West Hoke Elementary School in North Carolina took the Federal guidelines for a healthy lunch too far when they told a preschool girl her homemade lunch wasn’t healthy enough. The school cafeteria monitor decided that chicken nuggets were healthier than the turkey and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread accompanied by a banana, potato chips [...]
We have seen just the beginning of food inflation. The price of food is certainly going to continue its climb. Don’t be surprised if it goes up fast. In my blog, QE and Your Food Budget, I list three factors why this is so. Any one of them is enough to cause the price of [...]
Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give her poor dog a bone: When she came there, The cupboard was bare, And so her poor dog had none. My little dogs, Phoebe and Mille, never have to worry about getting a dog bone. Although ol’ Mother Hubbard’s dog wasn’t as fortunate. In my last blog, “Food [...]
Ingredients: One large package chicken wings (about 20) ¼ cup mango nectar (I used R.W.’s Mango Nectar) ¼ cup hot sauce* (I used Nando’s Hot Peri-Peri Sauce) 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon each: garlic powder onion powder turmeric dried oregano apple cider vinegar salt Method: 1) Rinse chicken [...]
Turns out top chefs are right, presentation matters, even for kids. According to a study published in Acta Paediatrica, children’s food choices are influenced by presentation. The study, led by researches from Cornell University, found that while adults tend to find three items of different colors most appealing, children preferred much greater diversity. On average, [...]
What’s Really in Your Chicken Patty/Nugget? The following statement from a Facebook posting is not entirely true: Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It’s what fast-food chicken is made – things like chicken nuggets and patties. In addition, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it. Basically, the entire chicken is smashed [...]
Oprah Winfrey asked Paula Deen in 2007 how she dealt with criticism that the Southern Cooking Queen’s recipes were too high in fat, Paula Deen, true to form, quipped, “Honey, I’m your cook, not your doctor,” The audience responded with wild applause. With Deen’s recent admission that she has Type 2 Diabetes (and has known [...]
Dow Seeking Deregulation of GE Corn Resistant to 2,4-D (This is a major component of Agent Orange) by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor (NaturalNews) This is an exclusive breaking news story from NaturalNews. Dow AgroScience, LLC, is petitioning the U.S. government to deregulate a genetically engineered variety of corn that is resistant to [...]
Replace empty foods with whole foods! Especially for the picky eater, there should be absolutely no snacking between meals. You want your fussy eater to be hungry during meals. The only snack to even consider is one immediately after school. This should be a mini-meal, no soda pop or chips, or even popcorn. (For special [...]
The goal of Baby Bites is for your child to appreciate new tastes and experience different textures, before taking the first bite. The first Baby Bite step is all about experiencing food–not eating. After the first seven days, one new food is featured every week. This new food is called the Featured Food of the [...]
