Let’s admit it…we LOVE our snacks. That’s what makes eating healthy such a chore. We’re addicted to chips and cookies and ice cream. Snacking on junk food is the number one reason people won’t give whole foods a chance. What would you say if I told you, “You can eat healthy and still have your [...]

Yes, I wanted flies with my Happy Meal, but not one showed up. Every mom wants her kids to have friends. Even after two years, not one insect will have anything to do with my little guy. I wish I had seen a fly or two buzzing around my Happy Meal. At least that would [...]

With so many families on the run, snacking fills us between meals and sometimes in place of meals. The dinner hour is a thing of the past for many families, because of our busy lifestyles eating mini-meals are more common. Many turn to cookies, candies and chips to satisfy their between meal hunger and fast [...]

Need Motivation to Avoid Junk Food? A recently published study will give you one more reason to stand firm: Kids who regularly eat chips, fries, cookies and fast food are more likely to have lower IQs. Kids are masters at pestering their parents to convince them to buy what they want. After all, not only [...]

Have you noticed you’re going to the grocers more often and you’re spending more? Twenty-nine percent of Americans say it’s difficult to afford food. What’s going on? You know your grocery bill is going up, even though the official government inflation rate for 2010 was only 1 percent. I explain in QE & Your Food [...]

Looking for a healthy alternative to boxed mac and cheese? This recipe is in Baby Bites: Transforming a Picky Eater into a Healthy Eater. The taste and texture is slightly different from the boxed version of Macaroni and Cheese. Most picky eaters don’t like “different.” If your child is used to eating processed macaroni and [...]

Challenge To Food Industry Michelle Obama challenged the food industry and the FDA to come up with consistent, front-of-the package labels “that give people the information they’ve been asking for, in a format that they understand.” The food industry put their collective thinking caps on. One idea would display “Nutrition Keys” on the front of [...]

Study after study prove the same thing: Kids develop taste preferences early. We’re not surprised when we hear that a recent study finds “preschoolers prefer salt, sugar and fat and equate their taste preferences to brand-name fast-food and soda products.” The latest confirmation is from a new study published in the journal Appetite. Their findings [...]

Make a Super-Smoothie Kids love smoothies. Don’t announce that this smoothie is healthy, especially to a picky eater. They’ll never know that it’s good for them. In fact, it is much more nutritious than an instant breakfast drink. It’s a tasty snack as a shake when you add frozen fruit. Process in a Blender: 1 [...]

Hosting a Super Bowl Party? What will you serve? According to a recent 2011 SUPERVALU® Snack Down Survey, the list of popular Super Bowl snacks include dips and spreads, chicken wings and pizza. Chips and salty snacks such as peanuts, popcorn or pretzels are present at most gatherings. Of course there’s the ever-popular burgers, hot [...]