Children need to learn to develop a taste for healthy foods both in and out of the home. Schools cannot be complicit in bombarding their students with poor food choices and undoing a parent’s hard work. Read more: Junk Food in Schools, Children's Health, Childhood Obesity, Healthy Eating, School Nutrition, School Lunches, School Junk Food, [...]

I texted the one person I know who would understand the unfamiliar emotions that left me so unsettled. “Being a grown-up sucks. I don’t think I like it,” I wrote to my brother. “No one does, Beany,” he replied. “No one does.” Read more: Growing Up, Aging, Parents-Dads, Dads, Health, Cleveland, Hospitals, Parents, Fathers, Culture [...]

Maternal health is one of the most pressing issues in developing countries. One of the worst cases is the Central African Republic, a country that is little understood and rarely visited. Read more: Central African Republic, Maternal Health, Women's Health, Central African Republic Civil War, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health Care, Maternal Health Africa, Global Health, [...]

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching and our youngest daughter’s first birthday coming even sooner, we’re in the mood for sweet treats in Rome. But h… Read more: Healthy Food, Healthy Food for Kids, Cooking for Kids, Healthy Cooking, Parents News

There are many variations depending on the European culture, but here in the United States the borscht found in jars on supermarket shelves is a simple recipe of water, beets, sugar, salt and citric acid. That is, if you can find it in your supermarket. Read more: Healthy Eating, Juice, Polyphenols, Beets, Antioxidants, Heart Diseease, [...]