Creative Lunch Ideas For Your Chula Vista Kids

Posted on May 17, 2012 by jjbirden76

Creative Lunch Ideas For Your Chula Vista Kids

If your kids are tired of eating the same lunch every day, then today’s San Ysidro kid’s health blog is for you!

Instead of the old standby PB and J, put a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter in a plastic container. Then give your child healthy things to dip into it, like whole wheat crackers, celery, or apple slices.

Bento boxes are a fun way to to pack a creative and eye-catching lunch. Originating in Japan, bento boxes have small compartments to separate elements of a meal and can be found at many Spring Valley and Lemon Grove area stores. They’re great for child-sized portions of food, and for kids who hate the idea of one food touching another food.

Finger foods are a fun lunch for children, and it’s easy to keep them nutritious.

Low-fat cheese cubes, fruit slices, and veggie sticks can add up to a filling meal for kids with all the vitamins and minerals they need. Sandwiches are a lunch time staple for kids, but you can try mixing up the starch. Instead of bread, try a whole-grain wrap or a whole-wheat pita.

I hope this blog post will help you add variety to your kids’ healthy lunches.

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I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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Relax In Chula Vista Over a Steamy Cup of Healthy Cocoa

Posted on May 15, 2012 by jjbirden76

San Ysidro MLM Secrets There is something special about savoring a steamy cup of cocoa here in Chula Vista. For centuries, Europeans have enjoyed afternoon tea, a ritual that allowed them to relax and spend a few minutes with a friend or family member. You can begin your own tradition of taking a daily ‘hot cocoa‘ break, a time when you slow down and recharge your batteries.

Your hot cocoa break in Lemon Grove does not have to weigh you down with fat and high-fructose corn syrup. Xocai Sipping Xocolate tastes too indulgent to be good for you, but it contains the antioxidants and flavonoids found in the other super-healthy Chula Vista Xocai chocolate products.

Your cocoa break can also be a San Ysidro ‘health break,’ when you enjoy a drink that boosts your immune system, helps protect you from chronic diseases, and energizes your body and mind.

When would be a good time for you to enjoy Xocai Sipping Xocolate? In the morning when you are going through your emails? While reading the San Ysidro Sunday paper? When you are snuggling up with a child or grandchild to share a story or movie? While driving to your Chula Vista office on cold winter mornings?

Perhaps you are burned out on San Ysidro coffee. Try Xocai Sipping Xocolate for a healthy change of flavor. Xocai Xocolate is the ‘espresso’ of premium hot cocoa.

In our complex, fast-paced world, a daily hot cocoa break is one of life’s simple pleasures. Xocai President Jeanette L. Brooks’ mission is also simple; to promote good health, well-being, and the opportunity for an abundant life through Xocai antioxidant chocolate.

I share Jeanette’s philosophy. If the Xocai message resonates with you, let’s get together. We can talk while sipping the healthiest cocoa in California.

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I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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Chula Vista Kid’s Health: Guard Against Chapped Skin

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jjbirden76

Chula Vista Kids Health Guard Against Chapped Skin

When it comes to your Chula Vista child’s health, you might first think of their diet. While putting vitamins and minerals inside your child’s body is important, you also need to pay attention to what is going on on the outside. I’m talking about your child’s skin.

The skin is our body’s largest organ and when skin’s smoothness is disrupted, small cracks and openings can create an entryway for bacteria and germs.

Active Chula Vista kids don’t often think of the condition of their skin until it starts hurting. Playing outside in hot, cold, or dry weather can lead to small cracks around knuckles or nails. This painful condition is called dermatitis, or extreme dryness. Temperature extremes in Chula Vista make it harder to keep skin moist and healthy – dry, chapped and cracked skin is common in summer and winter.

Many kids lick their lips until they turn red or bleed. Reminding your child to drink plenty of water can prevent over-dryness.  Using a humidifier during the night in your child’s bedroom can also help.

Make sure you leave moisturizing lip balm in handy locations: by their bed, the front door and in the car so reapplying it becomes habit. Remind them to slick some over their cuticles as well, to prevent cracking.

Lemon Grove dermatologists suggest a using a daily skin moisturizer that contains shea butter and aloe to draw moisture into the skin and keep it in place.

Encourage Lemon Grove kids to use waterproof gloves when playing outside in the cold. Lightweight gloves with grips added to the palms are great for playing ball and riding bikes. In addition to protecting skin from dryness, they keep small hands from slipping. You can pick these up at California sporting good stores or Lemon Grove big box stores.

Using a non-drying sanitizer is another way to prevent bacteria from entering through the skin. Look for brands that are alcohol-free to prevent excessive dryness.

For additional tips for Lemon Grove children’s health and to learn about a nutritional supplement kids love, contact me today at 480.824.8318!

JJ Birden
Chula Vista, California zip code 84062
480.824.8318
jjbirden76@adampaulgreen.com
X Power Squares
Xocai Activ

Join TeamX88 today!

I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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Dehydration Can Trigger Tantrums In Chula Vista

Posted on May 9, 2012 by jjbirden76

Dehydration Can Trigger Tantrums In Chula Vista

Most Chula Vista parents have experienced a tantrum or meltdown with their children. My kids usually lose it when they are hungry or need a nap. Some kids flip out if their routine is altered. My San Ysidro co-worker claims her kids get crazy when there is a full moon.

Lack of sleep and low blood sugar are the usual suspects causing irritability in my San Ysidro child, but a new study in the Journal of Nutrition points the finger at another culprit.1 Dehydration seems to lead to a low mood in healthy women. The study only included young women, but I did a little experiment on my own kids and noticed when they were mildly dehydrated they were fatigued and irritable.

Chula Vista kids need nutritious food and plenty of water to help maintain good physical and mental health. I am JJ Birden and I am an advocate for children’s health in California. To learn more about San Ysidro children’s nutrition and Xocai Activ contact me today!

JJ Birden
Chula Vista, California 84062
480.824.8318 jjbirden76@adampaulgreen.com
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1Lawrence E. Armstrong, Matthew S. Ganio, Douglas J. Casa, Elaine C. Lee, Brendon P. McDermott, Jennifer F. Klau, Liliana Jimenez, Laurent Le Bellego, Emmanuel Chevillotte, and Harris R. Lieberman ‘Mild Dehydration Affects Mood in Healthy Young Women,’ The Journal of Nutrition, December 21, 2011. http://jn.nutrition.org/search?fulltext=dehydration+mood&submit=yes&x=0&y=0, accessed on February 3, 2012

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I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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Reinvent Yourself in San Ysidro

Posted on May 4, 2012 by jjbirden76

Chula Vista MLM Secrets Do you want to reinvent yourself in Chula Vista? This woman can show you the way.

The brilliant, friendly, and multi-talented Jeanette Brooks has never met a career she didn’t like. She has used her degrees (Bachelors in Speech Pathology, Master’s in Educational Administration) by working as an Aphasic Teacher, Easter Seals Camp Director, Diagnostics School owner/director and Speech Pathologist. (In case you were wondering, an Aphasic Teacher works with people who suffer with Aphasia, a debilitating speech disorder.)

As if those careers were not enough, Jeanette has also built three multi-million dollar companies!

Her current venture, MXI Corp., is exceeding all her previous successes. Jeanette L. Brooks is President and Co-Founder of Xocai Healthy Chocolate. This revolutionary direct marketing company is helping many San Ysidro men and women become financially independent by selling Xocai antioxidant chocolate to people in the Spring Valley and Lemon Grove area and around the world.

Chula Vista Xocai fans are discovering that you can enjoy chocolate everyday without risking your health – as long as you eat Xocai antioxidant chocolate with Acai berries.

Independent Chula Vista Xocai consultants are profiting by helping their health-conscious Chula Vista chocolate customers lose weight and feel better by eating Xocai dark chocolate. Chula Vista people of our generation believe anything is possible – even chocolate that promotes cellular health. When San Ysidro men and women hear about the health benefits of Xocai healthy chocolate, they say things like, “I have always had a hunch that chocolate is actually good for me!” or “I knew that eventually someone would figure out how to turn my favorite indulgence into a health food!”

I reinvented myself in 2008 by becoming a thoughtful Chula Vista Xocai distributor with my own San Ysidro home-based health and wellness business. My Chula Vista team is called TeamX88 and we are living our dreams.

You can contact me at 480.824.8318.

Join TeamX88 today!

I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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Make The Most Out Of Story Time In Chula Vista

Posted on May 1, 2012 by jjbirden76

Make The Most Out Of Story Time In Chula Vista

Chula Vista parents know that reading with children is essential to their academic success and development, but not all storybook sessions are as productive as others in building literacy skills. Chula Vista, Lemon Grove, and Spring Valley parents don’t need to worry, because a few simple guidelines can help your kids get the most from story time.

Instead of zooming through one picture book after another, take time to pause and allow your child to process the story.

Ask questions like, ‘What do you think will happen next?’ or ‘How did that make [the main character] feel?’ Enjoy the artwork and see what your child can infer from the pictures.

Beginning readers can point to each word as you read together. This will help them recognize that letters make up words and words make up sentences and they will get used to punctuation conventions.

San Ysidro parents may have to work to curb their boredom since kids love repetition and may ask for the same book over and over again. This is normal and healthy for younger kids, but if you have any concerns about their development, you should consult your Chula Vista pediatrician.

As kids get older you can ask more probing questions such as, ‘What was the most interesting part of the book?’ or ‘What is the setting of the story?’ There are also great opportunities for discussions about problems and solutions as well as themes and morals in almost all stories.

I’m JJ Birden and children’s health and development is very important to me. I am the owner of a Chula Vista home business that sells Xocai Activ. If you are interested in learning more, visit my website at http://www.jjbirden.com/ or give me a call at 480.824.8318.

Join TeamX88 today!

I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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Welcome To My Healthy Chula Vista Kids Blog!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jjbirden76

Welcome To My Healthy Chula Vista Kids Blog!

Hello Chula Vista parents and kids. Welcome to my ‘Healthy Chula Vista Kids‘ blog. I am passionate about children’s health. I want my children and your children to develop healthy habits while they are young. I hope we can help the youth of today reverse negative health trends and grow up healthier than their parents’ generation.

In our lifetimes we have learned so much about how nutrition, environmental factors, and daily habits influence our health and well-being here in California. Let’s help our Spring Valley and Lemon Grove children avoid the chronic conditions that plague the baby boomer generation. That is my goal and I hope this blog will play a part in improving health for Chula Vista children and their counterparts everywhere. My ‘Healthy Chula Vista Kids’ blog will post timely information about a broad range of children’s health-related topics.

  • Diet and Nutrition
  • Exercise and Recreation
  • Healthy Sleep Habits
  • Cancer Risks
  • Mental Health
  • Environmental Factors
  • Alternative and Holistic Healthcare

Healthy habits start at home. I encourage you to examine your own lifestyle and identify areas that you could improve. By setting good examples for our San Ysidro children we will enjoy better health ourselves and perhaps even add some extra years.

Thanks for reading! I hope you will check back often as I plan to post new articles regularly. Here’s to your Chula Vista family’s healthy future!

Good Cacao Connoisseur JJ Birden
Chula Vista, California 84062
480.824.8318
jjbirden76@adampaulgreen.com
X Power Squares
Xocai Activ

Join TeamX88 today!

I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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Homemade Activities For Chula Vista Kids

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jjbirden76

Homemade Activities For Chula Vista Kids

It shouldn’t cost a fortune to get your Chula Vista kids fun, educational toys. Here at the Chula Vista Children’s Health Blog we want to provide parents with some ideas to keep their young children’s minds healthy. This homemade activity for toddlers uses an egg carton and encourages development of fine motor skills.

You’ll need:
Empty egg carton
Plastic Easter eggs, in assorted colors
Card stock, or other heavy paper
Markers
Puff balls, in assorted colors

Many of these supplies are probably already in your San Ysidro area homes. For the rest, they can easily be found at any Chula Vista, Lemon Grove, or Spring Valley dollar store.

San Ysidro parents can take the card stock, cut it into cards, and draw an egg shape on each card. Then color each egg in a different color-combination. Have your kids draw a card, and when they see they color combination, they’ll take the plastic eggs from the carton and assemble the same combination from the eggs.

Your Chula Vista children will have fun while keeping their minds active and healthy as they practice learning their colors and copying color patterns.

Another great activity for San Ysidro kids is to have them put colored puff balls inside the same color of egg. For safety, make sure the puff balls aren’t a choking hazard.

My name is JJ Birden and I want to help Chula Vista families raise healthy, happy kids while staying on a budget. I am the owner of a leading network marketing business in San Ysidro that sells Xocai Activ. If you are interested in learning more about the San Ysidro nutritious kid’s snacks, visit my website at http://www.jjbirden.com/ or give me a call at 480.824.8318.

Join TeamX88 today!

I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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World’s Record in Armenia!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jjbirden76

San Ysidro MLM Scam The world record for the largest chocolate bar was broken on Sept 13, 2010. Guess where? Armenia! The chocolate bar weighed 9702 pounds (4410 kilograms). I don’t know why the location surprised me; chocolate is loved all over the world just as much as here in Chula Vista, but if I hadn’t seen the news story I would have guessed Belgium, Switzerland, Japan or Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The Armenians may have created a two-ton candy bar, but Xocai distributors are selling tons of gourmet healthy chocolate in Spring Valley, Lemon Grove and Chula Vista. If you are new to this Chula Vista healthy chocolate blog, let me explain why Xocai is healthy. Xocai chocolate is packed with antioxidants which protect your system from free radicals. There is strong evidence that many chronic illnesses prevalent in Lemon Grove are caused by free radical damage. These include arthritis, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure and kidney disease. Free radicals also play a role in several types of cancer.

Xocai proudly displays the Brunswick Lab ORAC score on each Chula Vista healthy chocolate label. The ORAC score is the amount of each type of antioxidant contained in the particular dark chocolate product. Brunswick Laboratories is a non-affiliated commercial lab that measures antioxidants in Chula Vista health foods and San Ysidro nutritional supplements.

The California Xocai chocolate collection includes chocolate cookies, solid chocolate, chocolate protein bars, the chocolate weight-loss shake, hot cocoa and a chocolate energy drink.

If you are a Chula Vista chocolate cookie muncher, a Spring Valley energy drink pounder, a Lemon Grove chocolate protein bar eater, or a Chula Vista hot cocoa sipper, Xocai has an antioxidant chocolate product for you. If you are interested in selling Xocai antioxidant chocolate in San Ysidro, contact me today.

  • Good Cacao Connoisseur JJ Birden
  • Chula Vista, California
  • 480.824.8318 jjbirden76@adampaulgreen.com
  • X Power Squares
  • Xocai Activ

Join TeamX88 today!

I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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Fresh Ideas For Healthy Meal Planning In California

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jjbirden76

Fresh Ideas For Healthy Meal Planning In California

California children’s nutrition experts say that family mealtime is a must for Lemon Grove parents who want to know what their children are eating and stay on top of their kids’ nutritional needs. But with busy schedules, allergies, and different food preferences, planning meals can be a challenge. Here are some fresh ideas:

To simplify things, first make a list of all the foods your kids enjoy, healthy and non-healthy included. Study this list to discover ingredient combinations or cooking techniques they prefer. Then find recipes for healthy meal makeovers.

Make your own frozen meals. Just double or triple the recipe of a favorite casserole dish and store the extras in the freezer so the next long day or unscheduled event won’t tempt you to eat Chula Vista drive-up or unhealthy microwaveable convenience meals.

If members of your family have allergies or are super-particular, make a large plain meal and have lots of healthy toppings available so everyone can customize their own meal. This works great for tacos, pizza, sandwiches, salads and baked potatoes.

Another time-saving tip for Chula Vista parents: cook enough hamburger, steak, or chicken breasts for two or three different meals during the week.

For more tips on children’s nutrition in Chula Vista or to order a tasty nutritional supplement made from the cacao bean, contact me today!

JJ Birden
Chula Vista, California zip code 84062
480.824.8318
jjbirden76@adampaulgreen.com
X Power Squares
Xocai Activ

The following article was used as source material for this post:
Faith McGee, “Family Meal Planning Basics,” www.ehow.com, 1999-2012, http://www.ehow.com/way_5250552_family-meal-planning-basics.html, accessed on Jan 9, 2012.

Join TeamX88 today!

I am JJ Birden, and I am a Chula Vista-based Xocai artisan chocolate distributor. I joined Xocai in January 2008. I sell the industry-leading X Power Squares and Xocai Activ online and in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, and Chula Vista. Our valued San Ysidro customers recommend Xocai Activ because Xocai Activ chocolate baskets will help you make money!.

TeamX88 is also a fantastic X Power Squares home-based business in the San Ysidro area. California entrepreneurs can supplement their income by cashing in on a high-demand California healthy artisan chocolate market. To learn more about TeamX88, visit http://www.jjbirden.com/.

Call me at 480.824.8318 to own your own X Power Squares business in Chula Vista, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, or Chula Vista.

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