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With childhood obesity on the rise it is refreshing to see Buger King, the second largest hamburger chain in the world, make some changes in how they create and market food for their under twelve demographic. They have pledged to limit ads for the Kids Meals to those that contain no more than 560 calories with less than 30 percent of the calories coming from fat and with only 10 percent coming Read more
Every child has a food that's an absolute no. It varies by kid; my niece loves everything from asparagus to calamari to brussels sprouts, but she'll turn her nose up at mushrooms every time, no matter how they're prepared. When I was growing up, I was a pretty adventurous eater, but I despised frozen peas — so much that I made up an elaborate story about them being my doll's favorite thing on Read more
The stars were out and about enjoying the beautiful weather with their kids this weekend. Gwen Stefani and son Kingston dug their toes into the sand playing on the beach while Reese Witherspoon spent the afternoon outside cheering on son Deacon during his flag football game in LA. The Beckham boys, Brooklyn, Cruz, and Romeo, got dressed up to accompany their parents to the Sports Spectacular Read more
Jennifer Garner packed up the car and headed out to Pasadena on Saturday with Violet and Seraphina Affleck to visit with friends. Yesterday, Jen and the girls stopped off at the Pacific Palisades farmers market before meeting up with Ben later in the day to watch a school play. Even though weekends are filled with activities with the kids, the busy parents of three recently snuck away from their Read more
Although Kane Kramer developed the first MP3 player in the 1970s, it wasn't until 20 years later that MP3 players hit the consumer market. For that we have Nathan Schulhof to thank. In the early 1990s, he envisioned a "portable device [that] would allow the selection, retrieval, storage, and playback of audio content delivered to the device via the Internet." The founder and CEO of Audio Read more
Recently, I found myself with the prospect of being in Boulder, CO, for a long weekend. It was an opportunity that I seized faster than a dog would take leftovers. Aside from being home to the University of Colorado's flagship college campus, Boulder's also known for its food-centric, health-focused, and highly educated population — last year, it was even named America's Foodiest Town by Bon Read more
Although most of us associate freeganism with dumpster diving, freegans actually do advocate much more than sifting through garbage for food. Madeline Nelson from freegan.info shared with me the ideology behind their lifestyle. She says, "Not all freegans are dumpster divers and not all dumpster divers are freegans. Freegans' focus is much broader and much more political — how to throw a cog Read more
10 normal but creepy things we say about new babies — The Stir Charlize Theron shows off baby Jackson — Celebrity Baby Scoop Do stepmoms get shafted on Mother's Day? — HuffPost Parents Jack Osbourne introduces baby Pearl Clementine — Celebrity Baby Blog A ready, set, push workout for an easier delivery — FitPregnancy How to potty train your tot in one week — Parenting Is there a Read more
Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Betsy Shaw about kids and makeup. Hope Perlman survived the moment of mothering girls I dread. In her post for NY Times' Motherlode, she relays the day her 13-year-old daughter begged to be allowed to wear makeup to a Read more
Painting and drawing are great artistic outlets, but creativity means more than simply diving into a box of crayons. To encourage your kids' creativity in other areas, it's best to step outside the box and introduce them to fresh, new activities and environments. Whether it's a quick cooking date or a day spent out on the town, we've come up with four simple tips to help your little ones Read more
