Childhood obesity: Focus on habits, not the scale
Ask any parent what they want for their kids and you tend to get the same answer. Healthy. Confident. Happy. September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, which makes it a good moment to talk about something that affects millions of American homes. Here is where we...
Eating with the seasons: Why fall produce deserves a spot on your plate
The first signs of fall often show up in the produce aisle before they appear anywhere else. Watermelons make way for pumpkins, apples fill the bins, and squash in every shape and size return to our dinner tables. As the kids head back to school and the pace of summer...
The last grill of summer: How to send it off safely
It’s hard to believe Labor Day weekend is already here, and if you are like me, you are probably wondering where the summer went. It feels like we were just watching Fourth of July fireworks, and suddenly we are surrounded by back-to-school ads and pumpkin spice...
Switching gears as we bid farewell to summer
There is a very specific feeling that hits us every year around this time. The mornings start to feel a little different, the light changes, and somewhere in the back of our minds a switch flips that says summer is ending and it is time to get serious again. If we...
