I’m Not Cooking Tonight
America’s Test Kitchen Scrambled Eggs
Gluten Free Pizza Crust (Heather Page cuts the sugar to 1 Tablespoon)
Salad Sense
Zucchini Noodle Salad MNA member Brandy Hickman
Mixed Grill Vegetable Salad MNA member Jessica Idleman
Fun with Food: Easy Radish Mushrooms (Video)
ENGAGING KIDS OF ALL AGES
WATCH COOKING SHOWS TOGETHER
SCHEDULE REGULAR “HOME SCHOOL” LESSONS ON LABEL READING AND STICK TO THEM (TRIPS TO THE GROCERY STORE).
ENLIST THEIR HELP ON PREPARING THE GROCERY SHOPPING LIST.
TAKE THEM TO THE FARMERS MARKET AND PUT THEM IN CHARGE OF VEGETABLES.
HAVE THEM HELP “PREPARE” THE KITCHEN BY UNLOADING THE DISHWASHER IN ORDER MAKE “SOMETHING SPECIAL” AFTER.
BAKE TOGETHER. HAVE THEM STIR, COUNT, AND MEASURE.
Toxic Tidbit
Label Reading 101
TOP 5 INGREDIENTS TO AVOID
ENRICHED OR BLEACHED ANYTHING
HYDROGENATED
FOOD DYES, COLOR ADDITIVES
MSG (MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, AUTOLYZED, HYDROLYZED, ETC)
FRUCTOSE
READ EVERY LABEL BEFORE BUYING A PRODUCT THAT GOES IN YOUR BODY AND ON YOUR BODY. ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT IT!
DO NOT BUY IT IF IT CONTAINS ANY OF THE 5 PHRASES LISTED ABOVE.
DO NOT BUY IT IF YOU ARE NOT CONFIDENT THAT A SEVEN YEAR OLD CHILD CAN PRONOUNCE ALL THE WORDS LISTED AS INGREDIENTS.
PREPACKAGED ITEMS HAVE 5 INGREDIENTS OR LESS AND YOU KNOW WHAT ALL OF THEM ARE. IF YOU CAN’T READ THEM PUT THE ITEM BACK. AVOID AN ULTRA PROCESSED DIET.
LOOK FOR THE SUGAR CONTENT ON EVERY LABEL FIRST. ANYTHING BELOW 9 GRAMS OF SUGAR PER SERVING (AND THE SERVING SIZE IS FAIR) IS ACCEPTABLE.
Phytonutrient Spectrum Checklist for Kids
Food Crimes! Are You Doing it Right?
Knife Gloves
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