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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.
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