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Cutting Grocery Costs without Cutting Nutrition
Simple, healthy, and affordable ways to weather the rising price of food
by Karen Collins, R.D., American Institute of Cancer Research
Grocery prices are projected to increase again in 2008 – that’s following 2007’s highest annual increase in 17 years. But surviving these tough economic times doesn’t have to mean sacrificing good nutrition. Some simple strategies can help you cut food costs and eat more healthfully, too.
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Kids make a difference in the war on hunger
Christian group uses young volunteers to distribute food worldwide
If you sometimes get the feeling kids today only care about themselves, then maybe you should take a road trip to Brighton, Iowa, where a few nights each month dozens of children, heck, even teenagers, roll up their sleeves, don hair nets and go to work making meals for for hungry children thousands of miles away.
"It's changing them on the inside," says Don Fields. "Every one of these kids will want to come back and do this again."
Don Fields launched this operation two years ago, after a mission trip with his wife to Honduras. It's part of a national Christian program called Kids Against Hunger.
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10 Tips for Improving Your Family's Eating Habits
With today’s busy lifestyles, families don’t always eat as healthfully as we would like. But by practicing healthy eating habits at home, you can make it easier for your family to eat right. Try these 10 tips designed to encourage healthy eating habits:
1. Be a good food role model. Telling children to eat nutritious foods is one thing — showing them is better. If you offer nutritious foods regularly — and if they see you eating them — your children likely will learn to like them.
2. Serve a variety of fruits and vegetables daily. In addition to bananas and apples, try something new like kiwi or papaya. Add vegetables to stir fries or casseroles.
3. Schedule a snack time and stick to it. Space snacks at least two to three hours before a meal.
4. Involve kids in meal planning and preparation. Children often will eat foods they help plan and prepare.
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BrainPOP
BrainPOP is a pioneering developer of engaging, animated content that motivates
and inspires children to learn. BrainPOP movies cover everything from the
Underground Railroad to the atomic model to Shakespeare. Interactive quizzes for
assessment and enrichment materials like experiments and creative activities
supplement the movies. Topics, aligned with state and national education
standards and searchable by state standards, are grouped within the subjects of
Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health, Technology and Arts and Music.
The ever-expanding library consists of more than 600 movies for grades 3-12. Per
subscription.
• Science
• Social Studies
• English
• Math
• Arts & Music
• Health
• Technology
CoolMath.com
Explore this amusement park of mathematics. Have fun with interactive activities
and games for kids like Lemonade Stand and Arithmattack! There's even stuff for
parents and teachers too.
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Need low-cost health insurance? Protect your family with the right coverage at prices you can afford.
Kids.gov
Kids.gov is the official kids' portal for the U.S. government. It links to over
1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational
organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids. Explore,
learn, and have fun!
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Grades K-5
Arts, Computers, Fun Jobs, Fun Stuff/Games, Government, Health & Safety, Math &
Numbers, Money, Science, Social Studies, State Websites.
Grades 6-8
Arts, Careers, Computers & Technology, Fun Stuff/Games, Government, Health,
Fitness, and Safety, Math, Money, Science, Social Studies, State Websites.
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Social Studies, American History
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Government, Making Laws
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Catch a Counterfeit
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Putting DNA to Work
Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences
The mission of the Marian Koshland Science Museum is to engage the general
public in current scientific issues that impact their lives. The museum’s
state-of-the-art exhibits, public programs, and educational programs provide
information that stimulates discussion and provides insight into how science
supports decision-making.
DNA can be used to detect diseases, improve crops, or catch criminals. The information in DNA sequences has been harnessed for a multitude of tasks, but how is DNA put to work?
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Physics
National Science Foundation
Physics begins wiht the everyday physical world around us - the blue of the sky, the colors of the rainbow, the fall of an apple, the motion of the moon. What's happening here? Why do things work this way?
Physics goes on to give us many answers - along with a rich and detailed account of things like force, motion, gravity, heat, light, electricity and magnetism: the mechanisms that actually give rise to the everyday world
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Offers a bird's-eye view of the great challenges in physics today.
Read about
self organization, network theory, superconductivity, superfluidity, supersolids,
quantum mechanics, quantum computing, quantum cryptography, nonlinear equations,
chaos theory, the human genome, human consciousness, fundamental forces, grand
unified theories, Higgs field, string theory, loop quantum gravity, supernovae,
cosmic microwave background, neutrinos, dark energy, & cosmic rays.
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Decoding the Past: The Work of Archaeologists
Introduces students to archaeology -- the study of material remains to learn
about past human experiences. This lesson (Grades 3-8) discusses the challenges
of an archaeologist: locating a site that will yield clues about the people who
once lived there, conducting excavations, & more. Students identify "artifacts"
from a contemporary setting, describe the function of each artifact, identify
methods for dating soil layers, & interpret soil profiles. (SI)
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Your Child Unique Learning
Many children have a dominant learning style, a preferred way of learning and
acting. By tapping into your child's personality and understanding the lens
through which he or she best relates to the world, you can help build a
foundation of success and self-confidence, as well as an increased desire to
learn.
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School-Aged
Activities & information for your little preschoolers on KidSource.com.
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Teens
Activities & information for your K-12 kids on KidSource.com.
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Evil Genius
by Catherine Jinks
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Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers.
Now he’s fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, misinformation, forgery, and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon.
Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart he’s a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies for the first time. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot?
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Mama, I'll Give Your The World
by Roni Schotter
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For one magical night, Luisa wants to make her single mother's worries disappear. Every day after school Luisa goes to Walter's World of Beauty to watch her mama work— cutting, coloring, and curling customer's hair, transforming them into the images of their dreams. Mama works hard and hardly ever smiles, but when she does, she is the prettiest flower in all the World. At the end of each day, she puts her tip money in a special envelopes for Luisa—the envelope marked "college." She wants to give her daughter the world—but Luisa has plans of her own. It's Mama's birthday and, for one night, she wants to make Mama smile... the way she smiles in an old photograph of her dancing at a place called Roseland.
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9 Cash-Saving Tips That Pay Big Bucks
complaintsboard.com
The expression "a penny saved is a penny earned" doesn't cut it these days. But saving a few dollars here and there can add up...
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Try out these Thanksgiving recipes from tasteofhome
You May Have Too Much Debt But You Also Have Options
How Life Works
If you feel like you're in over your head with personal debt, you're not alone. Millions of Americans have become overextended, many as a result of easy credit and the recessions. Credit cards, medical bills, personal loans and raising interest rates do not make a good financial mix.
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Suze Orman's Recession Rescue Plan - helps you survive in times of financial crisis
OPRAH.com
Do you know what your family would do if you lost your job - or worse, your home? Financial expert Suze Orman is ready to help you
devise a recession rescue plan to survive - and possibly thrive - during this deepening financial crisis...
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Could fat babies mean fat toddlers?
A new study from Harvard Medical School found that babies who gained weight quickly had a sharply higher risk of obesity. The study
followed close to 600 babies and found those in the top quarter of weight for their length at 6 months had a 40 percent higher risk of
obesity by age 3 than smaller babies.
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The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip
By Tara Parker-Pope and Mark Bittman
... In his latest “How to Cook Everything” segment on the Today Show, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman makes it
surprisingly easy to cook a week’s worth of dinners with just a 10-ingredient shopping trip.
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Finding last-minute tuition money
There's still time to find funds for this semester's college tuition. But you'll have to move quickly.
By Gerri Willis
It's only a couple of weeks or even days until school begins. And if you don't think you'll be able to get a handle on your college
tuition bill, here with your guide to last minute money.
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Short-term Payday Loans
econ4u.org
...Which are more expensive, late fees or short-term loans?...
A short-term payday loan can be a better option than overdraft fees, reconnect fees, late payment fees or a damaged credit rating when
the loan is repaid promptly. However, these loans are not suited for longer repayment periods...
Being realistic about budgeting can help avoid the need for short-term borrowing.
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Your Just-in-Case Emergency Plan
by RealSimple
Who do you call if you can't make it home in time to meet the kids' bus? Who do
you trust to take in your mail when you're on vacation? Who do you trust with
the extra set of keys to your house?
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How to save $10,000 in 2009
By Liz Pulliam Weston
If you were hoping for a list of small tweaks you could make in your spending to save $10,000 a year, sorry. The reality is that
$10,000 is a lot of money. And saving big money usually means making big changes in the areas where we spend the most, such as:
Housing, Transportation, Food.
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The Super, Sexy, Single Mom on a Budget
by Renee Rayles
A quick reference guide designed for the busy, single mom who has
little time to read while running the mom taxi, cooking dinner, helping with homework, and trying to fit in a date night every now and
then.
32 and Counting? Finding Your Happily Ever After Today
by Gi Gi
The author talks about the struggles a single mom goes through and the discovery that you can have HEAT (Happily Ever After Today) just
as you are, being single, taking care of your kids...
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Single Mothers &
Male Role-Models / Mentors
Single mothers carry an enormous load of responsibility, especially those having sole and/or primary custody of minor children. They
nourish, they nurture, they teach, they discipline, they shelter, they protect, and they provide… all without the assistance of another
equally-invested adult.
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Your 5-minute guide to protecting your identity
20 steps to protect yourself from identity theft, and seven ways to clean up things if you become a victim.
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TheOnlineMom.com offers parents and consumers a guide to the top-rated, age-appropriate, kid-tested and parent-approved tech toys and gifts.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney
For those wondering why tween boys don’t read very much, the answer is that more books aren’t like this...
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What to get the kids? Think outside the toy box
You can find non-toxic dolls and cars, but there are other options, too
by Victoria Clayton, MSNBC contributor
Dangerous dolls, trains and other lead-tainted toys. Beads that metabolize into "date-rape" drugs. It's enough to ruin Christmas for any parent stressing over what's left to buy the tots this year.
After the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall of these and many other toys, moms like Stephanie Gonzalez just don't know what to think. "I’m assuming this is mostly about China," says Gonzalez, who lives in the Los Angeles area. “They must be using the most low-cost, bad-for-you products and chemicals because everything is so cheap.”
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AMERICA'S WORST RESTAURANTS FOR KIDS REVEALED
Eat This, Not That! Authors Grade 43 National Chains; 6 Receive an "F"
New York (August 1, 2008)
A year-long study of children's meals has revealed vast dietary differences among America's favorite fast-food and sit-down chain restaurants... and discovered that many of America's most popular chain restaurants are nutritional nightmares for America's children.
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7 Secrets to Raising a Happy Child
What Makes a Child Happy?
We all want the same things for our kids. We want them to grow up to love and be loved, to follow their dreams, to find success. Mostly, though, we want them to be happy. But just how much control do we have over our children's happiness? My son, Jake, now 7, has been a rather somber child since birth, while my 5-year-old, Sophie, is perennially sunny. Jake wakes up grumpy. Always has. Sophie, on the other hand, greets every day with a smile. Evident from infancy, their temperaments come, at least in part, from their genes. But that doesn't mean their ultimate happiness is predetermined, assures Bob Murray, PhD, author of Raising an Optimistic Child: A Proven Plan for Depression-Proofing Young Children -- for Life (McGraw-Hill).
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