Getting Kids to Eat Healthy Food

Healthy Foods for Kids

  After wrapping up two weeks of Kids Cooking Camp, I needed to decompress for a few days.  I loved the energy of both groups of kids and was inspired by their enthusiasm, but I was also exhausted!  The kids were excited to chop, peel, dice, puree and mix any and every recipe I threw [...]

Book Review: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows by Melanie Joy

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This is a very thought provoking book, along the lines of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemna.  The author, Melanie Joy, explores the psychology of carnism, the belief system that enables us to eat some animals and not others.  Why we as a society deem it acceptable and appropriate to consume the meat of [...]

What Foods to Avoid

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There is no shortage of dietary experts, many of which promote their way as the best way.  Much of the advice you hear or read in this world of information overload is contradictory, which becomes downright confusing to someone who is just starting out in their efforts at improving their diet.  Should they become a [...]