The Reality Check On Holiday Food Coma

by Prudence Athearn Levy, MS, RD, LD Vineyard Gazette November 26th, 2013  It’s that time of year when it seems everything revolves around food. Thanksgiving dinners, savory crispy latkes sizzling for Hanukkah, Christmas parties, baking, Kwanzaa feasts: this season is full of culinary temptation. Add to that less time, more stress and more spending, and […]

Snacks can be healthy and kid-friendly too

By Pat Waring MV Times October 17th, 2013 Charter School workshop introduces fun, snack alternatives. Snack time for the kids! The words bring visions of a kitchen feeding frenzy. Little hands opening refrigerator, freezer, and cabinet doors. Bags of chips being torn open, boxes of crackers or cookies ravaged. Microwave humming, ice cream melting, chocolate syrup pouring, Coke […]