Stale mac ‘n cheese

Sometime over the last few months, I seem to have lost my ability to come up with interesting, nutritious meals for my family. I spend plenty of money at Walmart every week, yet buy the same things over and over again- orange juice, cereal, bread (I get the milk and eggs at Sam’s– it’s cheaper [...]

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What’s for lunch?

Now that my kids are on their own for the first time this summer, the question of what’s for lunchlooms larger than ever. When I talked to my daughter today, she said all they had was leftover macaroni and cheese (and soft drinks, I discovered later). They didn’t eat any chicken nuggets or turkey lunch [...]

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Eating is a mindless activity

I recently read a book called Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, by food psychologist Brian Wansink. I enjoyed his humorous and fascinating insights into why we eat more food than we think.
Brian examines everything about food psychology, from how we perceive portion size to whether or not we eat better when [...]

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Chokehold on my wallet

Gas prices hit $3.49 a gallon here today. I don’t want to ask how much higher they’ll go– I don’t want to hear the answer. Like so many other families, my husband and I are trying to figure out where we can start saving money (or spending less). He took a look at the stockpile [...]

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Eric Schlosser visits Evansville, Indiana

I arranged a ride home from gymnastics for my daughter and dragged my son to a talk by author Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. I read the book several years ago and it really changed how I view fast food. In the book, the author examines [...]

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