Your kid can have the coolest lunch box in the cafeteria, but filling it with unhealthy lunch choices is not doing them any favors.
Start your kids off right this school year by packing school lunches with nutritious foods that taste good. Instead of a sandwich on white bread, bag of chips and cookies, try these better choices for your child’s lunch box.
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Your kid can have the coolest lunch box in the cafeteria, but filling it with unhealthy lunch choices is not doing them any favors.
Start your kids off right this school year by packing school lunches with nutritious foods that taste good. Instead of a sandwich on white bread, bag of chips and cookies, try these better choices for your child’s lunch box.
Make wraps with whole wheat tortillas Read more ... 
Going back to school is a big transition, and it can zap kids of their energy, especially during the first few weeks as they’re changing from a summer schedule to a school routine.
One way to help them through the day is to provide after-school snacks that’ll give them an energy boost but not spoil their supper. Here are some of our favorite options:
Serve vegetables or pita chips with hummus 
Heading out for a swim this weekend? Come on in, the water’s fine. But first, brush up on these water safety tips from the Red Cross.
Beach Safety
Protect your skin. Limit the amount of direct sunlight you receive between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Wear a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15.
Wear foot protection. Many times, people’s feet can get burned from the 
If a reservation is your favorite thing to make for dinner, but you don’t want to leave your healthy eating habits at home, be prepared before you head out. When you scan a restaurant menu’s nutritional info, you may be astonished. Salads with more calories than burgers, entrees jam-packed with sodium, and over 1000 calories in almost every meal—what’s a healthy eater to do?
No worries. 
Canceling the gym member ship you never use? Running is all the rage, and even as the summer heat swelters, you can bet that runners will still be pounding the pavement and competing in 5Ks, marathons and other racing events. It’d be nice if there really was a chill pill.
Until one comes along, here’s how to stay cool if you’re a runner trying to acclimate to soaring temps and dangerous heat 
Spring is in the air and along with it, pollen and other allergens, ready to wreak havoc on immune and respiratory systems everywhere. If you suffer from spring allergies, you may already be armed with the proper medications like Claritin (Save $4.00 now). Here are other ways to reduce allergies:
Wear glasses or sunglasses when outdoors. Covering your eyes protects them from pollen and other irritants,