Archive for the ‘food’ Category
Nov
28
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Lorain County Moms
By The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco lawmakers have voted to override Mayor Gavin Newsom’s veto and to pass a law prohibiting fast-food restaurants from including toys with children’s meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines.
The city’s Board of Supervisors gave the measure final approval with an 8-3 vote on Tuesday. It goes into effect in December 2011.
The ordinance prohibits toy giveaways in fast-food children’s meals that have more than 640 milligrams of sodium, 600 calories or 35 percent of their calories from fat.
The law also limits saturated fats and transfats and requires fruits or vegetables to be served with each meal that includes a toy.
Supervisor Eric Mar, the measure’s chief...
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Nov
10
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Lorain County Moms
By TREVOR HUNNICUTT, For The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a happy moment for people who see the Happy Meal as anything but.
San Francisco is poised to become the first major American city to prohibit fast food restaurants from including toys with children’s meals that do not meet nutritional guidelines.
The measure passed on a preliminary vote by the city’s Board of Supervisors last week, and is expected to win final passage Tuesday with enough votes to survive a likely veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
The ordinance, which would go into effect in December of next year, prohibits toy giveaways in fast food children’s meals that have more than 640 milligrams of sodium, 600 calories or 35 percent of their calories from fat....
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Feb
14
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Lorain County Moms
FamilyFun magazine
Share the love this Valentine’s Day with this quick and easy breakfast idea. Simply spread cream cheese on a mini bagel, then use a clean butter knife to add a strawberry jam heart.
Slice a fresh strawberry in half and cut a notch in the top to make a heart shape. Place the strawberry in the center of the jam and serve with a smile....
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Feb
06
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Lorain County Moms
By Colleen Diskin, The Record (Hackensack N.J.)
It’s spaghetti-and-meatball night. But not every plate on the table contains this hearty fare, nor is there a side dish of steamed broccoli at every place setting.
One plate has only pasta mixed with butter and Parmesan cheese. No red sauce, because red sauce has those little green things in it.
It’s OK to put marinara sauce, and even a meatball, on another plate — but only on the side. The bottoms of the broccoli stalks will need to be trimmed, of course, because only the tops will be tolerated and, hopefully, consumed.
On a third plate, you are gratefully allowed to spoon sauce on the pasta, as well as add some intact broccoli florets. But you must not lightly sprinkle on the cheese —...
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Oct
31
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Lorain County Moms
McClatchy Newspapers
Getting kids to pack their own school lunches may be easier if they’re having fun with the preparations. That’s the idea behind “My Lunch Box: 50 Recipes for Kids to Take to School,” written by Hilary Shevlin Karmilowicz and illustrated by Rebecca Bradley (Chronicle, $16.95). Inside the colorful recipe box are kid-friendly recipe cards decorated with cute drawings. The food suits kid tastes but manages to be healthy, too.
Here’s one option that grown-ups will like, too.
Pizza pasta salad (serves 6)
- 4 cups dry tricolor rotini pasta
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- ¼ cup light Italian...
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