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USDA: Helping your Overweight Child

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How can you prevent childhood obesity or help your overweight child bring his weight into a healthy range? To answer this question, the USDA and the Weight-control Information Network (WIN) have provided some palatable tips.The three ideas you want to keep in mind to combat obesity are healthy eating, exercise, and social support. Healthy Eating …

August 22, 2012

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Agua…H20…Water!

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Did you know that children are supposed to drink 1.5 to 2 liters of water per day? As adults, we know that drinking water is important for a clear complexion, digestion, weight loss, etc. But, many of us don’t even consider the fact that our toddlers need water for the very same reasons. Just because…

August 17, 2012

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Product Review: The Good Bean

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One of The Creative Kitchen’s most-favored after school snacks is The Good Bean! The Good Bean’s are intensely delicious dry roasted chickpeas that are tossed with tasty spices! The chickpeas are packed with intense nutrition – for a healthy waistline, and for sustained energy. They are gluten-free, nut-free, cholesterol-free, low-fat, low in carbohydrates, nothing over-engineered,…

August 15, 2012

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A Mouthful from The Creative Kitchen: 10 Snack Mixes

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Kids want sweet, salt and crunch. You want them to eat better. Here, are 10 formulas for both! Kids (and adults) will go nuts for these easy snack mixes. Bonus: They’re all less than 125 calories per serving, and have enough fiber to keep those kiddos full until dinnertime and chances are you already have most…

August 13, 2012

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End of Summer Playdates

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the creative kitchen™ End of Summer Play Date fun. Host a Play Date With The Creative Kitchen! With the fun-filled days of summer coming to an end, and school around the corner, many kids find August filled with bittersweet feelings. Take advantage of every last summer day and plan some special August playdates – and pack them delicious activities with kitchen creativity! In the New York area, The Creative…

August 10, 2012

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Featured Little Chef Recipe: Top Tomatoe

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Our Featured Little Chef Recipe is a special recipe chosen from the recipes that our little chefs submit. This week The Creative Kitchen’s featured little chef is Agatha, and her recipe is for a delicious Top Tomato. Want your child to be the next featured little chef? Send your child’s hand written recipe to: The…

August 9, 2012

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Fall Class Schedule

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This fall, learn how to make fun and flavorful kids’ lunches in our cooking classes! Join us at some of the most popular kid’s spots in New York City including City Treehouse and Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center, Karma Kids Yoga, J&R Jr.! The Creative Kitchen is cooking up fun all around Manhattan! Take your…

August 7, 2012

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Product Review: Target Thermos Lunch Boxes

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Target’s Back to School Thermos lunch boxes come in three engine revving vehicle shapes: a firetruck, police car, and a dump truck! The Creative Kitchen loves these lunch boxes because they are PVC free, have PEVA linings, and each lunchbox has superior quality closed cell polyethylene foam insulation, which helps keep food fresh. The lunch…

August 7, 2012

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Product Review:Kind Bars

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Be kind to your body, grab a KIND bar! KIND is a brand of delicious, all natural foods made from ingredients you can see & pronounce.® The Creative Kitchen loves its lines of snack bars, KIND Fruit & Nut®, KIND PLUS™, and KIND Nuts & Spices, as well as its line of 100% Whole Grain…

August 5, 2012

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Recipe: Olympus Greek Yogurt Banana Toffee Fudge

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The Creative Kitchen loves a scrumptious treat that is nutritious and simple to make! This recipe can be whipped-up in a matter of minutes and can be stored in the fridge, so it is ready to go for an afternoon snack. Our favorite part is that it is made with nutrient-rich ingredients like bananas,…

August 1, 2012

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