Eating For Health

Kids can be quite the helpers in the kitchen.   And, if they help with the cooking, they are more likely to eat the food served.   So how can you get kids interested in cooking?    Not just for girls but guys also like to cook.   In fact, a well-known blog is written by a mom with 3 sons who are always coming up with new kitchen “crafts” that are edible.   Many other websites have fun suggestions for kids.   Let’s look at some. Kitchen Fun with my 3 sons This mom posts hundreds of ways she involved her sons in creating fun food “crafts”.   She has ideas for holidays, for parties, for kids crafts and many pictures and recipes.   As most parents find out, kids can be picky eaters.   She started “ creating cute characters/animals out of food ” to get her sons to try new foods.   She has even written a book, Wild Eats & Adorable Treats with meals and snack ideas for kids. Here are some of her and her sons’ creations: S...

Look for calories to be printed on menus by May 5, 2017.   Good thing as this past week we ate at Olive Garden and wanted a lighter meal.   We asked the waiter if they had a light menu with calories noted.   He didn’t know.   We asked if the calories were posted on the menu and he said no, but he could go to the kitchen and look up the calories.   Luckily, we noticed the Olive Garden menu has Tastes of the Mediterranean with menu items under 600 calories.   Looking for calories on restaurant menus will become a lot easier on May 5, 2017 when restaurants that have over 20 locations will be required to post calories on their menus.     What establishments will be posting calories? Restaurants with more than 20 locations nationwide Convenience stores must show calories of prepared food items such as muffins and donuts Movie theaters – ever wonder how many calories in the tub of popcorn?   It will now be posted. Supermarkets – wil...