A Little Fruits and Vegetables Music

If you are looking for a little extra motivation to eat more fruits and vegetables, check out these great entries for the MyPlate Fruits & Veggies Video Challenge.  It’s a little hard to write a good song about eating healthy but these entries show that 

Legislating Vegetables: Current Experiments with School Lunch and SNAP

I owe you an update on my diet and exercise status but that will be coming on Thursday. I have been continuing my progress and have a lot to tell you. Today, however, I thought it would be interesting to expand on our discussion of 

Thanksgiving Recovery

What a feast! I spent all day cooking and just about the time many people were probably getting in their cars for some early Black Friday shopping we were sitting down to eat. My 3 year old decided that the proper attire for such a 

Thanksgiving Organizing Tips

So far, almost everyone I have spoken with is not cooking this Thanksgiving! They are all traveling or joining a group dinner at a family member’s home. We are on our own this holiday (but missing our families across the country dearly) so I will 

Ruly Ruth: Thanksgiving…Vegetarian Style!

Next week, we are coming up on the biggest meat-eating holiday of the entire year . . . Thanksgiving!  As a special challenge to Ruly Ruth, I inquired what she would do if she had to host a vegetarian Thanksgiving.  While I have never been