I'm one of those rarities - born in the vanguard of the boom, but with a mother who worked outside the home. My mother also cooked - supper every night. So I've wondered why this is no longer done - why is it that children whose mother's are employed get nuked chicken nuggets and Kraft dinner and take away pizza - instead of a hot home cooked meal of meat or fish and 2 veg. Reading this article in the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/dining/11batt.html?ex=1341892800&en=6131420c09d75726&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
I realized one of the differences is that this author/mother gets home at 7:30 p.m. My mother worked in the days when not everyone overworked, and she took a job closer to home with less pay, rather than trading life for a commute. So she got home, back then in the fifties and sixties, at 5:15 p.m. Time to cook, eat, and many evenings get out to a civic or church meeting, to be involved in her community, not just with her job and family.
Times change, not always for the better. But thank God for one modern mom's commitment to feed her family real food, and then publish her ideas for doing so efficiently. Now, if she could just combine that with a consciousness of seeking a local, sustainable food supply...
Showing posts with label children's food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children's food. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Two mores shorts from this week's food news
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?
"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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