by Stacey
Ahem. I, um, found the post I lost. (See below) I’m no techno wizard. This we know. Here it is…
To be a vegetarian or not to be a vegetarian? That has been an ongoing question throughout my adult life. On the wagon, off the wagon, hanging onto the back of the wagon with a […]

by Stacey
Grrrr. I just lost a long post I was writing on the topic of this article in Newsweek.
It’s about eating mostly a vegetarian diet, but allowing yourself to eat meat on occasion.
Grrrr. I’m mad I lost the post.
Here’s the gist of what I wrote: I used to be a vegetarian. Then I got pregnant […]

by Stacey
Picky eaters can be a pain for parents, especially because we think we should be ensuring that our kids eat a healthy diet. According to this article in the NY Times, parents make some common mistakes when it comes kids’s nutrition.
“Fussiness about food is a normal part of a child’s development. Young children are […]

by Stacey
Burger King is launching a new kids meal that the company plans to market to parents who are concerned about the health effects of fast food. According to this AP story in the LA Times, the meal consists of a 4-ounce serving of Kraft macaroni and cheese, low-fat milk, and fresh apple fries, which […]

by Stacey
Okay, this has nothing actually to do with parenting, but right now, as we speak, the cherries are among us. Especially here in Washington State, you can’t shake a stick without hitting someone selling bursting pints, pounds, and bags full of the most delicious cherries. (Of course shaking sticks at people is not okay. […]

by Stacey
Parents of picky eaters may be tempted to hide veggies in their kids’ food, but some experts say this approach to healthy eating may actually backfire. According to this article in the LA Times, the problem is that kids fail to learn good eating habits when the veggies are hidden.
Some nutritionists and public health […]

by Stacey
Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama used the occasion of Father’s Day last weekend to talk about the role of fathers in the lives of many black children. This article in the NY Times said that in a speech at a 20,000-member Apostolic Church of God on the South Side near Lake Michigan, Obama delivered […]

by Stacey
I’m just about at the end of my first week of work. So far, so good. I’ve enjoyed being back in an office, I like my co-workers, and I’ve been able to make it home by about 4pm everyday to hang out with my kids. Gotta love the flex-schedule. (We won’t talk about the […]

by Stacey
Last week I wrote on the importance of eating dinner with kids, especially young children. Here’s more on family meals, this time from the teen perspective. A new study in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics found teens who eat breakfast consistently are less likely to be overweight than those who skip the […]

by Stacey
I have a confession. My family rarely sits down altogether for dinners during the week. Usually I feed the kids before my husband gets home from work and I wait to eat with him after the kids are in bed. But according to this post on the Greater Good Science Center’s Half Full […]