kids

Are You Flushing Your Baby Wipes Down the Toilet? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t

Are You Flushing Your Baby Wipes Down the Toilet? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t

Sanitary wipes are causing a crisis in sewer processing plants in New York City and urban areas across the country, according to reports from the New York Times, Washington Post and Bloomberg News. Sanitary wipes are causing a crisis in sewer processing plants. Photo credit: Shutterstock The wipes, which consumers—especially parents of babies and young children—have […]

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    How to Get Your Kids to Eat Superfoods

    How to Get Your Kids to Eat Superfoods

    The inherent pickiness of children’s eating habits can pose challenges for parents every step of the way—we’re constantly brainstorming new ways to add healthy ingredients to meals, and present those healthy ingredients in ways that will convince kids to eat them. When it comes to superfoods—whole grains, legumes, nuts and vegetables with high amounts of […]

    Grainwashing—Organic Vs. Natural Cereal

    Grainwashing—Organic Vs. Natural Cereal

    Healthy Child Healthy World By Janelle Sorensen Like many other consumers, I used to think that if I shopped at the local co-op or in the natural section of the grocery store, I couldn’t go wrong. I could relinquish my fears of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and pesticides and breeze through my grocery shopping without […]