Tag: health-diet-nutrition
Got (Drugstore Cow) Milk?
Got milk? While there is debate out there (i.e. T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study – good read if you haven’t yet) about cow’s milk and its benefits and dangers, a lot of us drink milk or at least give it to our children. But do you know where your milk comes from? If you [...]
In the Land of Plenty
Spring is a marvelous time to live in Southern California. While the rest of the country is still pulling itself out of winter we’re enjoying the first harvests of the year – avocados, strawberries, squash, melons. We are so spoiled with fresh, local food here and I think it probably gives us a warped sense [...]
Demons, Food and Allergies
When I was preggers with my first child, I cast my inner eye upon my heart and talked to God about all my hopes and worries. I prayed for a healthy child who would embrace life with a curious mind and a loving heart. But, I did not realize that I should also pray for [...]
Guest/Mrs. Q: School Lunches and Why They Matter
A big THANK YOU to our guest contributor, Mrs. Q, not only for her insightful post, but for taking on a challenge few of us are brave enough to do and raising awareness of this all too urgent crisis. Follow Mrs. Q on her eye-opening blog. My name is Mrs. Q and I’m an educator in [...]
Alert: Child Nutrition Month!
Can you be obese AND hungry? According to Joel Berg, executive director of the New York Coalition Against Hunger, “Hunger and obesity are often flip sides to the same malnutrition coin…Hunger is certainly almost an exclusive symptom of poverty. And extra obesity is one of the symptoms of poverty.” According to nationwide statistics, 18.5% of [...]
Play is the Thing: 4YG to a Tastier World
I don’t about you, but I need something to cool down from ZomppaPatty’s pretzels…so I’m going to bring the heat down a few notches and talk about an afternoon I spent with runny-nosed, knee-scraped kids. It’s no surprise anymore to hear about the horrific statistics on childhood obesity (i.e. obesity rates have tripled, $150 billion [...]
Skin Deep
Don’t eat too many chips or you’ll break out, right? We’ve all heard that drinking gallons of water can not only keep your insides running right, but also help you with clear skin. So it’s no surprise to any of us that what you eat and drink can impact not just your weight and love [...]
To Be, Or Not To Be…Preservative Free?
How is it that my very popular brand of organic soft wheat sandwich bread can sit at room temperature for so long before expiring into a dark green, fuzzy mass of mold? One major part of the processed food supply (for both industrialized organic and conventional food) chain includes something most of us are familiar [...]
Spice it Up!
Valentine’s Day is coming up…need something to spice it up? This year, Valentine’s Day is also Chinese New Year (it comes on a different day every year so it’s a bit of a moving target), so I get to cheat. I get to restart my resolutions and celebrate TWO New Year’s (what kind of cheating [...]
Canned…Good?
Many of you probably have heard about BPA and its potential harmful effects on humans. If BPA is so bad for you, why did it take the FDA 80 years to say something? WTF? BPA, or Bisphenol A, is an organic compound, a chemical that is used in many food packages, such as the lining [...]
