by Lauren Slayton | Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Have you seen the commercials for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on TV lately? In case you haven’t, I’ve provided the link. In the commercial, one mom questions another about a beverage with HFCS. The mother pouring the bright magenta beverage replies...
by Lauren Slayton | Apr 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
One of my multiple New Years’ Resolutions was to read more for pleasure. Around the time I made this resolution a friend invited me to join a book club; I enthusiastically accepted. Our first month’s selection, The Help, was a great starting point. I found myself...
by Lauren Slayton | Apr 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
My mother is a fantastic cook. Everything she makes is delicious and if something isn’t going well she knows just what to do to correct it. It is hard to find a measuring cup or spoon in her kitchen; she has a sort of cooking sixth sense and she rarely uses...
by Lauren Slayton | Apr 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
When I was in graduate school most nutrition conversations centered on one of two things either vanity or hospitals. Things started to change a few years ago thanks in part to important voices such as Marion Nestle and Michael Pollan. Nurtition started to be less...
by Lauren Slayton | Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s April 2nd, I know I am a day late with my monthly resolution review. There seemed to be something wrong about an April Fools’ post and my day was a little busy for reflection. I am reading a great book called The Happiness Project and loved learning that the...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
We were in Toronto this past weekend. It was a trip planned around hockey (hockey game, hockey hall of fame, purchasing hockey schwag) for my son Myles’ birthday. Even though I was the sole woman on essentially a boys’ trip and the Ontario Science Center isn’t on my...
