Interview: Living Skinny in Fat Genes

Check out my book review and interview with Dr. Felicia D. Stoler, author of Living Skinny in Fat Genes: The Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Feel Great - SuperKidsNutrition.com's featured Book of the Month!

Winter CSA

This year my husband and I joined the Wintersun Farms winter CSA for the New York City area. We've had 2 pickups so far, and I am truly loving it! (If you are not familiar with CSAs, this post has some info). Each month we receive frozen vegetables and eggs from Hudson Valley farms. Last week we received:

Chopped Kale (12 oz)
Raspberries (6 oz)
Crushed Tomatoes (24 oz)
Pureed Butternut Squash (16 oz) 
Broccoli Florets (12 oz)
Edamame (12 oz)
Fresh Pea Shoots
Eggs (1 dozen)

In December we received:

Green Beans (12 oz)
Blueberries (8 oz)
Crushed Tomatoes (24 oz)
Pureed Butternut Squash (16 oz)
Diced Bell Peppers (12 oz)
Corn (16 oz)
Fresh Pea Shoots
Eggs (1 dozen)

I can't wait to make butternut squash soup and more tomato sauce...already ate most of the kale. It was delicious with minimal seasoning - just a tad of salt, pepper and garlic powder. I am waiting for inspiration for how to use the raspberries and blueberries - such a treat this time of year!
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Playing video games can be good for kids...

...if they're playing the right ones, that is! For a while now, I've followed the research on video games developed to increase physical activity (ironic, isn't it?) and fruit, vegetable and water intake among adolescents.

For a full recap, you'll have to read my masters' thesis, but for now, let's focus on two of my favorites: Escape from Diab and Nanoswarm: Invasion from Inner space. The latest research on these two games will be published in the January 2011 issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine, but you can read the abstract online: Video Game Play, Child Diet, and Physical Activity Behavior Change: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Baranowski et al.