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F US ON WE NE : FAMILY FUN MONTH
Summer is in full swing, and it is time to have • Create a movie marathon. Let each member • Go on a scavenger hunt. Wrap fi tness and
some fun with your family! August marks of the family choose their favorite movie fun together by creating a list of items
Family Fun Month, and what better reason and a snack, then snuggle up to watch. for your family members to fi nd, and
is there to create special memories with • Have a campout in the backyard. Look then safely wander your neighborhood to
your family. Start in the kitchen. Creating a for fi refl ies, watch the stars, and tell ghost complete the list. The winning team gets
healthy meal together is great fun, especially stories. Put away the cell phones! to choose a healthy snack for all to enjoy.
when you can go to a local farm for pick- Source:
your-own fruit and vegetables. Try a new • Have fun on rainy days, too. Camp out journalbuddies.com/journal_prompts__
recipe or an old family favorite. in your living room and create a pillow journal_topics/family-fun-month/
fort. You’re never too old for some old-
Plus, try these family fun-time activities: fashioned fun! alive.com/family/family-fun-month/
• Build an herb garden. Herbs like basil, • Be a local ‘tourist.’ Ride your bikes to
cilantro, and rosemary do well in little two to three new places in your town that
containers or a small amount of space. you and your family have never visited
Then, cook a meal with the herbs before, like a new bookstore, a di erent

you harvested.
restaurant, or a scenic park.

A ergen Awarene : WHEAT
Wheat allergies are the most common Wheat can be found in several forms as
allergies in children. Over half of the additives in many foods. It is important
children diagnosed with a wheat allergy to familiarize yourself with the di erent
will usually outgrow it by the age of 12. names for wheat and its derivatives. Since
Most carbohydrate-containing foods such it is the most common grain product found
as cereal, bread, crackers, breadcrumbs, in this country, seeking alternatives such as
pasta, matzo, and couscous, contain wheat. barley, quinoa, rice, and tapioca can help
keep the amount of wheat in the home to
Those with a wheat allergy can have
symptoms ranging from mild to severe, and a minimum.
they may experience hives, stomach pain, When reading food labels, be sure you have
or trouble breathing. Depending on the a list of the forms wheat can take in various
severity of the allergy, an epinephrine pen foods, like bran, durum, germ, gluten,
(EpiPen ) may be required to prevent life- malt, starch, ale, and semolina.
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threatening symptoms.