Hola, Ola Granola!

Hola, Ola Granola!

I once spent some vacation time up in Maine near a farmer’s market that had the best granola. We brought a ton home figuring it would last forever, which is another term for “one week.” While there are certainly some mass brands of granola that are...
Fruit on hand that makes it into their mouths

Fruit on hand that makes it into their mouths

I once packed the same apple in my son’s lunch for an entire week. Every afternoon it was still there, and he’d promise to eat it the next day, and then he’d bring it home again. And it’s not even that he doesn’t like apples, but as he...
Argh, Pirate’s Booty goes New York

Argh, Pirate’s Booty goes New York

As the New York City taxpayer amongst us, I felt it my sworn duty (so help me Bloomberg) to try the New York Pizza flavor Pirate’s Booty recently introduced by Robert’s Gourmet. You know, the beloved makers of all-natural treats for parents looking to...
Time for Lunch to slow down and get real

Time for Lunch to slow down and get real

Next month Congress is going to be revisiting school meal program guidelines, and the more parents and kids they hear from before they do so, the greater the chance that our schools will have real food (what a concept) to offer our children. That includes my own...