EPA Finds Mercury in All Fish

Think you’ve been steering clear of mercury by avoiding tuna? Think again. The EPA released study last week showing mercury and PCBs in all the fish they studied.

The National Lake Fish Tissue Study, conducted over five years and compassing fish from all regions of the United States, found toxins accumulating in all the fish they tested. Just under half of lakes had levels of mercury above the 0.3 ppm the EPA deems safe for humans. Continue reading »

World’s Cutest Vegetarian Boy

PETA has named the winners in their Third Annual Cute Vegetarian Kids contest.

Grace Jenks of Park City, Utah was awarded their prize for Cutest Vegetarian Girl. Grace, a homeschooled 9-year-old, went vegan this year. The World’s Cutest Vegetarian Boy title was awarded to Perry Martijena, a 9-year-old from Jersey City, New Jersey. Continue reading »

Froot Loops is Not a “Smart Choice”

The cereal aisle at the grocery store can be a bit overwhelming.  With so many to different cereals to choose from, how is parent to know which one offers the best nutrition for their child?  Cereal makers, assuming parents won’t turn the box over and read the fine print,  have begun putting some nutrition information in large print on the front of the box.  But as the Food and Drug Administration points out, this information can be misleading. Continue reading »

New Snack May Make You Dance

First there were deep fried twinkies.  Then came, horrifyingly enough, Jimmy Dean’s Pancake and Sausage on a Stick.

Now, some guy in Texas has created the newest contender, and likely victor,  in the race to harden your arteries: deep-fried butter.

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They Say: Licorice Whips Make Kids Dumb

Back away from the Twizzlers preggo! New research shows children whose mothers consumed licorice during pregnancy perform poorly on tests.

So it won’t just rot your teeth - it could make your kid a little dumber. Continue reading »

Haunted Cereals for Halloween Breakfast

Planning healthy, interesting meals for your family that they’ll actually eat is always a challenge.  More so if you’re planning your meals around a holiday such as the upcoming Halloween.  The Syfy channel’s Sci Fi Wire website has you covered for breakfast, however, with a list of 15 haunted cereals that will scare your kids’ dentist as much as your kids.
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Schools Say Bye Bye Bake Sale

First it was the in-class birthday party. Now schools are kicking the bake sale off campus.

The reason? Say it with me now: childhood obesity. Continue reading »

Solving the School Lunch Cooking Problem

We all know that part of the problem with school lunches is that they are often unhealthy. One reason for that is because the schools are sometimes unwilling, or unable, to cook.

I just read an interesting article in the New York Times that outlines the issues some schools are facing when trying to serve students healthier food. Continue reading »

They Say: 9 Out of 10 Teens Aren’t Eating Their Veggies

Sometimes getting your kids to eat their veggies can be quite the challenge. But it doesn’t just stop when they’re little, apparently teens aren’t eating their greens either. And this isn’t just a teen here, a teen there, we’re talking MOST teens aren’t eating enough of the good stuff. Continue reading »

Fight the Flu With Food?

I can never remember whether it’s starve a cold, feed a fever or the exact opposite. But according to a new eat-right program for families, you can feed your kids to stave off a fever at least.

The Dairy Council of California (the people behind all those talking cow commercials that my kid is obsessed with) (a government agency not directly linked to the California Milke Advisory Board which does the talking cow commercials) are cashing in on American parents’ swine flu fears with a new cookbook and Website designed to encourage us to mix up “flu-fighting foods” for the family. Continue reading »