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    Deaths Following MMR and MMRV Vaccination in the United States: What the Data Shows

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    Source Study: Deaths Following MMR and MMRV Vaccination in the United States, 1995–2025 https://zenodo.org/records/18671462

    Educational infographic for the Kids First 4Ever blog post on MMR and MMRV vaccine safety data.
    Andrew Wakefield was right!
    I’ve known this for over 2 decades but did not have the data to prove it. Well, the data has now been made public and the era of MMR and MMRV should be coming to an end – finally!
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    ​Imagine a 2,657% higher count of reported vaccine-associated deaths than measles deaths in the modern era. A vaccine should NEVER be deadlier than the disease. That is what this study found. Immediately the links to this article were disabled! What a surprise!
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    There was a total of 536 global reports of death following MMR or MMRV vaccination and 299 reports explicitly attributed to the United States, the focus of the published study.
    ​There were 156 deaths (52.2%) specifically in the 1.0–1.5 year age group and 120 deaths (40.1%) occurred within 7 days and 158 deaths (52.8%) within 14 days of vaccination. 
    ​74.6% of deaths followed visits involving MMR/MMRV plus one or more additional vaccines and 25.4% followed MMR/MMRV alone.
    Causes of death included “sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or sudden unexplained death,” the most frequently reported category (24%), followed by fever (15%), seizures (12%), cardiac arrest (8%), respiratory distress (7%), and encephalitis (3%). Emergency department visits were documented in 23.7% of reports and hospital admission in 25.4%.
    Most deaths occurred in those children under 2 years of age, and the majority occurred within the first 14 days following vaccination. Also reported were SIDS (24%), fevers (15%), seizures (12%), cardiac arrest (8%), respiratory distress (7%), encephalitis (3%) with 23.7% involving visits to the emergency room and 25.4% resulting in hospitalization. 
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    Just A Mom Notes:

    Numbers, percentages, stats and facts are all so confusing and can be overwhelming for us “Just A Mom’s.” Do these stats have enough weight to counter the vaccine messaging? But why? Fear! But what causes the fear? I finally figured it out: it’s a very powerful 5 letter word …DEATH! The messaging around measles is that the vaccine prevents kids from getting measles therefore they won’t die. There isn’t a mom or dad that wouldn’t do anything to keep their child alive. Another powerful 5 letter word… ALIVE! Your child living, even with a severe medical condition, is better than them dying. RIGHT? 
    The data in this study show you that children did die from the MMR and MMRV vaccines and the medical conditions caused by these vaccines are so severe that I am not afraid to say that I would be willing to take my chances with my child getting measles, knowing what I know now. 
    I hope that people can be empowered by this research. Share this information from a place of love. Measles can be treated. The few deaths that have been recorded as being from measles in unvaccinated children, upon careful review, have been found to be deaths due to mismanagement of their complications and not from measles itself.   
    I can see why a parent fears a disease that can kill their child. We now know that the MMR and MMRV vaccines are also deadly. If you are willing to vaccinate your child knowing that death can follow the vaccine, that it is your choice. I just ask that you please keep reading and educating yourself. Remember to look at your family’s risk of exposure and current health situation. Look at the numbers and see when the riskiest time is for vaccination. Know your family history. Does your child have genetic vulnerabilities? Are they already immunocompromised? Deciding about vaccinating is tough.  
    ​I encourage you to remember why informed consent is so very important. Please get all the information you can and look at your personal situation and then make a decision that is best for your family.  
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    — DeeDee Hoover, JAM (Just a Mom)
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    Dr. Paul Featured on Mondays with Michael — A Conversation on Informed Consent and Vaccine Risk Assessment

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    ​An in-depth discussion on medical training, informed consent, vaccine study design, and evaluating risk during pregnancy and childhood.

    Dr. Paul Thomas speaking during his interview on Mondays with Michael with Dr. Michael Gaeta about informed consent, vaccine safety research, and pediatric risk assessment.
    Dr. Paul recently joined Dr. Michael Gaeta on Mondays with Michael (Show 301, February 2, 2026) for a wide-ranging conversation on medical education, vaccine safety research, and the ethical foundations of informed consent .
    The full interview is available on the Mondays with Michael homepage: https://michaelgaeta.com/mwm/
    ​During the interview, Dr. Paul reflects on his conventional medical training and how vaccine safety and efficacy were presented as settled science during his education . He describes a turning point in the early 2000s after attending a Defeat Autism Now conference and later witnessing developmental regression in children within his own practice .
    The discussion explores how vaccine safety studies are structured, including concerns raised in the interview about placebo use, study duration, outcome selection, and statistical framing . Dr. Paul emphasizes the importance of evaluating both risks and benefits, rather than relying solely on generalized assurances.
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    He also discusses pregnancy considerations, immune activation, and his perspective on how families can approach vaccine decision-making through careful review of data. His book, VAX Facts, is referenced as a resource intended to help families understand the science behind each vaccine on the childhood schedule . (Available at https://vaxfactsbook.com/)

    ​Key Points Discussed

    • Medical Education and Information Framing
      Dr. Paul explains that during his training, vaccines were presented as safe and effective without detailed discussion of ingredients or long-term comparative studies .
    • Observations from Clinical Practice
      He recounts observing developmental regression in several children between 2004 and 2008, which prompted him to reevaluate assumptions about vaccine safety .
    • Study Design Concerns
      The interview examines concerns about placebo controls, duration of trials, selective outcome reporting, and what Dr. Paul describes as “tobacco science” parallels in research methodology .
    • Informed Consent
      Dr. Paul discusses how true informed consent requires presenting risks and benefits transparently, rather than offering simplified reassurances .
    • COVID mRNA Products
      He distinguishes mRNA COVID products from traditional vaccines and shares concerns about safety and risk framing .
    • HPV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis A
      Dr. Paul outlines his concerns regarding these vaccines as discussed in the episode, including risk–benefit comparisons and clinical observations .
    • Pregnancy and Immune Activation
      The conversation includes discussion of immune activation during pregnancy and how relative risk should be considered when evaluating interventions .
    • Relative Risk Evaluation
      ​Dr. Paul emphasizes comparing disease prevalence and severity with vaccine-associated risk when making decisions .
    ​“For every vaccine on the childhood schedule, you are more likely to be harmed by the vaccine than by not vaccinating.” — Dr. Paul
    Dr. Michael Gaeta has also been a guest on With the Wind with Dr. Paul. In that episode, the conversation focused on keeping kids well naturally and approaches to supporting pediatric health. You can watch or listen to that discussion here:
    With the Wind with Dr. Paul – Show 165: Pediatric Perspectives: Keeping Kids Well Naturally with Dr. Michael Gaeta
    The complete episode of Mondays with Michael featuring Dr. Paul can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/1158534216
    You can explore additional episodes of Mondays with Michael at: https://michaelgaeta.com/mwm/
    For more educational resources from Dr. Paul and DeeDee (J.A.M.), visit https://www.kidsfirst4ever.com/
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    The information shared in this interview is presented for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as medical advice and does not establish a doctor–patient relationship. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional regarding medical decisions.
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    AAP Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Fraud in Pediatric Vaccine Policy

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    A closer look at the federal RICO case challenging the American Academy of Pediatrics

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    ​The video below explains a federal lawsuit filed against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that alleges a decades-long pattern of institutional fraud related to claims about the safety testing of the childhood vaccine schedule. Brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, the case outlines what the lawsuit claims, what it does not claim, and why it may have significant implications for pediatric medicine, informed consent, and parental rights.
    RICHARD JAFFE, ESQ has filed a complaint that is brought by parents, Dr. KP Stoller, CHD, and I, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962, against the American Academy of Pediatrics (“AAP”) for its central role in an enterprise that has defrauded American families about the safety of the childhood vaccine schedule for several decades.
    ​Basically, the AAP has been a co-beneficiary of the vaccine enterprise along with the pharmaceutical industry and all involved in profits from vaccines and from the illnesses caused by vaccines. AAP’s journal Pediatrics, the Red Book, policy statements, and public communications repeatedly state that the childhood vaccine schedule has been fully tested and proven safe. This is false and fraudulent.
    ​In 2002 and 2013, the Institute of Medicine (“IOM”) declared that no study had ever compared health outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated children and recommended such studies be conducted.
    A foundational fraud published by the AAP in January 2002 claimed infants could “theoretically” respond to 10,000 vaccines at once.
    Physicians who deviate from promoting the CDC/AAP schedule have faced professional destruction, as the plaintiffs Paul Thomas, M.D., and Kenneth P. Stoller, M.D., did.
    Plaintiffs Andrea Shaw and Shanticia Nelson are mothers whose children died following routine vaccinations administered according to AAP guidelines.
    In 2020, Dr. Thomas published a study comparing chronic health outcomes between his vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, resulting in a prompt emergency suspension of his license for being a “threat to public health.”
    Until 2021, Dr. Stoller held an active California medical license, which was revoked following disciplinary proceedings arising from his issuance of individualized medical exemptions that deviated from CDC and AAP guidelines.
    The AAP has been in the driver’s seat of the fraud and racketeering related to vaccines, very much like the tobacco industry regarding the safety of cigarettes and tobacco. 

    ​How did they do this? 

    1. AAP’s Foundational Fraud: Substitute Theory for Testing, Immunogenicity for Safety
    2. Protecting the Fraud: Block the Studies, Exaggerate the Risks
    3. The Suppressed Studies Show the Harm
    4. The Vaccine Racket: Create the Condition, Sell the Treatment, Keep the Sick Customer for Life
    5. AAP: The Racketeering Enterprise’s Distribution Network (like tobacco)
    6. The Racket’s Financial Trap: Why Pediatricians Cannot Say No ($$$)  
    7. The Racket’s Rulebook: How the Red Book Became the Law 
    8. Protecting the Racket: How Scientific Debate Became “Misinformation”
    9. The Lies Exposed: AAP’s Material Misrepresentations and Omissions of Fact
    10. On January 5, 2026, Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill signed a decision memorandum revising the childhood immunization schedule, moving six vaccines—rotavirus, influenza, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningococcal disease, and COVID-19—from universal recommendations to shared clinical decision-making. The AAP has refused to participate and has instead chosen to sue the CDC and push its own expanded schedule.
    11. AAP’s false attribution of mortality declines to vaccines ignores that most mortality reduction (96% or more of it) occurred due to sanitation (flush toilets), hygiene, and nutrition improvements before vaccines were widely deployed.
    Hopefully, this legal action will finally put an end to the most harmful enterprise to children’s health ever perpetrated on our country and the world.
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    ​Additional Resources for Parents
    For families who want to explore these issues more deeply, the following books are frequently referenced in discussions around informed consent and vaccine policy: These resources are offered to support independent research and thoughtful decision-making.

    ​Just a Mom’s Notes

    I have read so much about this lawsuit. Not everyone supports this, which I find appalling. I see it as an opportunity to hold people accountable. Forcing someone to put something in their body or their child’s body when we do not know how that affects that child or what side effects may occur is insane.
    ​I am so tired of hearing stories of babies—little newborn babies—who never made it to their first year of life because of a vaccine that is supposed to be safe.
    ​Anyone who says vaccines are safe and effective should no longer have a place in the care of our children.
    How is it that we allow babies to get vaccines—wait, not allow--force, mandate, and bully parents into putting something that can be so toxic into bodies that are still developing immune systems and brains? How many babies need to die? How many sick kids do we have to raise when all we had to do was wait? Wait until we know they are healthy and meeting milestones. Wait until we know if they even need that shot. How about letting parents choose what is best for their child?
    I hope this lawsuit makes a difference. The fact that we must sue someone or a program just to get them to do what is best for everyone is deeply sad. For those already harmed by vaccines, I pray that time will heal. This lawsuit is about the future lives of all children. ​Hopefully it will stop the harm, force research, force the truth that parents should simply be allowed to do what’s best for their children.
    ​Someone asked me why I think we are still having to fight for informed consent. My answer is that some people in positions of power (scaredy cats) do not want it to affect their financial status, and they refuse to believe anything that challenges the belief that vaccines are saving our world.
    What happened to the land of the free and the home of the brave? Mandating vaccines means we are not free, and refusing to take a deep look at the vaccine program shows that those in power are not brave.
    ​To all parents feeling stuck: take back the freedom you were born into. Be brave. Fight for your children.
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    — DeeDee Hoover, JAM (Just a Mom)
    ​We encourage you to watch the video, read the full statements above, and take time to reflect on what true informed consent should look like in pediatric care. Share this information with family, friends, and fellow parents who may not yet be aware of the lawsuit or the issues it raises. An informed public is essential to meaningful change. If you value transparency, parental rights, and open scientific inquiry, we invite you to stay connected with Kids First 4Ever, continue learning, and participate thoughtfully in conversations that shape the future of children’s health.
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    When the Data Speaks: What Jeffrey Jaxen’s New Poll Analysis Means for Families

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    A Just-a-Mom perspective on what public health isn’t saying—but parents need to hear

    COVID-19 vaccine side effect polling analysis, Jeffrey Jaxen public health reporting, vaccine transparency concerns for parents, CDC updates on vaccine safety, Kids First 4Ever informed consent resources

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    Every parent deserves honesty—especially when it comes to the health decisions we make for our children. That’s why Jeffrey Jaxen’s recent report, based on new polling and public health disclosures, matters. His analysis exposes a hard truth: concerns about COVID-19 vaccine side effects are widespread, growing, and no longer possible to dismiss. As a mom who has watched families struggle to get straight answers, I believe parents need to see what this data reveals and what it means for the road ahead.
    I’m DeeDee, Just a Mom (J.A.M.), and what stands out in Jeffrey Jaxen’s reporting is not fear—it’s clarity. The latest Rasmussen poll he cites shows:
    • 26% of Americans say they experienced minor vaccine side effects
    • 10% report major side effects
    • 46% believe COVID-19 vaccine side effects have likely contributed to unexplained deaths
    Those numbers aren’t small. They aren’t fringe. They represent millions of people. And as Jeffrey points out, this is more than a poll—it's a warning signal. Public trust erodes when parents feel they’re not being told the truth.
    His article also exposes something even more concerning: institutional resistance to transparency.
    In the UK, the UK Health Security Agency refused to release COVID vaccine-mortality data, arguing it might cause “distress,” spark “anger,” or reduce vaccine uptake. A two-year legal fight led by UsForThemUK, supported by Dr. Clare Craig, revealed that data provided freely to pharmaceutical companies was withheld from the public.
    In the U.S., the CDC quietly updated its “Vaccine Safety” page, now acknowledging that studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines may contribute to autism—contradicting years of messaging designed to discourage public doubt.
    “Governments are desperate to avoid the Covid vaccine injury conversation eager to avoid full-blown public health revolt on unknown consequences.”
    ​— Jeffrey Jackson
    Together, these actions form a consistent pattern:
    information controlled, delayed, or hidden—not to protect health, but to protect institutions.
    Jeffrey describes how government agencies remain desperate to avoid a public conversation about vaccine injury. Policies like the PREP Act, which blocks compensation for Americans harmed by the COVID shot, show how little support injured families actually receive.
    He also highlights how certain political alliances continue promoting outdated vaccine recommendations while refusing to acknowledge new safety data. As a mom, I see exactly what he’s describing—systems clinging to old narratives even when real people are living with the consequences.
    Parents aren’t looking for conflict. They’re looking for truth. And when systems withhold information, families lose trust—and children pay the price.
    ​Jeffrey Jaxen’s reporting should matter to every parent, regardless of where they stand. When large segments of the population report injuries, when governments refuse to release data, and when health agencies revise long-standing claims quietly and without accountability, parents have every right to ask questions.
    ​Awareness is no longer optional. Transparency must be demanded. And our responsibility, as families who care about our kids, is to stay informed and stay engaged.
    ​I’m not asking you to panic—I’m asking you to pay attention. Read the full article. Share it. Talk about it with people you trust. Ask the questions you were told not to ask. When information is buried or dismissed, it’s up to parents to bring it into the light. Our children depend on us to stay engaged when the system won’t.
    Read the full article. Share it. Start conversations.
    Real change doesn’t happen quietly. It happens when regular people stand up and speak out—calmly, confidently, and informed. Share what you know with those who don’t yet know what we’ve learned. That’s how awareness spreads. That’s how momentum builds. And that’s how parents protect the next generation.
    —Just a Mom
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    When the Data Doesn’t Match the Narrative

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    ​Why COVID, Childhood Vaccines, and Suppressed Science Demand Honest Re-Examination

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    ​Something just doesn’t seem right. I smell a rat—something fishy about this.
    I remember having a deep sense that what we were being told about COVID simply didn’t add up. Then came the official messaging from authorities: follow the science, stay home until you can’t breathe, don’t use hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin, only the vaccine will save us.
    And then came the deaths—healthy young athletes collapsing suddenly, serious health conditions emerging in both the young and the old, myocarditis, autoimmune disorders, coagulation issues, and an alarming rise in aggressive cancers.
    I had seen this pattern before. Throughout my entire career as a pediatrician, I witnessed the steady deterioration of children’s health. There was a persistent narrative that childhood vaccines were “safe and effective,” yet that was not what I was seeing in clinical practice. Vaccinated children were sick far more often than unvaccinated children. We now have data that confirms this observation.
    Tragically, we have harmed—and in many cases poisoned—a generation of children through the childhood vaccine schedule. With the COVID shots, this harm has extended worldwide.
    Dr. Robert Malone’s analysis, “DMED and CDC COVID Data Scandals,” published on his Substack at https://rwmalonemd.substack.com, exposes what has been happening behind the scenes. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how deeply we were misled. Data was manipulated, suppressed, and even destroyed by institutions we trusted to protect public health.
    ​As Dr. Malone describes it, the fraud machine is now exposed. Among the most disturbing conclusions:
    ​“They didn’t merely mishandle health data; they rewrote medical history to protect institutional credibility.
    When facts threaten trust, edit the facts to preserve the trust—and the institution.
    Bureaucracies redefined ‘truth’ as whatever sustains compliance rather than what reflects reality.
    Science was reduced to theater. Data became performance.
    ‘If people knew the truth, they would lose faith and become vaccine-hesitant; therefore, we must lie for their own good.’
    The CDC’s internal data systems became structurally incapable of distinguishing objective science from public-relations narratives.”
    I learned long ago not to trust the CDC. In the early 2000s, CDC whistleblower William Thompson revealed that data showing increased autism rates in African American boys who received the MMR vaccine before age three had been deliberately concealed. The documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, available at https://vaxxedmovie.com, documents this history in detail.
    ​That data was in the CDC’s possession around 2002. It was later manipulated and used to publish a key study in the journal Pediatrics claiming “no link between MMR and autism” (Pediatrics. 2004 Feb;113(2):259–266). That paper remains widely cited, and most pediatricians still believe its falsified conclusions.
    ​Between 2004 and 2007, I personally witnessed four cases of previously normal one-year-old children regress into severe, non-speaking autism. Over the next fifteen years, hundreds of families came to my practice with strikingly similar stories: their child had been developing normally, received vaccines—or a series of vaccines—and then regressed dramatically. In many of these families, subsequent unvaccinated children developed normally.
    I am grateful that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, and—hopefully—the broader institutional apparatus involved in this deception are now being scrutinized.
    For parents asking what to do about vaccines today, I strongly recommend reading my 2025 book VAX FACTS: What to Consider Before Vaccinating at All Ages and All Stages of Life, available in paperback. You can learn more at https://vaxfactsbook.com or purchase the paperback directly at https://indiepubs.com/products/vax-facts/. In this book, we examine the data behind every childhood vaccine on the CDC schedule and explain why informed consent—not blind compliance—matters.
    ​Parents deserve transparency—not slogans. If you are questioning the official narrative and want to make informed decisions for your family, start by examining the data for yourself. Ask better questions. Demand honest answers. Our children depend on it.
    Thank you, Dr. Malone, for documenting the events so thoroughly and for outlining the current actions being taken. DMED and CDC COVID Data Scandals
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    Why the New USDA Food Pyramid Finally Gets Nutrition Right

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    USDA Gets the Food Pyramid Right! (Finally—Much Better, at Least)

    ​You may notice the pyramid is upside down—and that’s intentional. For decades, we were taught a deeply flawed and unscientific food pyramid. Below is the old, misguided version from 1992.
    After more than 35 years as a pediatrician—and witnessing the alarming rise in chronic disease among children—I am convinced there are two foundational keys to raising healthy, thriving kids:
    1. Avoiding toxins (especially vaccines, glyphosate and other pesticides, EMFs, chronic stress, and environmental chemicals)
    2. Eating real, whole foods—organic whenever possible—in proportions that closely resemble the new dietary guidelines
    ​The updated guidelines were developed jointly by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and released on January 7, 2025, as part of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030.
    Summary of the New Guidelines
    • Prioritize protein at every meal
    • Choose full-fat dairy with no added sugars
    • Eat vegetables and fruits throughout the day, emphasizing whole foods
    • Include healthy fats from whole-food sources such as meats, seafood, eggs, nuts, seeds, olives, and avocados
    • Focus on whole grains while sharply reducing refined carbohydrates
    • Limit ultra-processed foods, added sugars, and artificial additives
    • Choose water and unsweetened beverages for hydration
    • Limit alcohol for overall health
    ​Parents, families, and individuals: the time for a serious kitchen reset is long overdue. Clean out your pantry, refrigerator, and cupboards. Remove the processed foods—yes, including most “childhood cereals” and convenience packaged products. Then head to the grocery store or your local farmers market and start buying and preparing real food as nature intended.
    ​This is not a quick fix. It is a lifelong journey—one that can dramatically change the health trajectory of your family and future generations.
    To your health,
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    ​Just A Mom Notes:

    This all sounds great—but what about the parent who can’t make it to Saturday markets because they’re running kids everywhere? What about families who can’t afford organic? What about kids who won’t eat vegetables? What if the time it takes to prepare fresh, wholesome food is too much for a single parent juggling multiple children?
    I hear parents ask these questions and make statements like: I don’t have time to read all the ingredients. Packaged foods are easy, and the kids like them. I once had a mom look me straight in the eyes and say that changing the way they shop and eat feels too hard, too expensive, and simply too much to ask of families who are already struggling.
    I get it.
    My response is always the same: one step at a time. Make one healthy change a week. As for organic being too expensive—I understand. I was there too. That’s why I used the Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen lists to guide my choices.
    More stores, including Walmart and local grocery stores, are now carrying organic produce at more reasonable prices. For information, tips, techniques, and practical tools to help you make changes—and get your family on board with eating healthier—visit kidsfirst4ever.com. I coach families on how to move forward, realistically and sustainably, toward a healthier lifestyle.
    DeeDee Hoover
    Just A Mom (JAM)
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