Sodas

The folks in Portland, Maine have encouraged their community to follow the 5-2-1-0 program: EVERYDAY eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables, engage in 2 hours or less of screen time, exercise at least 1 hour, and, consume 0 sugary drinks. A recent survey showed a significant increased dedication to this behavior pattern.  More kids are sitting down and eating fruits and vegetables which means parents are serving them.  45% of kids are watching less screen entertainment.  Water is replacing sodas.  The trend is moving in a healthy direction.  This 5-2-1-0 number series seems to make it easier for parents and children to follow this guideline.  Do you agree?  If so, we encourage you to adopt it in your home.

… for the health of families,
ellen

Win a Whole Free Range Turkey (Shelton’s Poultry) for your family. Go to www.KidKritics.com/sweepstakes to enter.  Shelton’s birds “don’t do drugs.”  You can really taste the delicious difference!

Do you want someone with authority to step in to try and the limit amount of sugary drinks kids drink? This as been suggested since recent research reveals that “85% said they had a sugar-sweetened drink at least once in the past week.”*  The policy of no sodas on school campuses has not made a measurable difference in how much of it kids drink.  And, we all know kids should not be drinking sugary junk drinks. What is your suggestion on this issue?

…  for the health of families,
ellen

How nice would it be to have a whole Case of “Amish style” Spelt Wide White Noodles by Vita Spelt in your pantry for holidays and winter meals?  The grain, spelt, offers a complete protein and scores low on the gluten scale  – it’s nutty delicious!  Makes them the preferred pasta.  Enter to win.  Go to www. KidKritics.com/sweepstakes today.  Enter more than once to up your odds.

*Ron Winslow, “Kids Keep Sipping Sodas”, Wall Street Journal, 11/8/11, D3.

I watch people putting cases and huge bottles of soda in their carts and wonder what they are thinking.  They are spending their hard earned money on carbonated dyed sugar water, described by some as Liquid Candy. They are kidding themselves when they are buying diet which is worse.  Both are empty of nutrients and full of disease related ingredients.  Not only are you paying for the actual soda, you will be soon paying for soda induced doctor  and pharmaceutical bills in the near and far future.  This is an addictive acting expensive habit. Buy water or water filters instead.  Stop throwing your money down the soda drain.  Can you afford to do this?

… for the health of families,
ellen

Wouldn’t you love to have a case of Tomato Basil Spaghetti Sauce by Simply Organic in your pantry for holiday cooking?  Enter to win one this week.  Go to www.KidKritics.com/sweepstakes today.

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… for the health of families,
ellen and sally

Aspartame has been rebranded as AminoSweet.  Dr. Mercola reminds us of its side effects: Headache, Change in Vision, Convulsions and Seizures, Hallucination, Nausea and Vomiting and Joint Pain.  Aspartame has also been identified as an excito-toxin, seriously effecting one’s brain and nervous system.  And then you can look at the fact that it mimics Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Alzheimer’s, Depression, ADD and more diseases.  NutraSweet and Canderel are other aspartame commercial names.  PLEASE, be the smart one and do not buy, drink, eat or serve any artificial sweeteners and especially aspartame brands. 

… for the health of your family,
ellen and sally