Comments for Real Food for Healthy Kids http://realfoodforhealthykids.com Advice, Resources, and Recipes for Busy Parents Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on New Cholesterol Study for Kids Paints Disturbing Portrait by Paul http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/2010/01/25/new-cholesterol-study-for-kids-paints-disturbing-portrait/#comment-9936 Paul Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:36:59 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/?p=248#comment-9936 The evidence underlying the “lipid hypothesis” was never strong to start since then a massive lipid lowering campaign has had no effect on heart disease rates. More and more openly people are rightly questioning the wisdom of the cholesterol lowering campaign. Cholesterol is an essential component of every cell membrane and important for myriad physiologic functions. When Dr. Uffe Ravnskov, MD PhD looked at the medical literature he found something quite surprising had been documented there. On average people with higher cholesterol live longer. Then again the statin cholesterol lowering drug class alone is a 30 billion dollar a year industry. This latest attempt to expand cholesterol lowering medication to children is cynical, baseless and repugnant http://healthjournalclub.blogspot.com/ The evidence underlying the “lipid hypothesis” was never strong to start since then a massive lipid lowering campaign has had no effect on heart disease rates. More and more openly people are rightly questioning the wisdom of the cholesterol lowering campaign.

Cholesterol is an essential component of every cell membrane and important for myriad physiologic functions. When Dr. Uffe Ravnskov, MD PhD looked at the medical literature he found something quite surprising had been documented there. On average people with higher cholesterol live longer. Then again the statin cholesterol lowering drug class alone is a 30 billion dollar a year industry. This latest attempt to expand cholesterol lowering medication to children is cynical, baseless and repugnant

http://healthjournalclub.blogspot.com/

]]> Comment on New Cholesterol Study for Kids Paints Disturbing Portrait by tanyatracey http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/2010/01/25/new-cholesterol-study-for-kids-paints-disturbing-portrait/#comment-9915 tanyatracey Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:06:23 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/?p=248#comment-9915 Thank you Lynne. I totally agree. Thank you Lynne. I totally agree.

]]> Comment on New Cholesterol Study for Kids Paints Disturbing Portrait by Lynne Christy Anderson http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/2010/01/25/new-cholesterol-study-for-kids-paints-disturbing-portrait/#comment-9914 Lynne Christy Anderson Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:25:25 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/?p=248#comment-9914 The news is indeed shocking and I think one of the underlying problems can be attributed to the high rate of snacking in our culture. A bag of chips, a candy bar, a slice of pizza, or large soda is sometimes the snack of choice for many kids, if not a meal itself. I've spent time cooking with immigrant families who place great value on the meal at the end of the day, anything from a vegetable-rich stew, a bean and rice dish, or couscous steamed with fresh herbs and root vegetables. Because mealtime is such an important ritual in many cultures, a time for the family to gather at the end of the day and enjoy some of the traditional foods that remind them of home (rather than grabbing a alice of pizza on the way to soccer or swim practice), children in these families seem to have a more balanced diet. Lynne Christy Anderson Author, "Breaking Bread: Recipes and Stories from Immigrant Kitchens" The news is indeed shocking and I think one of the underlying problems can be attributed to the high rate of snacking in our culture. A bag of chips, a candy bar, a slice of pizza, or large soda is sometimes the snack of choice for many kids, if not a meal itself.

I’ve spent time cooking with immigrant families who place great value on the meal at the end of the day, anything from a vegetable-rich stew, a bean and rice dish, or couscous steamed with fresh herbs and root vegetables. Because mealtime is such an important ritual in many cultures, a time for the family to gather at the end of the day and enjoy some of the traditional foods that remind them of home (rather than grabbing a alice of pizza on the way to soccer or swim practice), children in these families seem to have a more balanced diet.

Lynne Christy Anderson
Author, “Breaking Bread: Recipes and Stories from Immigrant Kitchens”

]]> Comment on Thanksgiving and Kids by Deborah Dowd http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/2009/11/27/thanksgiving-and-kids/#comment-9407 Deborah Dowd Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:39:43 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/?p=243#comment-9407 My kids are all about tradition at Thanksgiving- so while they are adventurous year-round, Thanksgiving is for the old standards. However, our turkey leftovers found their way to a turkey pho which was loved by all! My kids are all about tradition at Thanksgiving- so while they are adventurous year-round, Thanksgiving is for the old standards. However, our turkey leftovers found their way to a turkey pho which was loved by all!

]]> Comment on corrections by wrekehavoc http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/corrections/#comment-9121 wrekehavoc Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:43:14 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.wordpress.com/?page_id=110#comment-9121 just made the secret agent chocolate cake in the book with my six year old son (who wanted to know whether we could put some secret agents in the cake!) it came out fine, but i was very surprised that the batter was so watery and thin. if you ever get to do a second edition, you might consider pointing that out, as people like me assume we've done something wrong when batter is not thicker. love the book! just made the secret agent chocolate cake in the book with my six year old son (who wanted to know whether we could put some secret agents in the cake!) it came out fine, but i was very surprised that the batter was so watery and thin. if you ever get to do a second edition, you might consider pointing that out, as people like me assume we’ve done something wrong when batter is not thicker.

love the book!

]]> Comment on Parents’ Diet Has Little Influence? by Lucas Seipp-Williams http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/2009/06/14/parents-diet-has-little-influence/#comment-9077 Lucas Seipp-Williams Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:21 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/?p=216#comment-9077 Interesting article! I imagine a number of my clients and their families would benefit from checking this out. Interesting article! I imagine a number of my clients and their families would benefit from checking this out.

]]> Comment on corrections by tanyatracey http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/corrections/#comment-8840 tanyatracey Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:51:56 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.wordpress.com/?page_id=110#comment-8840 Christine, so sorry it took us a while to get back to you! You definitely want to do a second rise with the dough in the jelly roll pan. The finished foccacia is between one and two inches high, and not necessarily perfectly even. Be careful not to let it rise for too long the first time (until just doubled), and it is also possible that it may have needed a little longer the second rise if it seemed too dense in texture. Hopefully your bread still came out well but just wasn't as high as you expected. Add some love....... Christine, so sorry it took us a while to get back to you!

You definitely want to do a second rise with the dough in the jelly roll pan.

The finished foccacia is between one and two inches high, and not necessarily perfectly even. Be careful not to let it rise for too long the first time (until just doubled), and it is also possible that it may have needed a little longer the second rise if it seemed too dense in texture. Hopefully your bread still came out well but just wasn’t as high as you expected.

Add some love…….

]]> Comment on corrections by christine http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/corrections/#comment-8704 christine Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:55:03 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.wordpress.com/?page_id=110#comment-8704 Hi there, love your book and my son loves it, too! Question re. Rosemary Foccacia bread on page 66. It says prepare the pizza dough from preceeding page through the rising step (2)--but the rising step is step #3, so it's hard to know if you mean "up to" the rising step, or "including it". I assumed you meant *including* it, since in the recipe you state "scrape the risen dough out of the bowl". I let it rise the first time, then put it into the jelly roll pan, and following what it says, I let it rise again--but it didn't rise very much (although it did the first time). That makes me wonder if you meant to only have it rise once?? Thanks for clarifying. Hi there, love your book and my son loves it, too!
Question re. Rosemary Foccacia bread on page 66. It says prepare the pizza dough from preceeding page through the rising step (2)–but the rising step is step #3, so it’s hard to know if you mean “up to” the rising step, or “including it”. I assumed you meant *including* it, since in the recipe you state “scrape the risen dough out of the bowl”. I let it rise the first time, then put it into the jelly roll pan, and following what it says, I let it rise again–but it didn’t rise very much (although it did the first time). That makes me wonder if you meant to only have it rise once??
Thanks for clarifying.

]]> Comment on Cute Tableware for Kids by Deborah Dowd http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/2009/09/07/ttablesettings-for-kids/#comment-8541 Deborah Dowd Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:51:49 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/?p=232#comment-8541 Makes me wish I had some little ones- but I will bookmark this since I have a son getting married next fall! Makes me wish I had some little ones- but I will bookmark this since I have a son getting married next fall!

]]> Comment on Prepared Foods We Like by Christine McDonough http://realfoodforhealthykids.com/resources-advice/prepared-foods-we-like/#comment-8445 Christine McDonough Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:16:19 +0000 http://realfoodforhealthykids.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-8445 Tracer!!!! Met Bruno Luccarelli and his wife at Allenhurst beachclub over the weekend, and they told me you had a book signing! I'm SO proud of you, BUT I really need to get on your mailing/email list. Guess it's in the blood, but I gravitate to and buy cookbooks all the time. I would be a great suporter and word spreader. Get in touch when you're able-- Love ya! Tracer!!!!
Met Bruno Luccarelli and his wife at Allenhurst beachclub over the weekend, and they told me you had a book signing! I’m SO proud of you, BUT I really need to get on your mailing/email list. Guess it’s in the blood, but I gravitate to and buy cookbooks all the time. I would be a great suporter and word spreader.
Get in touch when you’re able–
Love ya!

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