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 [...]

Microwave Ovens are Convenient Have you ever stood impatiently beside your microwave waiting for water to boil? We want everything FAST. Microwaves are convenient, they cook food quickly and they’re a snap to clean. Microwaves are so easy, even a child can use one. Over 90 percent of American homes have a microwave. In the [...]

My daughter, Jackie, called the other day to ask if I’d purchased ground buffalo meat from Costco in the last week. I had not and asked why she wanted to know. It seems the price had jumped three dollars a pound. The last time Jackie purchased ground buffalo it was $5 a pound. The meat [...]

When baby is ready for solid food, pediatricians often suggest processed rice cereal…white rice cereal. The boxed instant kind is easy on mom, but not best for baby. David Ludwing, director of the Optimal Weight for Life program at Children’s Hospital. Boston, says there’s no scientific basis for the recommendation that rice is healthier for [...]

I try not to make resolutions that I know I can’t keep. In fact, there have been years, where I didn’t make any resolutions at all. This coming year, I already know I want to spend more time in God’s Word. When I read scripture, it gives balance and perspective to all that I do. [...]

The high season of sugar is just about to come to an end. Yes, October 31 to January 1 sugar is king. You now have six weeks to regroup, before the next sugar holiday hits…Valentine’s Day. The resolutions you make for 2011 will make all the difference for your family’s health in the coming year. [...]

The year 2010 began as any other. My blogs were about family nutrition and health. In January, I wrote Waste Less…Save More and Babies Need Whole Foods, Too. Turning my focus to labeling in February I posted Ludicrous Labeling and 5 Label Traps. Things Got Real Interesting The beginning of March, I was looking around [...]

Kids Under 12 Drink Caffeine Every Day Kids are drinking caffeine every day. A lot of caffeine. Recently a mom, while purchasing a coffee for herself, purchased café mocha and split it between her two-year-old twins. Before you feel too superior, you may be allowing your children to consume caffeine as well. Maybe you’re not [...]

It’s Unconstitutional What’s that? A Senate snafu has killed the food control bill, known as The Food Safety Modernization Act. In the last days of a lame duck session with a whopping vote of 73 to 25, S.510 flew through the process on Nov. 30. Both Republicans and Democrats supported it. Of all the possible [...]