Are You Ready For the TruMoo Switcheroo?

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Every time we go to the grocery store, Milk is always at the top of our shopping list, no matter what. The funny thing is that I don't drink milk and my fiance rarely does either. So that leaves the girls, and between the two - Jade drinks the most. I often say that Jade has a milk addiction, and even though it's not as extreme as it was this time last year, she still drinks alot. I've asked  her doctor a couple times if too much milk could cause a problem and even though she said no, I still worry. Jade rarely drinks just plain regular milk - It's Strawberry Milk that's stolen her heart and Chocolate makes her just as happy.

So I decided to try something new...

Instead of buying regular milk, I picked up some TruMoo Flavored Milk instead. I figured it was worth a try and since it's still milk, it can't taste that much different than what she's use to.

Lucky for my daughters, it was near Halloween and TruMoo was trying out a new flavor - Vanilla and it was Orange! As soon as Jade and Loran saw the orange milk, they were begging for a glass. I've never seen two little girls drink milk so fast in my life! The half-gallon jug of TruMoo was gone in less than 24 hours and I never heard a single complaint!

(Since the orange vanilla milk got drank so quickly, I wasn't able to snap a photo but I got one of the chocolate!)

Why TruMoo?

With 8 essential nutrients, TruMoo milk is pure and healthy. You won't find any high fructose corn syrup and each jug is sweetened with just enough sugar to make it delicious! By adding pure cocoa and fresh strawberries, TruMoo is able to get away with leaving out artificial flavors and colors! What else can you ask for?

Surprisingly enough, we haven't tried the strawberry flavor of TruMoo yet, just Vanilla and Chocolate. I'm sure that a jug of Strawberry TruMoo will be added to the shopping cart on our next grocery run since we can no longer purchase the Vanilla! (I sure hope they decide to bring back the Vanilla flavor before next Halloween, it was a huge hit with my girls!) The chocolate milk is quickly running low as we speak... So I believe it's safe to say that my TruMoo Switcheroo was a success! The girls are happy so I'm happy and it can't get much better than that.

Did you get the chance to try out TruMoo Orange Vanilla before it disappeared?

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I received a coupon for 1 free product and 4 others, from BzzAgent, to purchase TruMoo at a discount rate, in return for this review. No matter what, I always give my honest opinion, which may differ from your own. No matter the compensation, I only write about items and/or services that I have personally experienced and believe my readers will enjoy and benefit from as well. This post may contain affiliate links.

Have Fun While Learning About Germs with GIANTmicrobes

Germs, Germs, Germs!

Most of us don't think about those tiny microbes that can make us sick, until it's too late and someone has caught a cold or the flu. How do we make sure that our kids wash their hands regularly? We can't watch over them 24/7, so how we make that lesson stick?

I've been asking myself those questions lately and I believe I've figured it out! The best way to learn is to make it fun, right? Like counting Cheerios's to learn math. So what if there was something that could teach kids about germs without it "going in one ear and out the other?" Would you try it? I searched the web to see if there was anything available that could help my daughters understand the importance of avoiding germs.... without the boring lesson... and guess what I found??

The Health Pack from Giant Microbes was created to teach kids everything there is to know about the cold and flu, including on how to prevent them! By using fun learning tools, like a Handwashing Kit with a Soap dispenser, kids will get excited about learning good habits. It also includes 2 plush toys that look like tiny microbres (alot bigger of course), Giant Microbes Stickers, Mirror Cling and a Common Cold Key Chain! Don't it sound great? The Health Pack from Giant Microbes is a wonderful and useful educational tool for not only parents but teachers as well. Not to mention that it would make an amusing gift for anyone with a sense of humor or a love for science!!

Did I mention that you can get The Giant Microbes Health Pack for 40% off at Educents.com?

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Are you ready to learn about Germs?

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Tips for Preventing Cold and Flu

School is back in session and the Fall Season is just around the corner. We all know what that means, right? It's not long before the yucky Cold and Flu season will be among us as well! To help keep all of those germs out of your home, I've teamed up with Healthline to bring you some wonderful tips on how to prevent the Cold and Flu from hitting your family. I hope you find this wonderful Guest Post, from David Novak, just as useful and informative as I did since keeping our family safe and healthy is a parents first priority. Enjoy!

Unfortunately, there are no known cures for colds and flu. Since that’s the case, prevention should be your primary goal. A proactive approach to warding off colds and flu can save you a whole lot of misery during the cold and flu season, and preventing them in the first place can make your life a whole lot healthier. The most successful way for preventing the flu is to get the flu shot. It’s more effective than any other method. But if needles aren't your favorite thing, there are other natural strategies you can employ to help prevent colds and the flu:

Don’t Smoke or Drink

Statistics show that heavy smokers get more severe colds and more frequent ones. Even being around smoke significantly takes a toll on the immune system. Smoke dries out your nasal passages and paralyzes cilia. These are the delicate hairs that line the mucous membranes in your nose and lungs, and with their wavy movements, sweep cold and flu viruses out of the nasal passages. Without them, it’s known that even one cigarette can paralyze cilia for as long as an hour. Additionally, heavy smoking can also dry out your adrenal glands. So don’t smoke, and if you do, it’s vital you cut down or stop. You’ll reap the benefits for many health reasons.

Heavy alcohol use suppresses the immune system in a variety of ways. Heavier drinkers are more prone to initial infections as well as secondary complications. Alcohol also dehydrates the body, and can cause you to lose more fluids from your system than you ingest. Fluids are great for preventing colds and the flu, and without them, you are more susceptible to contracting these ailments and others. Drastically reducing your alcohol consumption will help you avoid common colds and the flu.

Exercise and Eat “Plants”

Exercise, specifically aerobic exercise, speeds up the heart to pump larger quantities of blood. This obviously makes you breathe faster to help transfer oxygen from your lungs to your blood, and it makes you sweat once your body heats up. Sweating helps eliminate viral toxins, and exercise itself increases the body's natural virus-killing cells.

Besides exercising, eating well is another proactive and preventative method to reduce the risk of cold and flu. Phytochemicals ("Phyto" means plants), are natural chemicals in plants, which give the vitamins in food a supercharged boost. Eating dark green, red, and yellow vegetables and fruits have been proven to nourish the body in a big way, which in turn, supports your immune system and fights off colds and flu.

Wash Your Hands and Avoid Your Face

Most cold and flu viruses are spread by direct contact. When someone with the flu sneezes onto his hand and then touches something like an elevator button, a keyboard or a plate, these germs can live for hours on that object, only to be picked up by the next person who touches the same object. So wash your hands often, or use hand sanitizer to thoroughly kill those surface germs. 

Germs and viruses cling to bare hands in a big way. Muffling sneezes and coughs with your hands often results in passing along your germs to others. When you feel a sneeze or cough coming, use a tissue, and then dispose of it immediately. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into the inside of your elbow.

Finally, cold and flu viruses enter your body through the mouth, eyes and nose. Touching your face is the major way people catch colds and a key way they pass colds on to others. So try not to touch your face as often as you’d like.

Don’t Be a Nervous Nelly

If you can teach yourself to relax, sometimes this is the best way to boost your immune system. There's evidence that suggests that relaxation boosts interleukin's into your bloodstream, leaders in the immune system response against cold and flu viruses. You can train yourself to relax through various relaxation techniques such as meditation, yoga or a massage. Those who can relax will change their blood chemicals, and reduce the risk of catching a flu or a cold.

Article Written By:

David Novak is a international syndicated newspaper columnist, appearing in newspapers, magazines, radio and TV around the world. His byline has appeared in GQ, National Geographic, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest, USA Today, among others, and he has appeared on The Today Show, the CBS Morning Show and Paul Harvey Radio. David is a specialist at consumer technology, health and fitness, and he also owns a PR firm and a consulting company where he and his staff focus on these industries. He is a regular contributing editor for Healthline.
For more information, visit http://contributors.healthline.com/.

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