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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Children\'s Nutrition'

Jun 20

Father’s Day Special: Could Dads Help Cook Up a Solution for Childhood Obesity?

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads.  Hope you enjoy your special day — you deserve it!  And while we’re thinking about all the contributions dads make to the family, there’s one  more to consider. What if dads could be a s (read full article)

Children's Nutrition, cooking dads, Deen Bros Good Cooking magazine, male cooking, ManTestedRecipes, men cooking, men in the kitchen, obesity, Trend Alert

Jun 10

Nutrition Rx: Cooking as a Strategy to Battle Obesity, Promote Health and Fight Chronic Diseases

I’m a firm believer in the power of cooking. I think it’s truly one of the  best ways we can all take better control of our health. How can you really eat right if you don’t learn to cook? How can we implement all of today’s (read full article)

Children's Nutrition, cooking, culinary institute of america, culinary literacy, David Eisenberg, Fruits Vegetables, Home Economics, nutrition Rx, Robyn Webb

May 17

First Lady to Food Companies: Trim 1 Trillion Calories

With the goal of reducing 1 trillion calories in food sold annually by 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama made a major announcement today related to her Let’s Move! Childhood obesity campaign.  In a press conference today, Mrs. Obama revealed that (read full article)

Children's Nutrition, first lady, Let's Move, obesity, Trim 1 trillion calories

Feb 09

Let’s Move America!

Today was a momentous day. President Obama signed an executive order creating a first-ever task force on childhood obesity and the First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a new nationwide campaign to combat childhood obesity called Let’s Move.  (read full article)

childhood obesity, Children's Nutrition, Let's Move, Michelle Obama, obesity

Feb 09

Now Donald Trump Wants to Give Us Advice on Children’s Nutrition?

If you’re a regular visitor, then you know how I feel about The Trump Network’s dietary supplements.  Not a fan.  Well now the multilevel marketing company is getting into children’s nutrition.  The new business is called Snazzle (read full article)

Beverages, Children's Nutrition, David Ludwig, Dietary Supplements, Donald Trump, Ideal Health, multilevel marketing, Snazzle Snaxxs, The Trump Network

Oct 01

Paula Deen Serves Up Food Advice for Kids

The queen of Southern cuisine has a new cookbook for kids:   Paula Deen’s Cookbook for the Lunch-Box Set. I must admit, Paula is not my favorite Food Network star. No doubt she’s charming and entertaining, but I don’t really embr (read full article)

Children's Nutrition, Paula Deen, Paula Deen and The View, Paula Deen's Cookbook for the Lunch-Box Set

Sep 20

There’s Got to Be a Better Way: I Say No Hip Hip Hooray for Hooray Puree’

I was shopping at my local Costco in Chicago today when I stumbled upon one of the many sampling stations set up throughout the store.  I had skipped the others, but this display caught my attention. All of these moms were gathered around a tall guy (read full article)

Children's Nutrition, Deceptively Delicious, Fruits Vegetables, Hooray Puree, Sneaky Chef

Sep 11

An Update on Seinfeld Food Fight: No Veggie Plagiarism

Photo credit: Joyce Dopkeen New York Times/Heidi Gutman NBC Looks like the fight between the deceptive and sneaky cookbooks is over.  Remember my previous article Debating the Merits of “Stealth” Veggies” about Jessica Seinfeld and (read full article)

Children's Nutrition, Deceptively Delicious, Fruits Vegetables, Jessica Seinfeld, Sneaky Chef, stealth veggies

Aug 21

Kids’ Menus Need an Upgrade

Today’s kids’ menus are so … last year, according to Mintel Menu Insights. This restaurant menu trend tracker says the average children’s menu doesn’t offer enough variety or healthy food, even as parents, kids and chefs (read full article)

Children's Nutrition, Kids' menus, Mintel

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