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Can your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test?
What comes to
mind when you
think of a clean
kitchen? Shiny
waxed floors?
Gleaming
stainless steel
sinks? Spotless
counters and
neatly arranged
cupboards?
They can help,
but a truly
"clean"
kitchen--that
is, one that
ensures safe
food--relies on
more than just
looks: It also
depends on safe
food practices.
In the home,
food safety
concerns revolve
around three
main functions:
food storage,
food handling,
and cooking. To
see how well
you're doing in
each, take this
quiz, and then
read on to learn
how you can make
the meals and
snacks from your
kitchen the
safest possible.
Keep Your Child's Sugar Intake to a Mimimum
Obviously,
it's going to be
hard to cut out
high-glycemic
sugars
altogether, but
there are a
couple of easy
steps you can
take to
dramatically
reduce your
child's sugar
intake:
Lemons Add Zest to Life
Lemon
trees
laden
with
their
winter
crop,
boughs
drooping
under
the
weight
of
many
hued
lemons:
dark
green,
lighter
green
becoming
suffused
with
yellow,
vibrant
yellow
bursting
with
life,
then
as
they
go
unpicked
and
overripe
a
flush
of
orange
seeps
into
the
knobbly
fruit.
Until
I
came
to
South
Africa
lemons
came
from
a
shop:
smooth,
uniform
yellow
skins
all
year
round.
Now
I
have
learned
to
appreciate
their
seasonal
bounty,
struggling
to
use
up
all
the
fruit
in
winter,
hoarding
away
the
squeezed
juice
of
the
excess
lemons
in
the
freezer
for
summer,
when
the
lemons
must
come
from
the
shop
again
and
are
more
expensive
and
less
juicy.
This
is
the
time
to
think
up a
hundred
and
one
ways
to
use
a
lemon
Exploring the Food Group: Grains and starches
Besides
the
wonderful
aromas,
flavors,
and
textures
that
food
has,
each
food
group
provides
varying
amounts
of
diverse
nutrients.
Each one
of the
five
food
groups
supplies
some,
but not
all, of
the
nutrients
you need
for good
health.
For this
reason,
it's key
that you
eat from
each
food
group
every
day.
Bread,
Cereal,
Rice,
and
Pasta
Group
The base
of the
Food
Guide
Pyramid
includes
all
foods
made
from
grains.
These
foods
should
form the
base of
a
nutritious
diet.
Foods in
the
bread,
cereal,
rice,
and
pasta
group--or
the
starch
group--are
rich in
complex
carbohydrates
(or
starches).
Complex
carbohydrates
are an
excellent
source
of
energy.
They are
low in
fat and
cholesterol
and are
your
body's
main
source
of
energy.
What is
7-a-day?
For many years, we’ve been reminded of the importance of
fruit and vegetables in our diet. Significantly, an
estimated 35% of cancer related deaths may be prevented by
eating better. A balanced diet, which includes at least
seven serves of fruit and vegetables a day, may help reduce
the incidence of certain types of cancer and heart disease.
Lunch Box
Basics 
Lunch
boxes and lunch menus are a private obsession of mine. I
can spend hours pouring over lunch box descriptions, thermos
manuals and sandwich cookbooks. With so many of my brain
cells invested in lunch box knowledge, this article is a
personal favorite.
Read on ...
I sometimes wonder how some children manage to get enough energy to keep them going and going and going. If your youngster is one of the many who pick and choose the foods they like most, he or she may often get on food jags, eating the same foods for all meals or even refusing food altogether. In my house this week, my 3-year-old is refusing to eat anything but peaches and bread! But I'm not too worried about this new phase; experts suggest it's normal and may not last too long. In fact, in most cases like this, children are getting all the nutrients they need despite their limited intake. >> more
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Should
government ban junk food?
Obesity has been classified as a
'European-wide problem of epidemic proportions', according
to a recent article in Time Magazine. The article also
states that the European Commission (EC) is going to go all
out to counteract the harmful effects of junk food in the
next five years.
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Measure your veggies
www.mypyramid.gov
According to
this article,
the "five-servings-a-day" guideline for fruits and
vegetables is out. The problem was, no one could
remember what amount constitutes a serving. So instead,
the U.S. Government site at mypyramid.gov will tell you
how many cups of fruits and vegetables you need to get
enough daily nutrition.
>> more
ONE of the most difficult tasks for parents is to get finicky children to eat the proper foods that are necessary for their growth and development. We all know the importance of good nutrition, and if it is introduced early on, nutritionists say that increases the likelihood of lifelong good eating habits.
In too many cases, children eat a diet that's high in calories and includes more than an ample amount of processed foods. But with a little planning, you can create a variety of tasty dishes that will give children the healthy boost they need. The trick sometimes is to get them to eat it.
First, parents have to set a good example by making wise choices and eating healthy dishes themselves. Try new foods and new ways of preparing them, with emphasis on dark green leafy vegetables, deep-yellow vegetables, fruits and whole-grain products.
Secondly, offer your children a variety of foods. When offering new foods, serve small "try me" portions, about 1 or 2 tablespoons, and encourage your child to create a new snack or sandwich from three or four healthy ingredients you provide. Read on ...
Demystifying Multivitamins
 Not
all multivitamins are created equal. Find out
why yours may not be delivering the nutrients it
promises—and how to choose one that will.
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