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Tag Archives: Burlington
April Showers Bring May Flowers…and Fruits and Veggies, too!
Now that spring is here, it’s a perfect time to enjoy some of the healthy and nutritious local foods available to us. Local foods tend to be fresher, are seasonal and taste better! At April’s SMArt Kids’ SMA in Burlington, … Continue reading
Posted in Pediatrics
Tagged adolescents, Burlington, children, community supported agriculture, CSA, eating well, exercise, farmers markets, healthy eating, healthy eating habits, healthy lifestyle, local farms, pediatric care, Shared Medical Appointment, SMArt Kids, weight management, Winchester, Wright-Locke Farm
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SMArt Kids Practice Mindful Eating
The SMArt Kids convened for our March SMA to learn about mindfulness and its importance in regard to eating healthy. We were fortunate to be joined by our Harvard Vanguard Burlington Behavioral Health colleague, Chip Wilder. Chip taught the group … Continue reading
Eating out the SMArt Kids’ Way
Despite the distractions of Valentine’s Day and school vacation week, the SMArt Kids returned to our recent SMA motivated and focused on our SMArt Kids’ goals. As usual, we reviewed all of the SMArt Kids goals but focused on the … Continue reading
Veggies and the Super Bowl DO go together!
Make 2013 the year of the vegetable! To bring that idea home, the SMArt kids prepared a delicious and nutritious Super Bowl Snack Salad, spearheaded by Linda Germaine-Miller, our SMArt Kids nutritionist. See below for Linda’s other healthy snack alternatives … Continue reading
SMArt Kids are Active Kids
With the winter rapidly approaching, we decided to highlight the importance of exercise in our recent SMArt Kids’ shared medical appointment (SMA). Many of our SMArt Kids have already done a great job with this goal: one SMArt kid swims … Continue reading
SMArt Kids eat a good breakfast every day
At our recent November SMA, Linda Germaine-Miller, our nutritionist, helped the kids prepare a tasty, easy, and nutritious breakfast burrito that the kids enjoyed making as well as eating – and will hopefully make again at home. Here’s the recipe:
Welcome Back, SMArt Kids!
At our recent September SMA, we had many new SMArt Kids plus a great showing of recent graduates. The returning patients reported on their summer successes and did a stellar job showing our new participants the ropes. We reviewed our … Continue reading
Congratulations to our 2012 Reader’s Choice Winners
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates is very proud to announce that several of our practices, doctors, optical shops and pharmacies – as well as several of the other Atrius Health medical groups – have been recognized on Wicked Local’s 2012 Reader’s … Continue reading
Posted in News & Info
Tagged best doctors, Braintree, Burlington, Chelmsford, Concord, Concord Hillside Medical Associates, Dedham, Dedham Medical Associates, doctor awards, Harvard, Medford, Peabody, Reader's Choice, Somerville, South Shore Medical Center, Southboro Medical Group, top doctors, Watertown, West Roxbury, Wicked Local
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A supportive approach for children with food allergies
My son was 4 when he had a severe allergic reaction to a chocolate bar with walnuts in it. Around that time, I was completing my second year of training as a pediatric allergist and was already very interested in … Continue reading
