LiveWell Family Resource Kit: Helping families be healthy and save money

By Guest Blogger Corey Herskowitz, LiveWell program associate

In my house growing up, dinner with my brother and sister consisted of pizza on Wednesday’s, Chinese food on Sunday’s, fast food once or twice a week and countless TV dinners. With no hesitation, we were downing thousands of empty calories and getting an early start on the highway to heart disease and diabetes. Really though, what child would question pizza and french fries? My sister never did and she was borderline obese and had high cholesterol - in fourth grade! Not to mention the ridicule she went through as an overweight teen.

LiveWell: Healthy Lifestyles to Last the Holidays

By Guest Blogger Janet Hinkel

From Thanksgiving to Christmas I eat my favorite foods, rich, hearty, delicious and local – maple-sweetened pies, local apples and pears, the last of the kale and spinach from the fields, free-range meats that are lean and flavorful, squash in all shapes and sizes, organic heavy cream from New York dairy farmers, and steaming, fresh, whole grain bread from the small bakery around the corner.

I love late-harvest, holiday food; I dread the weight gain. What’s a food-loving, health-nut to do?

Make Your (Healthy) Voice Heard!

By Suzanne Kashuba

If you do something good, tell people about it! I’ve always believed it’s important to set an example for young people. But it’s amazing what young people can do to set an example for their peers when they are truly passionate about a cause.