Entries Tagged as 'kids'
January 29th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Uncategorized
The school where I teacher “food appreciation” classes has asked me to consider teaching on a stepped-up schedule during the summer. Up to now, my focus has been mainly on elementary school children enrolled in the after school program. The classes are informal. I’ve had free range over food topics, from making healthy, whole-grain muffins […]
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January 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
The kids in my “food appreciation” classes concluded their recent exploration of nutrition labeling with a comparison of macaroni and cheese. The macaroni and cheese that comes in the little blue box from Kraft may be one of the most popular processed foods of all times. We know some college students who eat little else […]
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January 16th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
My wife thought the work I was doing teaching nutrition labeling to the kids in my “food appreciation” classes was so important I should do more. So we designed another lesson around pizza. Last week among the processed foods we examined was a DiGiorno “Rising Crust Supreme” pizza. We were impressed not only with the […]
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