Laughing is Good for the Soul Headlines The following 1997 headlines can’t be verified, nonetheless, they’re very funny! 1) Include your children when baking cookies. 2) Teachers strike idles kids. 3) New study of obesity looks for larger group. 4) Chef throws his heart into helping feed the needy. 5. Kids make nutritious snacks. Freshness Gag [...]

Snacking is an American Way of Life A new nutrition study found that children as young as 12 months are consuming one third of their daily calories between meals. This constant snacking develops unhealthy eating habits. The Nestlé Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study began in 2002. The study examined the evolution of children’s diets from [...]

“What’s left to eat?” is the usual cry from someone who is changing their diet from the SAD (Standard American Diet) to whole foods. It’s a fair question. After all, 90 percent of the food consumed in the US is processed. When you become aware of the food you are consuming, it can seem insurmountable, [...]

Is Milk the PMS Solution? Milk helps reduce symptoms of PMS is the recent claim of milk providers. This is very typical of MOST advertising. They take some obscure nutritional data and make a federal case out of it. The entire milk reduces PMS advertising campaign was based on a study found in the Archives [...]

The days are warm and long. The kids are home and need something to keep them busy. It’s the perfect time to include your kids in meal preparation. Meal preparation is an opportunity for your youngster to have hands-on experiences with various foods. “Multi-sensory learning” is involving all the senses in the process. When kids have chores in the [...]

Too Hot To Cook? During the hot sultry days of summer, cooking can be the last thing on your mind. In warm weather our appetites decrease, but it’s important to get your five servings of fruit and vegetables. Salads are not only simple to prepare, but refreshing as well. Salad recipes are an easy way to combine [...]

Healthy Food in School I can’t understand why schools serve any junk foods at all. It doesn’t make any sense to me. TV chef Jamie Oliver has made school lunch programs his personal crusade. I admire his determination and pluck. His television program, Food Revolution, has kept kids’ school lunches in the limelight. Los Angeles [...]

Can You Buy Anything Nutritious for a Dollar? Money spent on junk food is money thrown away. The best “bargains” at the grocers aren’t usually best for your health. Stores regularly offer cheap, processed fake foods in their weekly specials. A can of processed Spaghetti Os or a bag of cookies or a bag of [...]

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 [...]

Most parents believe they’re offering their family wholesome foods, when in fact sugar is the main attraction. Britney’s family eats more whole foods than most. So, she didn’t think they ate a lot of sugar. It wasn’t until a health concern that Britney decided to eliminate all sugar from their family’s diet. Removing sugar isn’t [...]