Lunchbox Sandwich Kabobs

This weekend I had the pleasure of hosting Kid’s Club Lunchbox Kabob making at our local Whole Foods Market.  With the help of two incredible 9 year old assistants, we tackled the job of introducing kids to new, fresh foods by way of the Sandwich Kabob.  Empowered with a skewer, and trays upon trays of fresh, real ingredients, kids assembled and ate their creations – tasting, learning, enjoying.

There was one rule…

Try at least one new vegetable. (more…)

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Inspiration from Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

Thanks to Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, I came up with something brilliant last week.  Well, maybe not brilliant.  Great?  Oh alright.  How about worth a try?  I’d even go so far as to say that this new discovery should at least be tried by everyone with picky eaters.  Want to know what it is?

Last week I participated one of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Twitter Competwitions.  That’s right, no it’s not a type-o.  Competwition.  The team at Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution keeps coming up with great ways to get like-minded folks together to talk about fresh food and this is one of the events they host on Twitter.  When my son asked what I was doing, I explained that I was submitting an entry for a recipe contest.  The theme was salad.  My son looked at me for a long moment then asked, “So what’s your recipe?”  A  bit surprised that he was interested in this salad recipe contest, I told him what I was planning to submit.  He looked thoughtful for a moment then said, “I want to enter a recipe.” I began to type. (more…)

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