Food for Thought Friday

Usually on Fridays, we'll post one of the following:

• Alternatives to usual storebought brand name baby, toddler, or kid food including recipes (also to be posted on labelo.us)
• Restaurant reviews on family friendliness
• Food for thought (links to related topics that we've found over the week).

This week, I found an article that puts into perspective why we're doing the work we do at Mish+Mash. You may have heard of The School Lunch Project, about Mrs. Q, a teacher who ate school lunch every day and lived to blog about it. A guest blogger shared a thought provoking post about how young poor eating can start, and how inequities in schools tend to feed this spiraling problem.

Also amusing was the following post from Yummy Mummy, a woman who took it upon herself to teach preschoolers to cook beyond the usual cheese and crackers. Nicole and I hope to teach lunchbox classes to kiddos as our business progresses, so I found this both interesting and humorous as we look ahead to the future and I look back on my teaching days. It's pretty inspirational for our own cooking with kids in our own kitchens, I've gotta say.

Happy Friday (belated)! We look forward to sharing more with you next week. Remember to watch out for us Wednesday on 9 News at 4 PM!