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Feb 2010
42m 22s

Feed Your Child's Brain

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.
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This week the focus is all about brain foods for kids. Cassie Weness, R.D and Tamara Brown, R.D. are joined by Mary Hauge to discuss which foods promote focus and well-being and which foods create poor attention and behavior. What should your little ones be eating to have the best functioning brain? Tune in to find out!

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