Imagine the cleanest possible kitchen you’ve ever seen. But instead of the place for meal prep for a family, it’s a huge meat processing facility that supplies patties for some of the biggest quick-service restaurants in the country, including McDonald’s. I recently toured the OSI Industries beef processing plant in West Chicago with a group […]
It’s Just Lunch: The Story of My “Featured Advice” Experience in Naperville Magazine
The email request came out of the blue. “I’m writing to see if you’d be interested in working with us on a story in our August issue on packing healthy school lunches?” queried Michelle Dellinger, Editor of Naperville Magazine. Would I? Is the Pope Catholic? A beautiful lifestyle publication, Naperville Magazine features many of the […]
A Nation of Snackers: A Case of the Munchies or Smart Eating?
By a stroke of luck, I was blessed with a speedy metabolism. Throughout my life, I’ve not only enjoyed eating breakfast, lunch and dinner, but usually need a snack to keep me fueled between lunch and dinner and sometimes in the evening, too. So I’m glad to see the increased interest in snacking, discussion of […]
We Want A Sustainable Food System, But What Does That Mean?
A sustainable food system is increasingly on the minds of consumers when considering the foods they purchase. Yet sustainability is nothing new for farmers; in fact, it has long been a “way of life” for them. Today’s consumers are making their food purchase decisions differently than in past generations. Sustainability and an emotional connection to […]
Eat Your Way to Ace a STEAM Exam
Imagine this: It’s a few weeks before your big STEAM exam, and you’re trying to cram as much information as you can into your brain in the hopes that you’ll ace it. You know there will be some hard-hitting questions, given that STEAM covers anything from science, technology, engineering, and math, along with the arts […]
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