Power to Produce!

Summertime is a produce lover's paradise!   Make a plan to add a fruit and a veggie to every meal to help get your 7-9 servings per day. Here are some great ideas: 1.  Sauteed zucchini, mushrooms and spinach in an egg white omelet. 2.  Frozen berries and half a banana mixed in with greek yogurt …

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Tips for Beginning Runners

Do you want to run but are not sure where to start?  Luckily running is a sport that requires little more than a good pair of running shoes.    If you are a walker that wants to become a runner or a couch-potato in need of some exercise here are a few great plans to turn …

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Step It Up!

I spent a few hours at the Marin County Fair yesterday with my 4 1/2 year old and my husband.   Just past the gates and before the first food truck there was a healthy-kids zone to encourage fitness and movement in kids.  This booth is great every year and the best thing is they give …

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Thumbs Up For the Library!

Summertime brings our family to the Marin County Free Library on a weekly basis.  My 4 1/2 year old normally picks out books from the big kids' section on trucks, cars and other things that go or most recently, a kid's book about the Statue of Liberty.     My 10 1/2 year old loves …

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