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Nutrition for tots
Catherine McCord, founder of
weelicious.com, dishes on making 2012 the year to get kiddos in the kitchen, boost school-lunch nutrition, and place children on the path to long-term wholesome (and delicious!) eating. How do you get picky eaters to try new foods? Be creative. Change the way a vegetable looks on a plate by cutting it into a fun shape or adding a dipping sauce. Tell a story to your little one about the foods you are preparing to encourage interest. What is the value of having kids help in the kitchen? Small children have very little control in their lives: Parents tell them what to wear, when to go to school, and what to do afterward. Food is the one thing children can control, so including kids in cooking, shopping, or planting fruits and veggies can be very empowering. How can time-pressed parents assemble balanced and tasty school lunches? Incorporate a fruit, vegetable, protein, and complex carbohydrate. Then focus on visual appeal because kids eat with their eyes as well as their mouths. Purée roasted beets into hummus to make it pink or use a melon baller to create a fun shape out of
vegetables.Choose a nontoxic lunch box with separate containers, like Laptop Lunches Bento Box Set or PlanetBox.
–Jenna Blumenfeld
red meat Want to make a simple, healthy dietary change in 2012? Take your cues from a recent meta- analysis of nearly 450,000 men and women, which showed eating one unprocessed red meat serving daily— think a steak or burger— was associated with a 19 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes. If you’re an avid carnivore and reluctant to ditch red meat entirely, at least be more discerning at your next smorgasbord: The same study showed eating processed meats like cold cuts, hot dogs, and sausages led to a shocking 51 percent increased diabetes risk.
–J.R.
Antioxidants for longevity The list of research supporting antioxidants’ benefits is getting longer—and your life could be too if you’re loading up. In a study published in the European Journal of Nutrition, researchers followed 23,943 healthy men and women for 11 years and found that subjects who took antioxidant supplements had a 48 percent lower risk of dying from cancer than those who didn’t supplement with antioxidants and a 42 percent reduced risk of all-cause early mortality. Even more promising, researchers recorded positive effects even when subjects took just 25 percent of an antioxidant’s recommended dose. Look for supplements with vitamins C, E, or provitamin A (beta-carotene).
22 deliciousliving | january 2012
–J.B.
TINA RUPP / STOCKFOOD
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