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We are in the thick of the 2015 Screen-Free Week according to the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. Back in my public health days it was called it “Break Free from TV Week” but since then, more screens have been added: video games, computers, cell phones, tablets, etc. The goal is still the same: limiting children to 2 hours […]
When was the last time you taught a child to cook? I have great memories of inviting eight children to my house to do a test run on a cooking demo I was creating. We made a variety of “panini” sandwiches using a George Foreman grill and a variety of ingredient options for their sandwich creations: Sun butter, jelly, bananas, pickles, turkey […]
Do you remember the tradition of making May Baskets and taking them to the homes of friends and family, ringing the doorbell, then running away to see if they could catch you? I remember making May baskets out of wallpaper swatches, carefully choosing colors and designs for the cone-shaped baskets, gluing or stapling the ends […]
This is Molly, a peppy 14-year old I met at a Health Fair where I had a booth. Molly first caught my eye as she was juggling two pieces of fruit and be-bopping around. I got a kick out of her because she took a gigantic bite out of a huge apple, then stayed with […]
More than once I have been asked to run a local “Biggest Loser” contest since I am after all, a dietitian. And we dietitians are all about massive weight loss, right? And we ARE the Food Police, right? And we love making people guilty about what they eat, right? Wrong. I am all about health […]
This is a sign I saw once while vacationing in San Francisco. When I travel, I like to snap photos of signs that grab me. It said “Bev” all over it, although it has not always been that way. I was a shy child who didn’t make a peep for many years, but that did […]
Easter Sunday 1962 Whenever my mom wanted one of her daughters (8 to be exact) to do something quickly for her, she would say “Go now, hop like a bunny!” and we would spring into action. I found myself saying the same thing to my boys, but added another one, “let’s go… lickety-splitity!” Do you […]
Which is better, cage-free eggs or caged? Well, it depends, on who you are! Are you the hen or are you the person eating the egg? That’s the question Ephraim posed to me. He is the kind Hutterite man who transports my favorite eggs from his Hutterite Colony to my local grocery store. I appreciate […]
I was on the home stretch after a long walk when my 8-year old neighbor challenged me to a game of “Around the World.” He’s very good, even though he’s never played organized basketball. The youngest of nine children, he is home-schooled and gets his schoolwork done fast so he can get outside to play. Whether it’s 40 degrees, raining […]
Today, I am thinking about my amazing Aunt Mary, who was born on this date in 1910. She lived to be 102, and stayed on her farm until age 101, when she moved into an assisted living facility. I still remember her 100th birthday party at “the farm.” When my twin sister, who is a teacher, told her young students that […]