Delicious and Nutritious Blog
Miso and Greens Soup
Gluten-free/dairy-free/nut-free. In my last post I mentinoed Julia's Miso … [Read More...]

Beginner’s Soup
Gluten-free/dairy free/nut-free. I recently asked a dear friend of mine … [Read More...]
Healthy Kids Monthly Newsletter

January 2012: Messages from MyPlate
Happy New Year! Can you believe that it is already 2012? This year we will celebrate the fourth birthday of Healthy Kids Ideas Exchange (HKIE)! We’ve come a long way from the early days when this free information exchange was just an informal email for about 20 friends… we are now in the thousands in terms of readership! I hope you’ve enjoyed the topics and will encourage other … [Read More...]

December 2011: Sugar Sugar!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We had a very fun and different Thanksgiving schedule this year…a day of skiing on Baldy mountain! We were really surprised when we picked up the local paper from the après ski scene at the base of the mountain, only to see our daughter on the cover holding a pumpkin pie! What a wonderful treat to read a great article written by Karen Bossick of … [Read More...]

November 2011: Thankful for Food
During this month, we have the wonderful tradition of Thanksgiving that brings families and friends together at the dinner table. For this month’s Healthy Kids Ideas Exchange newsletter, I’d like to explore some questions related to Thanksgiving that I’ll be discussing with kids as part of Food and Fun lessons. We’ll be covering: -A bit of background about the first Thanksgiving … [Read More...]

October 2011: Whole Grains Part II
Back in May of 2009, I wrote a monthly newsletter Glorious Grains that talked about the difference between whole grains and “enriched” (processed grains) and then suggested some easy ways to include more whole grains in your diet (including lots of recipe ideas). Since that time, I’ve been involved with Nurture’s launch into the school setting with lessons and activities to get kids … [Read More...]


