Kids need lots of energy to run, jump, play, and do their schoolwork.  And just like adults, it’s important for them to keep their body fueled with small meals and snacks throughout the day.  The problem:  too many snacks can mean too many calories.

Kids and calories are the reason my September newsletter includes a story on nutritious snacks like raw nut butter spread on apple slices and ‘ants on a log’...which is nut butter spread on celery with dotted with ‘ants’ that are actually raisins. 

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Easy Raw Food Recipes Turn Moms Into Health Superheroes

Posted on June 13 2011 | (0) Comments
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Welcome.  Or if you’ve visited my blog before, welcome back.  

I wanted to pick up where I left off in my last post talking about my interview with Best of You Today.  Or, perhaps it would be more accurate to say I want to zero in on one aspect of easy raw food recipes that I think is of particular interest to one very active part of the BOYT community and the raw food movement:  moms.

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Trying to get kids to eat anything can be a real uphill battle.  And when the word ‘healthy’ is attached, the work gets twice as hard.  But I’ve found a way to turn kids on to eating healthy fresh fruits and fresh vegetables.  The trick is to let them prepare their own raw food recipes. 

In my original cookbook Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 and my follow-up dessert cookbook Raw for Dessert, there are tons of recipes that even the youngest child can be enjoying making and eating.  Without no danger from boiling water, stovetop burners, or a hot oven to content with, welcoming kids into the kitchen is stress-free and fun.

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