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Heart&Stroke Healthline
August 2010
Healthline for Parents
School-safe lunches
By Alyssa Rolnick, RD

Packing a lunch your kid will actually eat can be a challenge, especially when you have to make sure lunches don't contain foods that may cause an allergic reaction in other children. Here are some helpful tips and recipe ideas to making school-safe lunches.

Kid-friendly meals
Try these new ideas for your kid's lunchbox:
Southwest bean and orzo salad and chicken and apple lettuce wraps
Features
Get back into a healthy groove
As Canadians return to regular work and school routines this September, the Heart and Stroke Foundation would like to encourage you to kick it off on a healthy footing. To help you get motivated, please read our columns on preparing heart-healthy dinners and committing to a regular physical activity program. Be sure to try our delicious recipes, too.
Healthy Living Tips
What's for dinner?
By Alyssa Rolnick, RD

Getting supper on the table after a long day at work or picking up the kids after school can be a challenge. But if you follow these easy shopping tips and cooking options, you'll be able to fast track your dinner.
New ways to get fit
By Lisa DiDomizio, CFP FIS/PTS

This is a great time of year to commit to a regular fitness routine. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced exerciser, we've got the right kind of moves to help you kick off your physical activity.
Read on for some inspirational new ways to get fit.
Foundation events & programs
Need help to achieve and maintain a healthy weight? Try the Heart&Stroke Healthy Weight Action Plan.

This fall, encourage your kids to walk and bike to school with some great ideas from our partner, Active & Safe Routes to School.

Learn the Heart Truth about women and heart disease.

Saving a life could be as simple as taking your pulse. Find out how.

On Sept. 18, celebrate Sports Day in Canada, from grassroots to high-performance levels, in communities across Canada presented by CBC Sports, ParticipACTION and True Sport.
Need help quitting?
Join the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia and Dr. Andrew Pipe for a public forum on how to quit smoking on Thursday, Sept. 16 in Halifax. Admission is free. Learn more.
Heart&Stroke Exclusive Recipes
Try these quick dinner ideas from Anne Lindsay's new cookbook, Lighthearted at Home:

•   Southwest bean and orzo salad
•   Green beans with herbs and pine nuts
•   Quick and easy spiced couscous
•   More dinner recipes...
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