by Lauren Slayton | Nov 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
My plan for today was to write a post about eating local. I did a segment on NBC Friday night, with Chuck Scarborough, about going local and locavores for NBC’s Green Week. I was going to tell you about it and post the video clip from the segment. And it’s not that I...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
As we head into December, something is about to start and it’s pretty exciting. I’m not talking Christmas, Hanukah or even winter….are you stumped? I’ll end the suspense (unless the photo already did). Folks we are embarking on peak cauliflower season which lasts...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
For those of you who missed last week, I am adopting my second grader’s assignment to read for 20 minutes a night. For accountability and because most of my reading is food-related I plan to blog about my reading once a week. I have to admit that I am not blogging...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
This week clients will come in and we’ll most likely discuss their Thanksgiving plans. Will they be hosting? Traveling? Are they in charge of bringing anything? I find a lot of nutrition advice for Thanksgiving focuses on the calories in various components of the...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Melissa O’Shea (aka Market Melissa) tackles Pumpkin. On Market Foodtraining tours, I encourage participants to buy one new fruit or vegetable each time they are at the farmers’ market or supermarket. What inevitably happens is that I then receive questions such...