Articles tagged with: back to school
“She’s got a one-a-day lunch
good for all the bunch, yeah,
hot lunch!”
— Fame (1980)
Though it’s hard to imagine right now, autumn will soon arrive with its cooler weather and kids craving heartier lunchtime fare. By then, requests for sustenance beyond the typical sandwich, fruit and drink may have pushed some parents…
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ZisBoomBah Families! We want to celebrate our one-year anniversary of winning the grand prize in Michelle Obama’s Apps for Healthy Kids competition with you. Since winning the recognition as top kids nutritional tool in the country, we have cooked up a lot more food fun for you and your ridiculously amazing kids, who we get to empower to make healthy choices every day.
Let’s celebrate with…
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Learning how to deal with comparing ourselves to others is a key part of getting through life in general, no different for kids starting back to school. This can often be more of a concern to kids than grades or other aspects of school success. Social networks, and social standing – fitting in – is absolutely crucial for kids to feel engaged in activities, including school. Who has the coolest…
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Use reusable food containers like the Colorful Klip-It Lunch Cube and reusable snack baggies like the darling Lunchskins
- Buy yogurt, applesauce, nuts, chips, carrots, etc. in bulk instead of single serve packs so you can use your cute containers and Lunchskins
- Choose PeopleTowels or make your own cute mini napkins from old t-shirts or sheets in place of paper
Worried about what your child is served in the lunchroom? You are not alone. We speak to hundreds, if not thousands of parents throughout the year who are really concerned about their kids’ nutrition at school. To boot, just watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution is a wakeup call that has the nation’s parents on edge, wondering, ‘what can I do to save my child from having to eat this garbage?’…
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Back to School feels a lot like January – a fresh start, a chance to rethink your ways, the motivation to improve. Total tabula rasa. Neither you nor your kids have goofed anything up yet…. ahh, doesn’t it feel good? Use this renewed positive spirit to form new healthy habits for the school year that lies ahead, still untainted; or to reinstate some bygone good habits you had neglected towards…
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Who doesn’t remember the first day of school; the blend of anticipation and anxiety? For children with older siblings, that first day can be an important and long-anticipated culmination of joining the ranks of the big kids. For those returning, going back to school holds all of the past successes and failures along with uncertainty regarding the year to come. Will my teacher like me? Will there be classmates I…
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