter has been exercising multiple times a day and it’s beginning to take over her life. Can this be bad for her? – Alysanne Excessive exercising can indeed be detrimental to your daughter’s health. Over-exercising, often associated with eating disorders, can lead to tendon, ligament, bone, cartilage, joint, …
Motivating School-Age Kids to Be Active
Being Active Every Day Most of us know that kids are supposed to get at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day. And 1 hour spent being active sounds like a pretty easy goal, doesn’t it? But as kids get older, increasing demands on their time can make getting that …
Raising a Fit Preschooler
Preschoolers have a lot of energy, which they use in a more organized way than when they were toddlers. Instead of just running around in the backyard, a preschooler has the physical skills and coordination to ride a tricycle or chase a butterfly. Preschoolers also are discovering what it means …
Safe Exploring for Preschoolers
Ready to Explore Kids ages 3-5 have tons of energy and are eager to walk, run, dance, and play. It’s a great age for exploration too. Preschoolers learn a lot when given the chance to investigate their environments (with supervision, of course). There’s much for preschoolers to explore. Now that …
Safe Exploring for Toddlers
On the Move Toddlers — it’s hard to imagine a more fitting name for this stage of development. Between the ages of 1 and 3, toddlers are literally scooting away from babyhood in search of new adventures. They’re learning to talk, to walk and run, and to assert their independence. …