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I made a great cheeseburger last night and I thought about you rushing around today.

How much fun would it be to set up a hamburger & salad bar and let everyone make their own creations?

All you have to do is put a bunch of stuff in bowls.

Try onions, chopped olives, chopped tomatoes, different cheeses, pickles, lettuce,  onions, broccoli, baby carrots, avocado, salsa, barbecue sauce, various salad dressings, croutons ….

My cheeseburger had barbecue sauce, mustard, chopped green olives, and red onion. It was delicious.

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Do your kids drive you crazy? Do you sometimes wonder if they were exchanged at birth with an alien infant?

What do you think would happen to them if you started feeding them like human beings instead of lab rats??

Maybe…

They’ll sleep better, and wake up easier.

They’ll have a better attention span.

They’ll have fewer behavior problems.

They’ll get better grades.

They’ll have more confidence.

They won’t have to deal with fat jokes.

They won’t be getting sick all of the time and bringing home every disease known to man. (feels like that sometimes, doesn’t it?)

Imagine a life with fewer behavior problems, fewer outbursts, temper tantrums, arguements, sick days and trips to doctor’s offices. I didn’t have time for all that nonsense when raising my daughter as a single mom. Do you?  

You’ll all be a lot happier.

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There’s a news story from the UK getting a lot of attention this morning -

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1141811/Couple-told-children-wrongfully-accused-abuse-court-battle-Europe.html

The couple was accused of child abuse and their children taken away because their youngest son had numerous small fractures in his leg. At the time they said that could have only been caused by abuse.

It was later determined that the fractures were caused by a rare case of scurvy. In other words, severe vitamin C deficiency. With bones that fragile at such a young age, I’m betting there’s a calcium deficiency too.

You can plainly see by their pictures that this family does not eat healthy.

So, while they were not guilty of beating the child, don’t you think that not giving your kids proper nutrition is also child abuse?

These kids that don’t get proper nutrition are looking at a life filled with health problems, not to mention probably ADD and behavior probelsm, and self confidence issues. Isn’t that abuse? Or would you prefer the softer word – neglect?

I do think they should be cleared of any charges of violence. But what should they do about the real issue?

Do you give the kids back without further comment?

Do you require nutrition counseling with strict follow-ups like you would in a drug abuse case?

Do you put the kids into a system where their chances might not be much better?

What do you think?

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I had to laugh on this one – so I came right over here to give you this quick tip.

I cut up a cantaloupe. Now I know that if I asked my daughter if she wanted some, she would say no.

But if you just put it on the table, guess what happens?

Yep, it’s almost gone.

Even works with broccoli.

Is it mean to trick them like that?

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This study was posted in the US Journal Pediatrics on Monday that showed that medications for five to 19 year-olds have increased at an alarming rate. Between 2002 and 2005 -

Medication for type 2 diabetes increased by 103 percent

Prescriptions for asthma increased 46.5 percent

Prescriptions for attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity leapt 40 percent and were three times more prevalent among boys than girls.

Cholesterol treatments rose 15 percent.

For 5 to 19 year olds!

Now this is a laugh – the article goes on to say this –

“Additional study is needed into the factors influencing these trends, including growth in chronic disease risk factors, greater awareness and greater affinity towards early use of drug therapy in children,” it said.

Give me a break.

Of course the real answer is quit feeding kids diets of fast foods, packaged foods, and 50 gallons of corn syrup a day and give them some real nutrition so they can grow up big and strong. But medical science can’t seem to figure that out? What’s wrong with this picture?

Anyway, you can read the whole article here –

Buzz it up. Somehow people have to get the message that their diet is killing not only them, but their kids too.

Take Care –

Carole

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