In These “Difficult Economic Times,” Save Up for the Dentist

Gummy Worms

It sounds totally crazy to me that candy stores are reporting sales that are up by as much as 80%. And that candy makers, like Nestle, Cadbury, and Hershey are seeing double-digit increases in sales and production. People complain about the rising cost of food and paying too much for a dozen cage-free eggs, butRead More

and for when you don’t feel like chocolate…

…try fruit popsicles, or Mexican paletas. Or as Mark Bittman writes, “Mexican summer on a stick”. Try his tasty combinations for these refreshing icy pops, like berry and lime, banana, and pineapple.

Summer’s Candy Bar

Chocolate Covered Strawberry

I’m hardly against kids eating sweets. Nor do I think chocolate should be relegated to their annual birthday bash. But candy bars, filled with trans fats and other unrecognizable ingredients, are an unsatisfying source of nutrition-less calories. In a Kitchen Kid Cooking Class this week, I watched 5 kids descend on their just-made creations ofRead More