Welcome to a new category of my blog simply called ‘Healthy Tips.” Many times, when I write articles for various publications, I need to find sources for the story. Recently, I wrote an article for Yahoo Shine (click here) about keeping kids healthy. I was looking for experts and parents to chime in and give their favorite ‘tips’ to help kids (and their families) lead a healthy lifestyle.

The feedback for the story was amazing. The sources had some fantastic points of view that could not be ignored, and I thought their opinions should be viewed on the Your Health Journal web site.

So, enjoy my new series, with some ‘great’ insight from some ‘great’ people giving exceptional and educational points of view.

“What¹s behind a label? Both parents and children should learn how to decipher a food label, so parents can stock the fridge with healthy snacks and kids can learn how to make health choices! Green flags for food labels include all-natural, organic, low in sodium, and high in protein (tip for kids- the shorter list the better!). Red food label flags include dyes, food coloring and high fructose corn syrup.”

– Heather Stouffer of organic Mom Made Foods.