What parents should know about the conflicting news on school food
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What parents should know about the conflicting news on school food
January 27, 2012 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments

The very same week we learned about the push to ban trans fats from Colorado school food, both at lunch and in before- and after-school snacks, another study asserted that junk food in school vending machines has no impact on students’ weight or obesity levels.
It’s confusing. Kind like all the conflicting studies about coffee [...]

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Article Archive for September 2009

Win a family four-pack of tickets to the circus!
September 2, 2009 – 12:22 am | Comments Off
Win a family four-pack of tickets to the circus!

CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER ERIN BERIGAN!
Mile High Mamas is thrilled to team up with The Greatest Show On Earth®: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Zing Zang Zoom. We are giving away a family four-pack of tickets to opening night on Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m.
The show will run at the [...]

Mom Confessions: What’s in YOUR Purse?
September 2, 2009 – 12:00 am | 16 Comments
Mom Confessions: What’s in YOUR Purse?

Guest blogger Jenna lives in Littleton with her hubby and two kids. She likes to keep things simple: love like you mean it, laugh like you are enjoying it, and live to make the most of it. She can be found blogging at Mom in Progress.
We all do it, moms. The purse clean-out. It may [...]

Colorado kids in flu trial
September 2, 2009 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
Colorado kids in flu trial

A group of Colorado children will be among the first in the world to test a swine-flu vaccine as part of a global effort to mass produce an immunization by mid-October.
A Denver physician is beginning a clinical trial this week for Novartis, one of several drug manufacturers racing to make a vaccine for the H1N1 [...]

September Free Days
September 1, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off
September Free Days

Looking to do something fun in the Denver area…for FREE!?  Check these out!
September 1: The Children’s Museum, 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver
September 5: Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver
September 6: Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, 1880 Gaylord Street, Denver.
September 11: Hudson Gardens, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.
September 13: [...]

PF Chang’s: Sword Fighting Optional
September 1, 2009 – 12:01 am | 8 Comments
PF Chang’s: Sword Fighting Optional

We have been taking our 3-year old, Claire, to restaurants for years now. We have our routine down, and we’ve adjusted it for her age. Now that she’s getting to be a little more independent, she likes to order for herself off the menu. This is extremely helpful when places have a [...]