Last week the temperatures rose to 100 degrees and so my aim was to post a refreshing summer recipe. In my mind, I wanted to share how to put together a quick Latin-inspired quinoa salad but my kids had a different idea. They wanted popsicles….
When you know better you do better, right? The short video below shows how government subsidies are responsible for the obesity epidemic plaguing our nation. As you can see, there is very little is going to fruits and vegetables, which we all know is the…
I cannot express how excited I am to announce that my article on F.E.A.R (False, Evidence, Appearing, Real) was selected to appear in this week’s Manhattan Times. It was totally unexpected too; the Editor of the paper reached out to my husband and asked for…
Last night, parts 3 and 4 of The Weight of the Nation were shown and I must say, I was really inspired and very disappointed at the injustices specifically targeting our children and our low-income communities. We must demand more. I’m sure you will be…
Did you miss yesterday’s premiere of Weight of the Nation? I must say, the information was well presented and while I have yet to see parts 3 and 4 tonight, I was impressed with the stories and statistics that were shown. If you missed it,…
THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION is a presentation of HBO and the IOM, CDC, NIH, and Kaiser Permanente. You can either watch it on HBO or you can click HERE to see the movie online for FREE beginning May 14th at 8:00pm.
Let me ask you 3 questions? Did you know that green vegetables are #1 missing item on American plates? Do you think it’s impossible to get healthy with very limited resources? Can one idea drastically turn around the obesity crisis plaguing our kids and our…
Today my daughter’s class went on a trip to the aquarium. There were lots of processed snacks exchanged between the students and of course she came home with a stomach ache. Fortunately, I had the solution in my kitchen. I just had to gather a…