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How to Create a Healthy Meal Plan for the Week

The Backbone of Your Healthy Meal Plan For the vast majority of adults, these practical tips should be the backbone of your meal plan: A range of fruits and vegetables Whole grain carbohydrates (brown rice, brown bread, millet, bulgar wheat, etc) Fermented food such as kefir, kimchi, and sauerkraut Unsaturated fats such as extra virgin […]

How to Teach Your Kid to Read at Home

Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonological Awareness Before learning how to teach your kids to read, let me first discuss some quick terminology. Have you heard to terms phonics, phonemic awareness, and/or phonological awareness? Likely, you have not unless you’re an elementary school teacher like me. These terms are often difficult to decipher from one another […]