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FOUR HEALTHY NUT BUTTER NIBBLES

With all three of my children, I was so paranoid about the danger of peanut allergies, I gave each of them their first taste of peanut butter while parked in front of their pediatrician’s office. There they’d be, strapped into their car seat, on the receiving end of a teaspoonful of peanut butter. Then we [...]

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DIY MICROWAVE POPCORN

DIY MICROWAVE POPCORN

Popcorn was my dietary staple for much of college. If only I’d known this little trick: Do-it-yourself microwave popcorn. The DIY version has none of the artificial flavors, colors or chemicals present in store-bought varieties. It’s also cheaper and produces less environmental waste. Here’s how it works: Into a standard brown paper lunch bag put [...]

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WANT THEM TO EAT SPINACH? PUT IT IN A PIE

It was only recently that I realized my friend Cynthia, a mother of three whom I have known for a good five years now, really doesn’t cook. Like, at all. Having a husband with skills in the kitchen and reliable take-out options on speed dial, she’s got it covered. Clever girl. So when she told [...]

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