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Fun and Flavorful Lasagne Cupcakes for the Picky Eater

Apr 29, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

When my son first started eating solid food, he was an excellent eater. His diet was full of ordinary and esoteric fruits and vegetables in a variety of colors. Boy oh boy, did this make me smug. I told myself that it had to be the result of good parenting. There would be no picky ...

Guest Post: A Fresh Feast with Big Brothers Big Sisters

Apr 23, 2013 3 Comments ›› EmilyFrench

A Fresh Feast with Big Brothers Big Sisters by Carrie Laski The best way to beat the April doldrums has got to be cooking fresh, colorful food, and Purple Asparagus teamed up with a group from Big Brothers Big Sisters last Thursday to do just that. Outside the skies were gray and foggy, but inside the ...

A Nostalgic Indulgence: Crispy Rice Treats

Feb 7, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

Certainly, I'm not the only one with fond memories of listening to news radio on snowy mornings for school closures. Snow days were one of the great pleasures of my childhood, time spent alternating between outside snow play and indoor lazy day activities. Given that my mom was a school teacher, she too would have ...

Chinese New Years: Family Feast Days

Feb 5, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

Kids are funny, aren’t they? I don’t know about yours, but my son’s favorite playthings are often not even toys. Give him a map and hours later you’ll find him tracing his way from Maine to California. Google maps and GeoMasters are tied as his favorite iPad apps. Neither he nor I could live without our ...

Save Us from the Superbug: Save Antibiotics

Feb 1, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

I wrote this blog post over 3 years ago. Sadly, while we have seen more attention paid to the issue of antibiotic resistance, there have been few large scale success in curbing the overuse of antibiotics in the livestock industry. Accordingly, I'm putting the subject in regular rotation on this blog in two ways. First, ...

Technology in the Classroom – Creating Measurables with Apps

Jan 30, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

Purple Asparagus has partnered with the Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education (CEMSE) at the University of Chicago and Region Apps, LLC, to develop a student survey iPad app as part of a program evaluation of Purple Asparagus’ Delicious Nutritious Adventures program. The program evaluation, conducted by CEMSE, is taking place in ten CPS first ...

Guest Post: Four Expert Opinions on “The One Bite Rule”

Jan 28, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

I’ve previously written about why I think it’s important to let kids be in control of what they put in their mouths. Part of this means, letting them choose if they want to take a bite of a new food or not. My thinking is that forcing a child to eat something they don’t want ...

Eat Purple: Purple Bean Soup

Jan 24, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

Purple carrots, had only I known you seven years ago. . . Unlike many other purple vegetables, like purple Brussels sprouts and sadly even purple asparagus, purple carrots, the ones colored through to their core retain their vivid hue after cooking. Not only do they keep their color, but purple carrots lend it to their partner ...

Wordless Wednesday: Citrus Fun

Jan 23, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

Flashcard and fruit ready to be tasted. The "wake-up" fruit, citrus, is good fun for all.

Superbowl Supper: Chicken Chili Cups

Jan 22, 2013 No Comments ›› Melissa Graham

I don’t know about your house, but in mine, when you turn on the television, nine times out of ten, the channel will be tuned to ESPN or one of the other dozen channels devoted to sports. Soccer, football, baseball, women’s volleyball – if score can be kept, both my boys (husband and son) will watch ...

Delicious Nutritious Adventures In the Classroom and at the Family Table