Not just any Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe: Gluten-Free Quinoa Cookies (video and printable recipe)

Gluten-Free Quinoa Cookies

Welcome to Money Saving Parent! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to receive daily email updates. You can also join us on Facebook! Thanks for visiting! Disclosure:   I received no compensation for this post, I just thought you may enjoy it.  Please note this recipe has been shared with permission. While we (Continue Reading…);

Action for Healthy Kids offers Grants for Better School Health

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Action for Healthy Kids is a small but growing non- profit organization with an important mission: To improve the health and well- being of children in the United States, through exercise, better diet, and improved living and schooling conditions. The organization works directly with parents, educational administrators, government officials, and others as it works to (Continue Reading…);

2013 Lions Club Safari Run Obstacle Course: Save 59% on your entry and support Houston charities

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Have you heard of the Lions Club Safari Run Obstacle Course here in Houston?   It’s coming up and if you want to participate in this fabulous fitness challenge on May 4, 2013  you can save money on your entry fee with this money saving Groupon that is available for a limited time! The 3-mile Safari (Continue Reading…);

Lysol Healthing: Helping and Healthy working together in homes and schools

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It’s April and now it’s time for April showers to bring May flowers it is also time to get some of our spring cleaning done.   We air out our houses, clean out our pantries, closets, garages and get ready for the upcoming summer as we spend more time out and about.   But spring (Continue Reading…);

Change.org Works to Empower the Individual

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Do you have a cause or concern that you place in high regard? Do you want to search for like- minded people with similar interests in promoting your cause but are not sure where to turn? If this sounds like you, then consider a web site visit to Change.org, the online service for activist- minded (Continue Reading…);

Research study shows correlation between consumption of sugary drinks and premature death

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Sugar- laden soft drinks are something to avoid and based on a research study presented at an American Heart Association meeting on March 19, 2013, soft drink consumption can easily shorten ones’ life span. Based on research data from 2010, the study concluded that there is a link between development of specific diseases and soft (Continue Reading…);

10 Unique Uses for Vick’s

10 Unique Uses for Vick’s

Two DIY beauty recipes from new television show ‘What Would Julieanna Do?’

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Two DIY beauty recipes from new television show ‘What Would Julieanna Do?’ Moisturizing Face Mask and Hair Growth Stimulating Treatment

U.S. Department of Agriculture Proposes Stricter School Snacking Guidelines

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture just recently announced a new set of proposals governing the snacks and other foods sold in public schools. The new requirements would place greater restrictions on the sale of junk foods (high calorie foods with little nutritional value) and require that vending machines offer food and drink with at least (Continue Reading…);

Does good sportsmanship cause the flu?

Boys and girls in their sports gear rush out onto the field or court after the game and exhibit the age old practice of handshakes, fist bumps or high fives. It’s the height of flu season and families are taking whatever steps they can to prevent the flu. For some this means flu “shots,” while (Continue Reading…);

Ginormous savings with coupons new for January!

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From Coupons.com From Smart Source Saving Star

Free consultation at Curves

You’re just three quick steps away from burning more fat than diet alone! This year, be the star in your own Success Story. Every day, women who thought they couldn’t get fit find out that they can at Curves. Burn up to 500 calories with our 30-minute workout, which combines strength training and cardio for (Continue Reading…);

Facing the facts: Long-term care and our aging parents

“I’ve always known that when your dad and I get old, that you will be the one to take care of us. I can see your kids pushing our wheelchairs.” Scary words coming from your 60 something year old parent’s mouth aren’t they?  It seems that sometimes I just can’t picture my parents being in (Continue Reading…);

Review and giveaway: Should we do vaccines for ‘The Greater Good?’ (Ends Dec. 7)

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The last time I took one of my daughter’s to the doctor for her yearly check up I was told she was due for six – count them SIX vaccinations. How can this be? I’m not a bad mom or forgetful. I stay on top of their medical records and check ups. But SIX vaccinations (Continue Reading…);

The Edible Schoolyard Project: A New and Innovative Approach to Education

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Children’s health in the United States is on the decline overall and poor eating habits are largely to blame. Parents may try their best to monitor their children’s eating at home, but what a child consumes at school is often determined by the administrators in charge of selecting the lunch menu. Students will tell you (Continue Reading…);