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Report From The Lunch Line

December 6, 2012
I’m a 5th grader at in Minnesota. My school has a very healthy lunch program, offering a lot of well balanced meal choices. We have six different meal stations: The Main Ingredient, Stock Exchange, Improvisations, Classic Cuts Deli, Seasonings, and the Baking Company. The Main Ingredient is the...
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Pasta con Pollo al Limón y Tomate #MamaSabeMas

December 6, 2012
Esta receta se publicó en mi blog bilingüe Nibbles & Feasts . For English, click here . Algunas de las comidas más sencillas y rápidas son las mejores. Me gusta sobre todo aquellas que tienen la perfecta cantidad de verduras, proteínas y carbohidratos. Los días ventosos y noches frías de otoño...

Lemon-Tomato Chicken Pasta #MamaSabeMas

December 6, 2012
This recipe originally appeared in my bilingual blog Nibbles & Feasts . Para español, haga clic aquí . Some of the simplest and quickest meals are the best tasting. I especially love those that are balanced with veggies, protein and the perfect amount of comfy carbs. The breezy warm days and...

Forget the Holidays. For Some Students, Unhealthy Snacks are around All Year Long.

December 6, 2012
It can be tough to eat healthy during the holidays. Coworkers bring sugar cookies to the office, a neighbor drops off a pie as a gift – and then there are all those treats served during holiday parties. There’s a lot of talk about all the extra calories Americans consume during the holiday season,...
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Cooking With Winter's Bitter Bounty

December 6, 2012
When the weather turns, the days get shorter and it's time to get out the winter clothes, it's also high season for the Brassicaceae, or mustard family, on your family's dinner table. The Brassica oleracea species in particular is the sturdy progenitor ofbroccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage,...
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Losing the Sweet Tooth

December 6, 2012
Sometimes, though, you just know when it's time to make a change. I could feel it when I struggled to button up my jeans (the ones I saved for those days). I could feel it when I went hiking with my family this summer, and had to stop and rest on the side of the trail while my boys ran up the hill...

Food marketing to children: What can you do?

December 6, 2012
Eighty six percent of the food marketed to our children is for unhealthy products so it’s no surprise that researchers have found links between food marketing exposure and the rapid increase of childhood obesity and related diseases. Let’s face it, food marketing works. If it didn’t the food and...
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Food Traditions: Smashed Cauliflower and Potatoes

December 6, 2012
Ever wonder why the mashed potatoes you eat at home don’t taste the same as those you eat anywhere else? We have a few food traditions over here that I haven’t told you about. Your Momma loves to sneak veggies into so much of what you eat. So, this would be why your mashed potatoes taste kinda...
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Comidas latinas vegetarianas sabrosas – Recetas y consejos

December 6, 2012
For these recipes in English, click here . ( Fotos de izquierda a derecha : Un plato de pasta con lentejas y col rizada; Animar a sus hijos ayudar en la cocina es una buena manera motivarlos comer verduras.) Cuando le digo a alguien que solamente cocino comida vegetariana en mi hogar, su reacción...
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Korean Pear Salad

December 6, 2012
Para esta receta en español, haga clic aquí . Recipe type: Salad Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 2-4 porciones The salad I present to you today is ideal to accompany meals during the holidays. Inspired by Korean Pears that Melissa’s graciously provided me, I created this delicious...
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