Saying nuts to Nutricate? The apparent success and consumer popularity of municipal laws in New York City, Seattle, Philadelphia and elsewhere that require chain restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus means that (1) more American cities’ elected officials will propose simil...

So were making our cake last night for the silent auction at the B&G banquet, and I'm trying to modify the recipe with applesauce to make it less deadly and Mer says "Mom, I have something to tell you" I'm thinking shit, what happened because I dared to try and catch up on work and wasn't at sch...

I don't think that I've announced it here, but since December, I've been on the board of Healthy Schools Campaign. This is such a phenomenal organization, and I am thrilled to be a part of it. Anyway, as many of you know, Dylan goes to our local neighborhood school. It is a Chicago Public School, so...

Ah, California, that prodigious producer of fruits, nuts, and flakes. Alice Waters, the famous Chez Panisse chef, has seized on the national craze for bailouts to demand organic, unprocessed school lunches for all. How like a Californian to seize on a trend early: Wall Street and Detroit are getting...

When we worked at the group home, we spent so many hours working each day that I usually did not have time to pack my daughter’s lunch. It was hard to pay the $1.70 each day for her to eat, but it was a chosen convenience for us. Now that we’ve moved and I’m working from home again...

Most young kids’ play is sedentary A study looking a three-, four- and five-year-olds enrolled in community-based preschool programs found that 89 percent of the kids’ physical activity could be described as sedentary activity, while 56 percent of activities were sedentary during outdoor playtim...

Men seem to switch off thoughts of food When volunteers didn’t eat for a day and then were asked to suppress thoughts of food, men reported fewer cravings and less feeling of hunger than women did, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. When given brain scans...

Surgery helps or resolves fatty liver Obese people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who get weight-loss surgery can see a reduction or complete elimination of that health problem as they lose weight, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston report. They looked at 15...

How do you say Hannah Montana in Russian? (The Disney Channel is set to launch in Russia featuring shows like "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and "Hannah Montana") (New York Times, reg. required) - The MySpace effect (on music. Has the social media site changed our listening habits? And New York Governor p...

Andrea is from California, but lives in Washington these days along with her family (including their dog Abby who was rescued from Puerto Rico). She loves reading magazines, playing video games, hanging out with friends, and designing clothing. She understandably hates puppy mills, slaughterhouses, ...