April 24th, 2015 
Lynn Awhile back I posted on the Facebook page “School lunch ideas” that were gluten and dairy free. Still it’s helpful to get more ideas that can look and taste delicious and meet their nutritional needs with minimally 2 veggies, 1 fat and 1 protein.
This parent really stepped it up in presentation and in options.
40 Days of Gluten Free Lunches
Be well,
Lynn
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No Comments » October 29th, 2014 Lynn 
If you have kids, you’ll love this research.
A recent 2014 study in The Journal of the Federation of American
Societies for Experimental Biology looked at whether having
teens drink a green smoothie to start their day could improve
their health, energy, and school performance.
High schools took part in this 3-month study and they were
instructed to have a daily smoothie which provided 2 cups of
veggies (very easy to do).
The results were the following:
* Waist circumference decreased by 3% on average
* HDL (good cholesterol) increased in 25% of students
* Energy improved in 27% of students
* 10% percent had better grades
* Afternoon lethargy dropped from 35% to 22%
Not bad at all if you ask me. Just by adding in ONE green
smoothie each day!
Here are a few great green smoothie starters:
Strawberries and Cream Smoothie
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen mixed berries (the more berries you add, the more purple it looks)
1 banana
1 cup almond/coconut milk
1/4 cup fresh baby spinach
Pineapple Upside Down
2 cups fresh spinach
2 cups almond milk, unsweetened
1 cup pineapple
1 cup cherries, pitted*
1 banana
or create your own! Do you have a successful smoothie?
Let me know.
Be well,
Lynn
(adapted from Yuri Elkaim’s blog)
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