Obesity and Access to Farmer’s Markets

Obesity and Access to Farmer’s Markets

Does the availability of certain types of grocers affect the health and obesity of a population? The April edition of the American Dietetic Association Journal published a study examining the potential association between obesity and per capita farmers’ markets,...
Obesity and Access to Farmer’s Markets

Diagnosing a Food Allergy

Recently, there seems to be a spike in the occurrences of food allergies. Recent events I’ve catered have requested that the chef I’m assisting provide both a vegetarian option and a gluten-free option. The Health Day news service reported that a...
Obesity and Access to Farmer’s Markets

Second Quarter Student Entree Projects

From SCA website One thing I really enjoyed about Chef KG’s kitchen is the ability to choose our own entrees to prepare for classmates. In typical form, I decided to do things that were a little bit above my pay grade. Why not? I’m learning, and if I crash...
Obesity and Access to Farmer’s Markets

Second Quarter In Review

Photo by Rashid Gabdulhakov Well, I wish I’d remembered to take any pictures during school, but this quarter was all about Quantity Cooking, so there wasn’t much time to photography.  When I was asked about taking pictures, I wanted to say,...
Obesity and Access to Farmer’s Markets

Sources of Children’s Calories

From NYtimes website The October 2010 issue of the American Dietetic Association published a study that examined the primary sources of nutrients in most kids aged 2-18 years old. They found that the major sources of calories are from – grain desserts —...