I hope to provide simple insights on this blog to help every parent navigate the way through the nutritional day easily yet successfully. I am a real parent with all the same time restrictions during my day that everyone faces: namely not enough of it! I am also, however, a person who has taken some of the genetic traits inherited from mine and my husband's ethnic backgrounds and turned them on their heads. The eclectic cultural combination of Scottish stubbornness, Italian love of family, and American ingenuity have helped me to be creative about making things work out, even the tougher things about being a parent, like getting kids to eat good food.
Healthy, delicious, real food is one of my "absolutes" of parenting, approached with the same matter-of-fact attitude used to teach my son about safety. I am not going to neglect teaching him one of the most important ways he can keep his body safe- by learning how to take good care of himself.
Our U.S. government has labeled this current generation of children as the unhealthiest ever, their chances for developing a preventable adult condition such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer and more is alarmingly high. Agencies as diverse as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the American Academy of Pediatrics and many more all agree we must provide our children with a strong foundation of good health to combat the future predicted for them. As with all things learned, beginning at a young age makes the task easier.
My husband supports these ideals, his enthusiasm for la dolce vita "the sweet life", has been the foundation upon which so much has been built these years together. It is fitting that his Italian heritage and my Scotch tenacity have combined in the American melting pot and inspired us to create and foster a food culture within our home. By laughing, learning, and loving the rituals that feed and sustain us we also lay the groundwork for our little one's lifetime. I invite you to join me and take your best shot at cooking up your kids chances for a long, healthy and happy life!
Our U.S. government has labeled this current generation of children as the unhealthiest ever, their chances for developing a preventable adult condition such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer and more is alarmingly high. Agencies as diverse as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the American Academy of Pediatrics and many more all agree we must provide our children with a strong foundation of good health to combat the future predicted for them. As with all things learned, beginning at a young age makes the task easier.
My husband supports these ideals, his enthusiasm for la dolce vita "the sweet life", has been the foundation upon which so much has been built these years together. It is fitting that his Italian heritage and my Scotch tenacity have combined in the American melting pot and inspired us to create and foster a food culture within our home. By laughing, learning, and loving the rituals that feed and sustain us we also lay the groundwork for our little one's lifetime. I invite you to join me and take your best shot at cooking up your kids chances for a long, healthy and happy life!
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What a simple yet powerful message. And I must say, your Scottish-Italian son will grow up with some great traits and traditions! Keep blogging!!
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