Tag: Food
How to Feed a Teenage Boy
by Beth on Sep.05, 2009, under Mompreneurs, Uncategorized
When it comes to feeding kids, have you noticed that babies and toddlers hog the headlines? They seem to get all the press when it comes to tips, techniques, breast feeding, and current trends.
As a mother of three, I’ve been through the baby stages numerous times. But, I’m now certain that it’s harder to feed a teen than it is a toddler. Teenagers are far more mobile, independent, and stressed than a toddler. They have greater access to an array of junk food and their nutritional needs are different and far greater than that of a two year old.
While digging for tips on how to feed teens, I recently stumbled upon a fabulous book by Georgia Orcutt, How to Feed a Teenage Boy (Celestial Arts, 2007). Aha! The information I’ve been hunting for! Orcutt is the mother of two teenage sons. Her book offers recipes and addresses many of my “Teen Cuisine” issues head on-intense nutritional needs, wacky schedules, and around the clock hunger pangs.
Orcutt advocates being flexible about mealtimes and serving healthy mini meals, such as sandwiches and bean burgers. While reading Orcutt’s chapter on the nutritional needs of teenage boys, I was shocked and relieved to finally find some answers. Among other interesting facts, she notes that an active teenage boy needs as many as 3200 calories a day and as many as 38 grams of fiber daily! Clearly, those numbers explain the endless hunger pangs and sky high food bills.
If you have teenagers, get this book and use it. If you have thoughts and opinions on how to feed teens, I’d love to hear them! Is it better to experiment or is it safer to go with tried and true basic slam dunk recipes?
Panda Bread
by Beth on Aug.01, 2009, under Uncategorized
From the Al Dente blog:
Create some panda-monium in the kitchen and whip up a batch of Panda bread! The recipe can be found over at perfectpandas.com, but be to sure to check out cookpad for pictures of readers’ hits and misses making the bread (and the original recipe in Japanese, if you so desire).
–AndreaLeigh
4th of July Edition
by Beth on Jul.03, 2009, under Uncategorized
We are closed the 4th of July!! I am going to the Lake!
But I wanted to leave behind some tasty links from the Al Dente editors!
- Wilton’s fabulously firework-y cupcake is reason enough to celebrate.
- More cupcake genius: 4th of July cupcakes with built-in ice cream cones!
- Turn to Gourmet’s Red, White, and Blue Showcase for 16 colorful recipes.
- We’re still not getting over the beauty of this red, white, and blue berry tart–plus, white balsamic custard?!
- Start a tradition of “Food Independence Day.”
- Sweet! Red, white, and blue parfaits!
- A little patriotic pousse-café…but how does it taste?
- To fill the weekly Jell-O link quota: stained-glass Jell-O stars!
- Just call us when the fire’s hot: Whiskey grilled baby back ribs.
- For those who prefer the oven to the grill: Sticky Hoisin roast chicken wings.
- Let’s Bake Some Cake has some 4th of July Fondant Fun with these amazing cupcakes:
Photos courtesy of Let’s Bake Some Cake.
Have fun this weekend and see you next week!
