Kiwi Magazine :: KIWIscoop e-Newsletter October 2007

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October 8, 2007

Fall into Warmth
Now that we are sliding into fall, KIWI offers these fall favorites:

• Seeing rainy days? Check out these natural rubber rain boots from
  Western Chief Kids.
PumpkinSoup • For the blustery days ahead, try Patagonia’s kids’
  jacket collection.
• Need a little pick me up? Organic hot chocolate from
  Green & Black’s for the kids and a nice cup of Choice
  Organics tea for you.
• Don’t forget the organic fall produce! Pumpkin soup
  anyone? Try our Food editor Cricket Azima’s recipe.

You Are What You Eat

A recent study held at the University of Southampton in Great Britain shows that certain food colorings and additives add to behavior changes. Two groups of more than 300 children were tested using fruit drinks spiked with food colorings and additives. The fruit drinks used contained mixtures of the additives yellow coloring (E110), carmoisine (E122), FoodColoring

tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), the preservative sodium benzoate (E211) and other colors. One group was composed of three year olds and the other of eight to nine year olds. When fed the spiked drink, each group showed significant behavior changes, such as “extreme hyperactivity.” To read more about the study, click here.

The Greener Side of Campus

The environment is on everyone’s minds these days, especially in the thoughts of the younger generation. Every outlet, from MySpace to Facebook to documentaries like Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour, has taken a green GreenReport

twist. America’s youth is aware of everything environmental from global warming to sustainability. So much so, that colleges and universities across the United States have become more and more eco friendly with each passing year. How do you make sure your high school student attends a college that reflects his/her environmental beliefs? To help in this endeavor, KIWI has complied a list of the top 50 eco friendly colleges and universities in The KIWI Green College Report. For a free download, click here.

From KIWI to You.

Love KIWI? Well now you can take us wherever you go. KiwiConnects, our new text-messaging program, delivers tips and picks directly to your cell phone. The plans include Quick Parenting Tips, Quick Eco Tips, Quick Kid Text and Quick Picks. To learn more about our fun phone program and to sign up, visit www.kiwimagonline.com

Did you know?

October is Fair Trade Month! Stay tuned to the next issue of the Scoop for a great article on Fair Trade. To learn more right now, click on over to the Fair Trade Federation website.

Also, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, go to Susan G. Komen For the Cure for some great information.

Last chance to sign up for our Mommy & Me Retreat (and Daddies too). Click on over for more information.

Keep clicking for our great deals, because KiwiCuts is now online.