What gives kids energy and lifts their spirits on cold winter days? Moving! Going outside for fresh air and exercise is a great way to have fun, get fit and stay healthy from fall to spring. Young people who learn to enjoy winter sports will find it easier to remain healthy into adulthood. Those who [...]

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Middlebury-based Vermont Soap has a new product for health conscious families: A natural, certified organic fruit and veggie wash that makes foods – and better tasting! Called Produce Magic, it’s an eco-friendly way to avoid contaminated produce and food-borne illnesses. “Rinsing fruits and vegetables with water will remove loose dirt and soil, but not the [...]

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Did you know that in May 2008, Vermont’s labor law was amended to include a requirement that employers provide a private space and break time during the day for breastfeeding  mothers to express milk for their child? It’s a tough economy.  Vermont workplaces need lower health care costs,  lower turnover rates, lower absenteeism rates, and [...]

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By Diane Lamb, University of Vermont Extension nutrition specialist
Red juicy strawberries, crunchy peas, colorful lush salad greens, round or icicle shaped radishes with green tops, crinkled and curly leaves of spinach, fresh herbs, Vermont maple syrup and honey, fresh bread, meats, and flowers are just a sampling of the weekly offerings at local farmer’s market [...]

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Want to teach your kids about nutrition while having fun? You’ll love the new CD, Get Fruity, from Apple Brains (a/k/a Allen Bleyle). The Vermont native wrote most of the nusic while working as a “Nutrition Musician” for the Network for a Healthy California and at the Farm & Wilderness Camps in Plymouth. Nine of [...]

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by Dianne Lamb, Food and Nutrition Specialist with UVM Extension

Perhaps you’re looking for a quick way to use up some of your leftover Thanksgiving turkey. What could be simpler than dining on a bowl of steaming hot soup? Actually these soups can be made from leftover chicken too.
A hearty soup, made with veggies and meat, [...]

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Here’s some advice from Kristen, a PA mom who had such crispy kids in cold weather she invented her own line of children’s skin care products!
1. Minimize the time spent in the bath or shower. Strange as it may seem, being in water actually sucks moisture out of the skin.
2. Also, try to use cooler [...]

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If you’re like most busy parents these days, you worry about what to feed the kids. First, you want to make sure it’s healthy. Maybe to you that means nutritious; maybe it means organic. Secondly, of course, you want the kids to actually like it! If you’re looking for some fresh ideas, there’s a new [...]

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