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Beth Bader is co-author of the book The Cleaner Plate Club and publisher of The (ex) Expatriate's Kitchen blog.
Beth Bader
Beth Bader is co-author of the book The Cleaner Plate Club and publisher of
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November 15, 2012
This story originally appeared in the (ex)Expatriate's Kitchen blog . I pack my child's lunch every day. When it comes to food, yes, I am a helicopter mom. Not that I don't have good reason to worry . Even with the improved school meals, I am still concerned about the meat sourcing and continued use of heavily processed foods. So, each day I still pack my kiddo a nice little lunch box with each item all segregated just the way she likes it. This works, except for the morning — in the 10 minutes from car to school room — the lunch got dropkicked into the cubby or at least violently shaken by...
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September 6, 2012
As many blog posts as I have written bemoaning school lunches and nutrition for kids, it's refreshing to share good news. Here's an updated menu with the proposed USDA changes for better nutrition for school meals . It's much improved and I was even surprised to see jicama on the ingredients list. What I like most about it is that it is a bit realistic. It's healthier swaps for things kids have been eating, what I would call "transitional foods." There's a chance kids will actually eat part of these lunches. Much of the rationale used to block school food changes hinged on precisely that:...
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April 20, 2012
This is an updated and adapted version of the second of a three-part series that originally appeared at The (ex) Expatriate's Kitchen blog . I first started this article series when I realized how many other influences there are on my child’s diet. I was trying to buy plastic food and a grocery cart for my child. The amount of branded fast food "toys" and junk food options were astounding. Up to this point, I had had the illusion of control. What hit me like a ton of bricks, as I stood in the toy kitchen and food aisle, was how brief that period of control really was. While we parents are...
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