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The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports
We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game.
By Angela Bekkala

6 Creative School Lunches for Kids
Feeling overwhelmed or uncreative when it comes to packing healthy lunches that your kid will actually eat? These six recipes should help.
By Angela Bekkala

10 Fruits to Feast on Before Summer Ends
One of the best parts of summer is the variety of fresh produce, so make sure you don't miss any of these seasonal specialities.
By Rachel Pinn

Perfect Packable Oatmeal Bars for Summer Camp
These bars pack up easy and taste delicious!
By ACTIVEkids.com

5 Sweet Kids Treats Without the Sugar Rush
These homemade treats are satisfying, but easy on the sweet stuff.
By Jodi Danen

6 Kid-Friendly Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Introduce your child to this cultural holiday by making these fun recipes together!
By Sara Lindberg

The 10 Worst Foods to Eat After a Workout
Avoid eating these 10 foods after a workout to get the most bang for your buck.
By Jennifer Fox

New Sweet and Savory Oatmeal Recipes to Mix Up Your Morning Routine
Oatmeal is nutritious, quick to prep and has endless variations. Try these new recipes to switch things up.
By Joan Hodges

8 Cancer-Fighting Herbs and Spices
You have more cancerfighting tools at your fingertips than you realize. And they're all right inside your spice cabinet. Adds these herbs and spices
By Chrissy Wellington

How to Lose Weight While Training for a Marathon
It's a misconception that marathoners can eat copious amounts without gaining weight. Losing weight while training for 26.2 is tricky but doable; lear
By Greg Strosaker

Top 5 Herbs for Weight Loss
Add these herbs to your diet to help improve your metabolism, clean up your digestion, and shed some pounds.
By James Penn

The 10 Worst Foods to Eat After a Workout
Avoid eating these 10 foods after a workout to get the most bang for your buck.
By Jennifer Fox

10 Easy Ways to Prevent Nutritional Deficiencies
Nutritional deficiencies are damaging for your overall health but can often go undetected. Cover all your bases with these important tips.
By Dr. Susan Maples

The Pre-Race Meal
No meal is more important than the one before a race. Eating the right meal at the right time ensures that all your hard training doesn't go to waste.
By Matt Fitzgerald

5 Liver Health Tips for Weight Loss
Support your liver with these five tips that will also help you lose weight and boost energy.
By Vanessa Rodriguez, R.H.N

Runners: Electrolytes and When to Replace Them
Electrolytes. They keep your body running like a welloiled machine. So how do runners know when they're getting low and what's the best way to replac
By Gail Olson

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The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game. By Angela Bekkala

6 Creative School Lunches for Kids Feeling overwhelmed or uncreative when it comes to packing healthy lunches that your kid will actually eat? These six recipes should help. By Angela Bekkala

10 Fruits to Feast on Before Summer Ends One of the best parts of summer is the variety of fresh produce, so make sure you don't miss any of these seasonal specialities. By Rachel Pinn

Perfect Packable Oatmeal Bars for Summer Camp These bars pack up easy and taste delicious! By ACTIVEkids.com

5 Sweet Kids Treats Without the Sugar Rush These homemade treats are satisfying, but easy on the sweet stuff. By Jodi Danen

6 Kid-Friendly Cinco de Mayo Recipes Introduce your child to this cultural holiday by making these fun recipes together! By Sara Lindberg

The 10 Worst Foods to Eat After a Workout Avoid eating these 10 foods after a workout to get the most bang for your buck. By Jennifer Fox

New Sweet and Savory Oatmeal Recipes to Mix Up Your Morning Routine Oatmeal is nutritious, quick to prep and has endless variations. Try these new recipes to switch things up. By Joan Hodges

8 Cancer-Fighting Herbs and Spices You have more cancerfighting tools at your fingertips than you realize. And they're all right inside your spice cabinet. Adds these herbs and spices By Chrissy Wellington

How to Lose Weight While Training for a Marathon It's a misconception that marathoners can eat copious amounts without gaining weight. Losing weight while training for 26.2 is tricky but doable; lear By Greg Strosaker

Top 5 Herbs for Weight Loss Add these herbs to your diet to help improve your metabolism, clean up your digestion, and shed some pounds. By James Penn

The 10 Worst Foods to Eat After a Workout Avoid eating these 10 foods after a workout to get the most bang for your buck. By Jennifer Fox

10 Easy Ways to Prevent Nutritional Deficiencies Nutritional deficiencies are damaging for your overall health but can often go undetected. Cover all your bases with these important tips. By Dr. Susan Maples

The Pre-Race Meal No meal is more important than the one before a race. Eating the right meal at the right time ensures that all your hard training doesn't go to waste. By Matt Fitzgerald

5 Liver Health Tips for Weight Loss Support your liver with these five tips that will also help you lose weight and boost energy. By Vanessa Rodriguez, R.H.N

Runners: Electrolytes and When to Replace Them Electrolytes. They keep your body running like a welloiled machine. So how do runners know when they're getting low and what's the best way to replac By Gail Olson

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The Best Team Snacks for Kids' Sports
We're rounding up the best fresh, whole foods to help your kid's team refuel and hydrate when it's your week to bring snacks after the game.
By Angela Bekkala

6 Creative School Lunches for Kids
Feeling overwhelmed or uncreative when it comes to packing healthy lunches that your kid will actually eat? These six recipes should help.
By Angela Bekkala

10 Fruits to Feast on Before Summer Ends
One of the best parts of summer is the variety of fresh produce, so make sure you don't miss any of these seasonal specialities.
By Rachel Pinn

Perfect Packable Oatmeal Bars for Summer Camp
These bars pack up easy and taste delicious!
By ACTIVEkids.com

5 Sweet Kids Treats Without the Sugar Rush
These homemade treats are satisfying, but easy on the sweet stuff.
By Jodi Danen

6 Kid-Friendly Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Introduce your child to this cultural holiday by making these fun recipes together!
By Sara Lindberg

The 10 Worst Foods to Eat After a Workout
Avoid eating these 10 foods after a workout to get the most bang for your buck.
By Jennifer Fox

New Sweet and Savory Oatmeal Recipes to Mix Up Your Morning Routine
Oatmeal is nutritious, quick to prep and has endless variations. Try these new recipes to switch things up.
By Joan Hodges

8 Cancer-Fighting Herbs and Spices
You have more cancerfighting tools at your fingertips than you realize. And they're all right inside your spice cabinet. Adds these herbs and spices
By Chrissy Wellington

How to Lose Weight While Training for a Marathon
It's a misconception that marathoners can eat copious amounts without gaining weight. Losing weight while training for 26.2 is tricky but doable; lear
By Greg Strosaker

Top 5 Herbs for Weight Loss
Add these herbs to your diet to help improve your metabolism, clean up your digestion, and shed some pounds.
By James Penn

The 10 Worst Foods to Eat After a Workout
Avoid eating these 10 foods after a workout to get the most bang for your buck.
By Jennifer Fox

10 Easy Ways to Prevent Nutritional Deficiencies
Nutritional deficiencies are damaging for your overall health but can often go undetected. Cover all your bases with these important tips.
By Dr. Susan Maples

The Pre-Race Meal
No meal is more important than the one before a race. Eating the right meal at the right time ensures that all your hard training doesn't go to waste.
By Matt Fitzgerald

5 Liver Health Tips for Weight Loss
Support your liver with these five tips that will also help you lose weight and boost energy.
By Vanessa Rodriguez, R.H.N

Runners: Electrolytes and When to Replace Them
Electrolytes. They keep your body running like a welloiled machine. So how do runners know when they're getting low and what's the best way to replac
By Gail Olson

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