When I opened my second-grader’s backpack to insert his lunchbox on Monday morning, I noticed a flyer requesting home-baked goods for the bake sale Thursday night. A-ha! An opportunity to try out one of Elana Amsterdam’s recipes from her brand new cookbook, Gluten-Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistable Recipes Made with Almond and Coconut Flour! I spied […]
Kids
Easy Ways to Get Your Children to Eat Healthy Food
Today we have a guest post from Brian Jenkins at BrainTrack.com. He offers some good tips for getting kids to eat more fruit and veggies. It’s difficult to get kids to eat healthy. With all the tasty junk food options out there, eating “gross” vegetables can seem like punishment! What can parents do? Let’s take […]
New Car Seat Recommendations for Kids
New data shows children survive car crashes in better shape if they remain in rear-facing car seats until they are 2, and in booster seats until they reach 4’9″. I believe the best cures work by preventing the problem in the first place, whether you’re talking about migraines, multiple sclerosis, or physical injuries from car […]
Food Additives Are Everywhere
“The average American eats about 20 pounds dry weight of additives each YEAR. This is ten times the amount used 40 years ago. Those who eat a lot of packaged, processed, or take-out foods may eat twice the average amount or more. Children in particular have a very high intake because many of the manufactured […]
Unusual Hannukah Latke Recipe
Hard to believe that Hannukah begins so early this year, but those who are lighting menorahs and playing with dreidels tonight will likely be frying up a round of traditional potato latkes. Now, I enjoy fried potato pancakes, or latkes, as much as the next person – really, what’s not to love about grated potatoes […]
