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The Pediatrician Kitchen

Dr. M empowers parents and kids to blend the joy of cooking with the science of medicine to create a recipe for good health. Let her be your expert guide to making mealtime more mindful with tips, recipes, activities and more!

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Women Inventors & STEM: I'm an inventor! Says my 6-year-old.

There was one particular week that I was exhausted, had hit some roadblocks and had not spent nearly enough time with my kids. It was a week of failure and mom guilt. Then, my six-year-old...
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The support of a village and the power of breast milk

Breastfeeding isn't easy. Just ask Maya Vorderstrasse (photo credit above - and we love her). It's hard! It takes a village. Manasa Mantravadi, M.D. weighs in on the powers of breast milk and the importance of encouraging...
Put down the plastic, pick up the steel!

Put Down the Plastic, Pick Up the Steel

Only 9% of all the plastic waste generated in 2012 was recovered for recycling? However, approximately 90% of end-of-life stainless steel is collected and recycled into new products. 
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Giving Tuesday: Join Ahimsa's Fight Against Food Insecurity

Ahimsa’s primary mission is to get healthy food to ALL children. We understand that for many families, plates don’t matter if there’s nothing to put on them. This is why we have teamed up with...
Ahimsa Founder, Manasa Mantravadi

Hello World! Meet Manasa, Founder of Ahimsa, the world's first and only colorful stainless steel dinnerware for kids

The World's First and Only Stainless Steel Dinnerware for Kids Hi. I’m Manasa. I want to start out by saying how humbled I am by the overwhelming support and encouragement I’ve received since launching Ahimsa....

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