In an article descrying the children's menu and chicken fingers/nuggets in today's NY Times, David Kamp says
"We accept that it’s bad not to read to young children lest it affect their "wiring," and that it’s bad to let them slack off on exercise lest their muscles not develop, but we’re kind of lazy on the palate front. And really, discovering new foods and flavors is one of the most delightful experiences that childhood can offer. Personally, I far preferred it to reading and exercising."
Part of me says amen - it's time we got away from awful food for children. Part of me thinks my childhood was a balanced trinity of reading, eating and playing outdoors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/dining/30kids.html?ex=1338264000&en=310e60c5751da573&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
And I also learned that the Governator proclaimed January California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month. How many layers of euphemism is that removed from prunes?
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