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JANUARY 12
What's Cookin'?
Why you should consider a raw food diet

Happy Green Year!

Six tips for an eco-friendlier 2012

The Three R’s Revisited

Turning over, mashing up, stretching out and upcycling a new leaf
 
DECEMBER 11
10 Tips for Surviving the Holidays—with Your Health Intact
Easy ways to look and feel your best this time of year

Festival of Lights

Tips on how to lower your carbon footprint this holiday season
 
NOVEMBER 11
Walking on Sunshine
You'll take a shine to these solar-powered gadgets

Thanksgiving on the Local

How to keep your feast eco-friendly

Think Like a Skinny Girl

When it comes to losing weight, it's all in your mind
 
OCTOBER 11
Green Your Halloween
How to can the costume drama of the season and go for the eco

An Apple a Day

Bite into the best family-friendly fun of the season

Weight No More

Why you need to talk to your kids about nutrition now
 
SEPTEMBER 11
Clean Sweep
Environmentally conscious ways to clean up your clutter

On the Go

Eco-commute your way back to school

Five Pounds, One Change

Get the skinny on alkalinity
 
AUGUST 11
Dog Days
Eco-friendly ways to protect your pooch this summer

On the Road

Great tips to green up your trips

Smoothie-licious!

Blend your way to good health the whole family can cheers to
 
JULY 11
Red, White, Blue and Green
An earth-friendly Fourth of July

Sunny and Fare

How to protect your skin from the sun…with a fork

A Real Green Lawn

At what cost is your grass greener?
 
JUNE 11
A Green Father's Day Gift Guide
Five eco-cool ways to show dad that he's your main dude

Let's Redo Lunch

The middle meal gets an eco-friendly makeover just in time for camp

To Sir with Love

Five easy ways daddy can improve his health today
 
MAY 11
A Day in the Life of a Raw Foodie
Your healthy how-to for living life in the raw

Ye-e-es, Scru-ubs!

Get your feet ready for their season in the sun with these all-natural, DIY foot scrub recipes

Awesome Blossom

Nature-made ways to spend your days
 
APRIL 11
The ADHD-Gluten Connection
How one mom cured her son's ADHD through a gluten-free diet

A Rug's Life

How to keep your carpet clean and green

What Does It Mean to Be Green?

When it comes to living an eco-friendly life, intuition and common sense are a natural
 
MARCH 11
It's a Family Affair
How to set healthy food habits for you and your children
Brew-haha
Cheers to the best eco-friendly beer
Green Vacations
Buckle up for the latest in eco-friendly travel, from day trips to
staycations to journeys far and wide
How Refreshing!
Our Spring Shopping Guide spotlights some of the green sites of the season
 
FEBRUARY 11
Mind-Set Over Matter
Rana DiOrio of Little Pickle Press extols the benefits of a growth mind

Love, Eco-Style

How to green up your Valentine's Day

Pretty, Please

Be a natural beauty, inside and out
 
JANUARY 11
To B or Not to B
Why B Corporations are the way to be now

Need v. Want

Eco-parenting and lifestyle writer Leah Klein gives you easy ways to save money, time, your sanity and the planet

Food Combining 101

Is it necessary? Is it just a trend? Holistic health and lifestyle counselor Katherine Pennington serves up a closer look

The New Green

Eco-expert Francesca Olivieri talks new resolutions and even easier ways to be green
 
DECEMBER 10
The Holiday Present
Why being here now is more important than ever

The Best Gift of All

How to make (and keep) a memory this holiday season

It's a Wrap!

Save money and the earth with DIY wrapping paper that's oh so eco-fantastic

Get Keen on Quinoa

Why you need this super-grain in your life now
 
NOVEMBER 10
Thanksgiving on the Local
Leah Klein dishes on easy ways to keep your Thanksgiving feast eco-friendly this season

Get Smart!

How the Latest Brain Research Can Be Used to Shape Your Baby Einsteins

Time to be Thankful

Francesca Olivieri takes an eco-pause to remember how far we've come

Want to Look and Feel Your Absolute Best?

Alkalinity and why it's exactly what you need now

TFG's Holiday Gift Guide

This season give a little green
 
OCTOBER 10
Why Don't You Take a Hike?
No, we're serious. If you're not sure what to do this weekend, take the family on a fantastic fall hike.

All the Leaves Are Brown and Yellow and Red and Orange

Eco-fun ways to leave no leaf unturned

Dirty Big Secret

Green lifesyle expert Laura Meyer digs up the truth about petroleum-you'll be shocked to know where it's lurking in your life

Into the Great Outdoors

Inspire your kids to get outside and play
 
SEPTEMBER 10
A Call To Action
A new book that is guaranteed to be an instant-classic with the eco-savvy set

The Great Lunch Makeover

Now featuring healthy (and easy-to-make) food choices and eco-smart lunch boxes, the middle meal is looking better than ever

Sophie's Choice

Why letting your kids make their own decisions about food just might be the fastest way to get them to eat healthfully

Back-To-School Goes Green

From establishing and maintaining a routine to biking to school, eco-friendly (and wallet-friendly) ways to go back to school
 
AUGUST 10
Watch Out, Dog Days!
Eco-fun ways to soak up the best of what summer has to offer

Back-To-School Goes Green

What you and your family will love this fall

Wait One Cotton Pickin' Minute

The organic cotton report

The New Storytellers

Book yourself for a hot minute with independent publishing house Little Pickle Press
 
JULY 10
Pop Stars
Beat the heat with these healthy homemade popsicles

Bake Sale By Kraft?

When in doubt, avoid foods with more than five ingredients listed, and other reasons to eliminate chemical-free foods from your family's life

White On!

The best alternatives to chlorine bleach

Beachy Green

From totes to coolers to clothes to bug spray, summer gear goes eco
 
JUNE 10
Green Picks
TFG Publisher Amy Sestito's favorites of the month

Sunny Days!

Eco-adventurer Leah Klein's enviro-friendly ways to make sure you and your family have it made in the shade this summer

What To Pack When You're Packing

Give Junior's lunchbox an extreme health makeover with these tasty meals—that he'll actually want to eat—from holistic health counselor Katherine Pennington

Time Isn't On Our Side

The National Children's Study is sure to change the world, but eco-warrior Francesca Olivieri isn't waiting for the findings
 
MAY 10
Editor's Picks
TFG Publisher Amy Sestito talks cooking, cleaning and covering on the green

Be A Screen Queen

Green living expert Laura Meyer, CEO of The Ultimate Green Store.com, talks green sunscreens

Paint It Green

Eco-parenting expert Leah Klein's tips to help you breathe easier while redecorating

Fat Does Not Make You Fat!

Ya-huh! For real. Holistic health and lifestyle counselor Katherine Pennington gets to the skinny

What Is The Smart Grid?

Eco-warrior Francesca Olivieri plugs into the newest trend in electricity
 
APRIL 10
What's Hot in the Green Scene?
TFG Publisher Amy Sestito picks her best green finds of the month

Green is Good

Green parenting expert Leah Klein talks giving back, the green way

Get Up, Stand Up

Eco-warrior Francesca Olivieri talks about the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act

Shop, Shop, Planet Shop

Green living expert Laura Meyer gives you her tips for shopping like an eco-pro
 
MARCH 10
Editor's Best of the Month
TFG Publisher Amy Sestito marches out her top picks

The Big Thaw

Greening your freezer is an easy way to lower your family's carbon footprint and your monthly food bills

See No Evil

It's time to clean out your pantry!

A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place

Your eco-clean to-do list
 
FEBRUARY 10
Editor's Best of the Month
TFG Publisher Amy Sestito hearts these green goodies

Waste Not, Lunch Not

Mama's got a brand-new bag—of sustainable, waste-free lunch wear

If You Can't Be with the One You Love…

Upcycling: part saving the earth, part getting down with yo' crafty self, all money-saving, memory-making goodness
 
JANUARY 10
Editor's Best of the Month
What do batteries, a notebook and massage oil have in common? They're TFG Publisher Amy Sestito's green picks of the month. Why? Were you thinking something else?

Boost Your Family's Immunity

Holistic health counselor Katherine Pennington offers easy ways to stay healthy this winter and beyond

What the SIGG?

Eco-crusader Francesca Olivieri weighs in on the SIGG BPA controversy

R U Ready?

Eco-parenting expert Leah Klein goes back to basics with the three R’s
 
DECEMBER 09
Season's Greenings
Eco-conscious crusader Francesca Olivieri picks her favorite environmentally friendly gifts

Yule Light Up My Life

Eco-parenting expert Leah Klein’s enviro-smart look at embracing the season

Drop That Cookie!

Holistic health counselor Katherine Pennington gives you a strategy to stave off those extra holiday pounds

Give Me a Head With Hair

And then wash it with the best green shampoos and conditioners
 
NOVEMBER 09
Editor's best
TFG Publisher Amy Sestito’s green picks are certain to chic things up

An apple a day

Bite into the best family-friendly fun of the season

Zapped! Are microwaves safe?

A must-read exposé on the dangers of the ubiquitous kitchen appliance

What’s happening, hot stuff?

Save money with these eco-smart winterizing tips
 
OCTOBER 09
Editor's Best
An eco-chic hostess gift, omega-3 vitamins your kids will love, an organic candy alternative and a scrub that’ll rub you the right way

Get gorgeous naturally

The best organic bath, body and beauty products now

How to talk about weight with your children

Holistic health and lifestyle counselor Katherine Pennington gives you food for thought on an issue plaguing American kids today

Go Hallowgreen

Green parenting guru Leah Klein’s eco-sweet and thrifty-neat way to get your boo on

Where does this one go?

Eco-expert Francesca Olivieri breaks down recycling for you
 
SEPTEMBER 09
Editor's Best
A hot scarf for cooler weather, food that’s for the birds and eco-friendly nail polish that’s definitely handy

Sip Smarter

Smoothies—the quick and delicious way to good health

Green your commute

Eco-smart tips for getting around now

Celebrate green

Your environmentally conscious party how-to

Good, better, best

Actress-director Melanie Mayron talks to THE FAMILY GROOVE about Mayron’s Good Baby, her line of all-natural baby care
 
AUGUST 09
Editor's Best
TFG Publisher Amy Sestito slathers and softens her way through August, ever so greenly

The case for tap water

Eighty-eight percent of used water bottles are not recycled—and did we mention how unsafe leeching plastic is? Enviro-crusader Francesca Olivieri tells you why tap is tops for your family.

Lose five pounds by making one change to your diet

Holistic health counselor Katherine Pennington gives you the skinny on alkalinity

Survive the dog days

Eco-parenting expert Leah Klein’s fun-for-the-whole-family ways to savor summer
 
JULY 09
Not sure what to do with the kids?
Eco-advocate Francesca Olivieri gives you a fun—and tasty!—way to spend a day

Get cookin'

Holistic health counselor Katherine Pennington’s recipe for pizza will have the whole family saying ciao to a nutritious meal

Water, water everywhere—but which ones should you be drinking?

Eco-parenting expert Leah Klein pores over the best thirst quenchers for you and your family
 
JUNE 09
Editor's Best
Pamper yourself with this rich—but so affordable—cream; clean green and tap into your inner Francophile; and drink organic, it’s only natural

Calling all sugar addicts! Here’s how to kick your addiction

Holistic health counselor Katherine Pennington tells you how to indulge in la dolce vita the healthy way

Baseball goes green

Green living guru Francesca Olivieri thinks the great American pastime’s eco-smart makeover is a home run

The nature-inspired way to spend a day with Dad

Eco-parenting expert Leah Klein helps you plan a Father’s Day that your daddy-o will dig
 
MAY 09
Get into what our editors are loving this month
TFG Publisher Amy Sestito treats herself weekly with this all-natural mask, uses an organic laundry detergent that her grandmother would approve of and is mixing it up with this exotic extract

Get chilled out this Mother's Day

Holistic health and lifestyle counselor Katherine Pennington’s seven ways to celebrate your big day

Get Mom a Mother Earth–friendly gift

Enviro-conscious crusader Francesca Olivieri gives you tips for a green Mother’s Day

Get crafty

Eco-parenting lifestyle expert Leah Klein wants you to stop and smell the roses—and eat them, too
 
APRIL 09
Get juicing
Holistic health and lifestyle counselor Katherine Pennington’s recipe for spring-cleaning your body

Get clean

Enviro-crusader Francesca Olivieri, owner of sage baby, gives you tips on keeping your family safe from harmful toxins

Get ready to roll up your sleeves

Eco-smart mom Leah Klein wants you to go digging in the dirt
 
MARCH 09
Get your kids to eat
How to end food battles once and for all

Get your schools into going green

Your kids spend upwards of seven hours a day in a classroom...and surrounded by harmful chemicals. What are you doing about it?

Get a waste-free lunch solution

The lunchboxes of today might be Fonzie-free, but they're still pretty darn cool
 
FEBRUARY 09
Get more chocolate into your life
All about nature's miracle food, plus two mouth-watering recipes

Get into a green Valentine's Day

Smarter ways to show your love
 
JANUARY 09
Get those veggies in
What eating—and drinking—your greens can do for you. Plus delicious recipes for the whole family.

Get the year started off green

Six tips for an eco-friendlier ’09

Get rid of it

Three things to toss in ’09
 
























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