by Lauren Slayton | Nov 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, my son told me about a child in his third grade class who “loves vegetables.” When the teachers rewarded the children with Starbursts after completing a writing assignment (hmn), this little girl turned the candy down. My son reported all of this completely...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, my son told me about a child in his third grade class who “loves vegetables.” When the teachers rewarded the children with Starbursts after completing a writing assignment (hmn), this little girl turned the candy down. My son reported all of this completely...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Market Melissa (Foodtrainers’ Melissa O’Shea) told you about leeks and Brussels sprouts and last, but certainly not least, in our “bright sides” series is spaghetti squash. While I have never met a squash I didn’t like, preparing them is another...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving pushes many of our food buttons. This week my email will be filled with messages like the following: “What do I do about Thanksgiving? My happiest day is a giant bowl of mashed potatoes. I could eat my body weight in mashed potatoes given...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was grumpy yesterday. I even emailed a friend and asked “ever plan an event and just want it over?” She put me at ease and said she often felt that way. There were the usual moving pieces, people backing out at the last minute and other neglected work I needed...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
While I love a good gazpacho in the middle of the summer, this time of year seems like the real soup season. Soup is fantastic on a raw, wintry day but it’s also good for weight loss efforts. Barbara Rolls’ Volumetrics research showed that when we eat soup as part of...
