Recipes and Posts Tagged cake

Should You Eat Raw Cookie Dough?

By: Jodie Shield | 1 Comment | | Category: Adults, Babies, Kids, Seniors

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Batter up! Take your raw cookie dough licks wisely. By: Jodie Shield, RDN One of my fondest childhood holiday memories is baking sugar cookies with my mom. I loved flattening out the dough with her big wooden rolling pin, then using plastic cookie cutters to stamp out perfect stars, bells, ... more

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Healthy Birthday Cakes

By: Jodie Shield | 1 Comment | | Category: Adults, Babies, Kids, Recipe Makeovers, Teens

  By: Jodie Shield, RD A birthday party just wouldn’t be the same without a cake.  A cake signals that it’s time to sing “Happy Birthday,” make a wish, blow out the candles, and open the presents.  But while most birthday cakes are laden with sugar and fat, they don’t ... more

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How to Plan a Fun and Healthy Birthday Party for Your Child

By: Jodie Shield | 1 Comment | | Category: Adults, Kids

  By: Jodie Shield, RD All foods, even cake, ice cream, and candy, have their place in a healthy diet.   That’s the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (www.eatright.org).  Kids can eat anything they want in moderation, but they need to compensate for the extra calories elsewhere in there day.  One ... more

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