Ann Cooper talks school lunches

Ann Cooper has a frontline view of the daily battle to keep kids healthy — and of the enemy, the processed-foods industries that, it sometimes seems, want to wrap every single thing that children eat in a fried coating and then a plastic bag. As the director of nutrition services for the Berkeley (California) Unified School District, she’s an outspoken activist for serving fresh, sustainable food to kids. Her lively website, ChefAnn.com, rounds up recipes, links, and resources for food activism.

Cooper’s influential program in Berkeley involves kids in every stage of the food they eat, from growing to disposing of it. And along the way, eating some delicious cafeteria lunches.

She’s the author of several books, including Bitter Harvest, an examination of the food chain, and her latest, Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children.

Lunch and a massage, anybody?

If you live here in Reno, or anywhere there is a Whole Foods store … listen up.

Today, I’d taken my 92 year old Mother to Whole Foods to pick up a couple of items and grab a quick bite of something yummy and healthful. Say what you want about the price of the groceries, but I can eat better and cheaper at WF than anywhere else in town.

On our way into the store, I saw this sign about $10 for a 10 minute chair massage and I had an epiphany.

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Tips for eating less: so simple you'll wonder how you missed it

What I’m about to tell you may sound a little crazy, but it’s supported by a lot of expert opinion these days: ditch the diversity and go for the boredom in your meals.

There’s a scientific reason for it.

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