January 7th, 2009 — Ellyn Satter, French Paradox, Nutrition and News, Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family, attitudes about eating, eating competence model, eating well, healthy eating, trust from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
What’s up with the French Paradox? They eat rich and fatty foods, drink loads of wine and have a lower incidence of heart disease than we do in the United States. What’s their secret?
Ellyn Satter, author of Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family, says that one of the things that sets the French apart from [...]
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December 23rd, 2008 — Food with Kid Appeal, Holidays, Jenna Pepper, Nutrition and News, Sites We Love, handling kids and treats, how many treats should kids eat, impulse control for children, kids and treats, kids wanting treats, marshmallow study from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
Thank you to Jenna Pepper, guest blogger for this post. Jenna is a nutritionist and writes fantastic articles about healthy eating for families on her own blog, Food with Kid Appeal.
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Did you know that kids are still developing their ability to control impulses? Psychology researcher Mischel did a study with preschoolers and marshmallows to evaluate [...]
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December 10th, 2008 — Community Service, Healthy Schools Campaign, Nutrition and News, School Lunches, healthier food for kids at school, healthy lunch ideas, healthy lunches from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that healthy food = healthier kids. So why is it that children on the school lunch program at the majority of US schools get lunches that are over-processed, fatty and salty? It’s time we did something about it!
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October 5th, 2008 — Ellyn Satter, Holidays, Nutrition and News, Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family, candy-fairy, celebrate, diabetes, excess, halloween, healthy Halloween, obesity, too much candy, trade in candy, what to do with extra candy from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
It’s almost Halloween. You know what that means…The kids are asking for a different costume every other day and are lured by treats placed strategically near the checkout stands at the market.
It’s decision time: How will you handle the loot that comes home with your little ghoul? Will it be a [...]
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September 25th, 2008 — Clif Kid Zbars, Halloween alternatives, Halloween traditions, Holidays, Nutrition and News, Shop, candy alternatives, green halloween, halloween, healthier Halloween, treasures, treat alternatives, treat options from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
I have a confession to make. I am one of those moms. I cringe at the thought of high fructose corn syrup entering the bodies of my two children. It’s not that high fructose corn syrup is much worse for their bodies than ordinary sugar. But to me, it is a sign that the food [...]
Online Stores Related WebsitesSeptember 12th, 2008 — Dr. Sears, GoGurt Simple, Nutrition and News, healthy snack, nutrition comparison, plain Greek yogurt, real yogurt, yogurt ingredients, yogurt nutrition from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
When I was at Costco today with my son, something caught my attention. While I am accustomed to seeing the brightly colored - fake flavored Go-Gurt yogurt tubes, I have never seen a Go-Gurt package with the word “Simple” on it. Hmmm. What could this mean? Has a major food manufacturer [...]
September 8th, 2008 — Eco-Friendly, Nutrition and News, Recipe for Action, Sites We Love, balanced diet, greenhouse emissions, healthy eating habits, meatless monday, reducing carbon emissions, reducing saturated fat intake from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
Meatless Monday is a national public health campaign in association with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to help prevent heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer – four of the leading causes of death in America. The goal of the campaign is to reduce consumption of saturated fat by at least 15% by 2010. [...]
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June 30th, 2008 — Eco-Friendly, In Defense of Food, Nutrition and News, Omnivore's Dilemma, Reviews and Contests, Toby's Feed Barn, edible foodlike substances, events, michael pollan, nutritionism, what is real food from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
I love living in the SF Bay Area. In addition to the wonderful natural resources we have here, there are also a plethora of wonderful speaking engagements to attend. In the past year, I have seen Mollie Katzen, Ellie Krieger, Marion Nestle and Jacques Pepin speak. This week, I was able to see Michael Pollan, [...]
Online StoresMarch 31st, 2008 — Bridget Stutchbury, Eco-Friendly, Nutrition and News, Spring, benefits of eating organic, birds, canary in the coal mine, crops, dirty dozen, pesticides, pollution, results of pesticides, songbirds from Michelle Stern @ What’s Cooking Blog
March 30, 2008 Op-Ed Contributor, New York Times
By BRIDGET STUTCHBURY Woodbridge , Ontario
THOUGH a consumer may not be able to tell the difference, a striking red and blue Thomas the Tank Engine made in Wisconsin is not the same as one manufactured in China — the paint on the Chinese twin may contain dangerous [...]