Before closing out the week, a few housekeeping notes and then we’ll make our usual foray into food weirdness. First, if you’re a fan of The Lunch Tray’s Facebook page (and if you’re not, why not?), you know that this week we witnessed another startling breakthrough with my son, aka our resident veggie-phobe. I can’t say [...]
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Several years ago, when my kids were at a Jewish preschool, I and another parent joined a newly formed committee that was charged with improving the school’s snacks. At the first meeting, the topic of treats in the classroom came up and my friend and I proposed that the school put an end to [...]
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Last year, former FDA Commissioner David Kessler came out with a book in which he posited that the food industry, somewhat like the tobacco industry before it, has perfected the ability to make consumers crave their products through the excessive use of salt, fat and sugar. I haven’t yet gotten around to reading the [...]
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