Posts tagged ‘children’

Shoot the Twinkie!

April 11th, 2009

Recently, there’s been a spate of articles (for instance, this one) claiming that for some, the “obsession” with consuming healthy food has increased our anxiety, pushing some of our kids into eating disorders, and generally taking the fun out of life. While I don’t doubt that a few people use dietary information to make [...]

New Hope for School Lunches

January 29th, 2009

The New York Times today carried an article by Tara Parker-Pope called “Obama’s New Chef Skewers School Lunches.” (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/new-white-house-chef-skewers-school-lunches/) She quotes extensively from an excellent address Sam Kass (the chef) gave last May. If you’re new to this issue, I recommend the article – actually a blog post — as a good place to [...]