Yummy Spoonfuls coming to The
Dinner A' fare. Forum Peachtree Corners & Mall
of Georgia locations.
FREE COOKING CLASS Roswell GA
http://www.yummyspoonfuls.com/Events.htm
Yummy Spoonfuls offers 25
nutritious items in three stages:
- Creamy Yummy
(stage 1)
- Mushy Yummy
(stage 2)
- Chunky Yummy
(stage3)
Gift certificates are now
available.
Find out how to turn your next
play group into a Yummy Spoonfuls Tasting Party.
Earn
free baby food. Call 678.464.3103
Check out our connect page for
some useful resources.
Visit our helpful hint page
for a sample feeding chart.
'The proof of the pudding
is the eating'... come and TASTE the difference!
See upcoming events below.
Let’s save the planet 1 Yummy
Spoonfuls cup at a time.
Please recycle or re-use your Yummy
Spoonfuls re-sealable cups for a multitude of nifty
little ideas in and around the house. You can easily
store from paper clips, to hair barrettes and art
supplies, as well as left over food or use as a snack
portion control for your younger kid or a snack bowl to
take to school.
Our re-sealable cups fits easily in to your child’s
lunch box, use it for sauces or dips to avoid spillage
during the drive to school.
Are you planning a picnic this summer? Re-use our handy
re-sealable cups to make your out door fun more
personalized and reduce gem transfer by providing
everyone their own cup of sauce and dips with their
names boldly written on it. It can also be use for
craft projects.
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Smog Season
Safety:
How to Enjoy the
Outdoors with
Your Children
While Reducing
Exposure to
Harmful
Pollution
Rebecca Watts
Hull
Program
manager for
Mothers & Others
for Clean Air at
Georgia
Conservancy
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Early summer in
metro Atlanta means beautiful
weather, athletics tournaments,
graduation, filling swimming pools –
and smog season, which runs from May
1 to September 30. Ground-level
ozone only forms during these hot
conditions and concentrations of
fine particulate matter (PM) also
tend to be higher during the summer
months.
As temperatures rise, many take
advantage of the beautiful weather
by jogging and bicycling, enjoying
outdoor greenspace and parks and
gardening. Children are encouraged
to “go play outside!” But, because
the metro area has serious air
quality problems, it is important to
consider air pollution levels when
planning outdoor activities.
All children are particularly
sensitive to the effects of air
pollution because they take in more
air per body weight, their lungs are
still developing and they tend to
spend more active outdoor time than
adults. Along with adults who suffer
from respiratory or cardiac diseases
and the elderly, children are more
vulnerable to the negative health
effects of air pollution and
caregivers should monitor pollution
levels and consider the risks before
sending them outdoors on smog alert
days.
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What are
smog alerts?
A measure called the Air
Quality Index (AQI) rates air
pollution levels on a scale from 0
(the cleanest) to 500 (the most
polluted). The AQI recently was
adjusted due to the strengthening of
the federal standard for ozone in
March 2008. As a result, smog alerts
this year will be more frequent to
better reflect what scientists
believe to be unhealthy
concentrations of ozone.The
Georgia Environmental Protection
Division (EPD) issues smog alerts
whenever the AQI is predicted to
exceed 100. With an orange smog
alert, the air is considered to be
unhealthy to breathe for sensitive
populations, which includes all
children. A red smog alert means
that the air is unhealthy for
everyone.
How can I receive smog
alerts?
Macon residents can learn of smog
alerts through a newly developed
email alert system. To sign up,
email Charise Stephens of Middle
Georgia Clean Cities:
Charise.Stephens@macon.ga.us.
To receive email smog alerts
for metro Atlanta, go to
http://www.cleanaircampaign.com/tools/sign_up_form.
If you live in another part of
Georgia, you may subscribe to smog
alerts through Enviroflash:
http://www.enviroflash.info/?home=1.
An alternative to email alerts is to
contact Georgia EPD’s Air Quality
Hotline at 404-362-4909. These
services forecast which pollutants
are likely to be high the following
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What
adjustments are necessary on orange
and red days? One way to
respond is to limit outdoor activity
on orange days and eliminate all
outdoor activity on red days. Paying
attention to the type of pollutant
that is high can help with planning
some outdoor activity even on smog
alert days.
The smog alerts by phone or email
indicate whether ozone, PM or both
are at unhealthy levels.
Different pollutants peak at
different times of the day. For
ozone, levels are highest from 2-7
p.m., so plan outdoor activities for
the morning or late evening. For PM,
the peaks occur right around morning
and evening rush hour, but the
particle concentrations can stay
high all day. If either PM or both
ozone and PM are high, it is best to
move all exercise indoors that day.
Consider working out indoors and
finding an indoor play space for
children.
By paying attention to the alerts
and the kind of pollutant that is
high and by adjusting activities
accordingly, it is still possible to
get plenty of exercise while also
avoiding air pollution that poses
serious health risks, especially for
children, those with chronic heart
or lung disease and the elderly.
For more detailed information,
download a comprehensive health
advisory document at
http://www.georgiaconservancy.org/mothersandothers/downloads/SmogHealthGuidelines042808.pdf.
If you would like help talking
with someone at your child’s school
or with your summer camp provider
about this issue, please contact the
Mothers & Others for Clean Air
program manager:
rwattshull@gaconservancy.org
or 404-876-2900 x108.
NANNY
AVAILABLE.
Since the cubs
are beginning
Montessori
school in July,
we want to try
and help Leslie
find another
family who needs
a loving nanny.
We can no longer
give Leslie
enough part-time
work hours for
her to survive
financially, so
please pass on
to anyone you
know with
children who
might be
interested!
Please call her
directly if you
are interested
in hiring her.
Her number is
(404) 914-6716. |
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July
2008 Events:
July
5th
Harry's Farmers
Market
70 Powers Ferry
Road, Marietta
GA
11am-3pm
July
6th
Whole Foods
Buckhead
77 West Paces
Ferry Rd
Atlanta GA
12-3pm
July
12
WHOLE BABY DAY
Harry's
Farmers Market
-Alpharetta
180 Upper
Hembree Rd.
Roswell GA
Join us for a
free cooking
class in the
cafe from
11am-12. We
will be making
our famous
butternut squash
& apple and
offering tips on
making your own
yummy goodies at
home.
July 13
Whole Foods
Market- Duluth
5945 State
Bridge Road
Duluth GA 30097
11am-3pm
July
26th
Whole Foods
-Briarcliff
2111 Briarcliff
Rd Atlanta GA
11am-2pm
Whole Foods-
Ponce
650 Ponce De
Leon Ave,
Atlanta GA
11am-3pm
July
27
Harry's Farmers
Market
70 Powers Ferry
Road, Marietta
GA
11-3pm
HAVE A
BLISSFUL INDEPENDENCE
DAY WEEKEND.
We continue to
sustain our
business due to
wonderful
recommendations
from parents who
have tried and
love our
products. Many
thanks for
spreading the
word about us
and for making
us your kitchen
away from home.
Thanks
Merçi
Gracias
Grazie
Danke
Tak Domo
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HAVE A BLISSFUL FATHER'S DAY.
We continue to sustain our business
due to wonderful recommendations from parents who have
tried and love our products. Many thanks for spreading
the word about us and for making us your kitchen away
from home.
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