http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5You Can Be Smarter Than a 5th Grader! By Nonna Joann Bruso Ten-year-old Clay refuses to eat any vegetables, other than green beans. He doesn't like Italian or Mexican foods either. This is problematic since his family lives in El Paso and his mom loves to cook Tex-Mex. Clay explains, "I ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Health-Fitness/Diet/Story~286722.aspx3/30/2007 10:52:40 AMNonna Joann Bruso You Can Be Smarter Than a 5th Grader! By Nonna Joann Bruso Ten-year-old Clay refuses to eat any vegetables, other than green beans. He doesn't like Italian or Mexican foods either. This is problematic since his family lives in El Paso and his mom loves to cook Tex-Mex. Clay explains, "I ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Health-Fitness/Diet/Story~287254.aspx3/31/2007 2:08:32 PMNonna Joann Bruso When Ratatouille firstcame out, I was intrigued by the promos(or perhaps it was just the title).My husband and I went to view it-childless. Our grandchildren live an hour's drive from us and I couldn't wait to see the latest Disney fare. When it became available on video, my husband purchase...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Entertainment/Movies/Story~328913.aspx7/1/2007 6:55:03 AMNonna Joann Bruso When Ratatouille firstcame out, I was intrigued by the promos(or perhaps it was just the title).My husband and I went to view it-childless. Our grandchildren live an hour's drive from us and I couldn't wait to see the latest Disney fare. When it became available on video, my husband purchase...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Entertainment/Movies/Story~328916.aspx7/1/2007 7:11:17 AMNonna Joann Bruso Farmers' markets are not only fun for the entire family, but they can be a wonderful source for multi-sensory learning. Farmer's markets engage all the senses and this is especially important for the picky eater. (See www.babybites.info ) One of the most effective methods for developing healt...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Goings-on/General/Story~494920.aspx7/11/2008 5:44:04 PMNonna Joann Bruso I wouldn't have believed it if you told me a few years ago, that I'd be making casseroles for my dogs. I thought I was feeding them the most nutritious of dog foods. In fact, it was a brand sold in whole foods stores. I mused about it in my book , Baby Bites, " There's something out of whac...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Pets-and-Animals/Story~495155.aspx7/13/2008 9:15:12 AMNonna Joann Bruso My husband packs everything, but the kitchen sink when we travel. I attempt the sink. If the truth be known, I've overdone it when packing food for a road trip. Because our third daughter adversely reacted to the artificial ingredients in fast foods and other processed foods, I routinely packe...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Travel/Trip-Advice/Story~495156.aspx7/13/2008 9:27:26 AMNonna Joann Bruso When gas prices jump, we not only feel the pain at the pump, but the cost of food is fueled by the escalating price of gasoline. The food you purchase costs more, because transporting grocery products to the grocers costs more. Unfortunately, that's not the only factor for the gigantic gr...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/General-Advice/Story~497265.aspx7/18/2008 7:50:31 AMNonna Joann Bruso Do you enjoy reading? I do, but I'm not a fan of the romance novel. In fact, I don't read fiction at all. Although, I do love to read and I just finished reading, " Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School" by John Medina. Medina is a developmental mol...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Family-Advice/Story~499695.aspx7/24/2008 4:27:38 PMNonna Joann Bruso Yes, it's true your salary has a lot to do with tasty food...The word salary comes from salt! Isn't that hysterical? It turns out that salt is not only our oldest preservative but commodity, as well. Salt was extremely rare in the past. So rare, that it was often used as pay. That's right, salt...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Cooking-Recipes/Story~507013.aspx8/12/2008 11:45:31 AMNonna Joann Bruso Thanksgiving is only days away. If you want to have a "Natural Thanksgiving" now is the time to think about it. A natural Thanksgiving sounds easy enough, but it takes some forethought. For the last 30 years, our Thanksgivings have been as natural (chemical free) as possible. Most Thanksgiving...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Holidays/Story~547980.aspx11/14/2008 7:23:58 AMNonna Joann Bruso The holidays are absolutely the worst time of the year for sugar consumption.The problem for children is that simple carbohydrates (especially sugar) are primary in their diets.To make matters worse for the picky eater, who self-limits veggies and whole grains, is that they love to eat junk foods...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Holidays/Story~555603.aspx12/5/2008 6:44:36 AMNonna Joann Bruso This coming week is the busiest holiday week of the year. Sunday night kicks off with Hanukkah, Christmas on Thursday, New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, ending with January 1 football games and partying. More people will be entertaining this week, than any other time of year. The challe...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Holidays/Story~560502.aspx12/19/2008 10:58:40 AMNonna Joann Bruso Do you want to improve your family's diet? Have you decided that it's time to transform your picky eater to a healthy eater? Are you ready to make the changeswhich are necessary to carry out your New Year's Resolutions? Resolutions are great. We promise our selves to make changes that will...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~563780.aspx1/2/2009 12:04:46 PMNonna Joann Bruso Sneaking healthful ingredients into food has been a tactic used by moms since the first mom disguised vegetables from her picky eater by mashing them to make soup. Books like Deceptively Delicious, Stealth Health , and The Sneaky Chef offer ways to sneak nutrition into meals. Hiding nut...http://denver.yourhub.com/Northglenn/Stories/News/General-News/Story~570846.aspx1/21/2009 8:45:04 AMNonna Joann Bruso Sneaking healthful ingredients into food has been a tactic used by moms since the first mom disguised vegetables from her picky eater by mashing them to make soup. Books like Deceptively Delicious, Stealth Health , and The Sneaky Chef offer ways to sneak nutrition into meals. Hiding nut...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~571164.aspx1/22/2009 7:47:22 AMNonna Joann Bruso I'm fried! That's right, absolutely fried. Altered fats make me crazy. Today, food is genetically modified and irradiated. There are over 3,000 additives found in food! Yet, people are genetically designed to thrive on a naturally derived diet. Fake foods are loaded with sugar, white flour, an...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~573455.aspx1/28/2009 9:24:31 AMNonna Joann Bruso Unless your cupboard is bare, you have food storage. Most families in America can eat from the food stored in their pantries and freezers for three days to a week (depending on when the last trip to the store was made) and some even more. Because food is readily available, most of us don't...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~580356.aspx2/15/2009 7:46:17 AMNonna Joann Bruso [Edit] Unless your cupboard is bare, you have food storage. Most families in America can eat from the food stored in their pantries and freezers for three days to a week (depending on when the last trip to the store was made) and some even more. Because food is readily available, most...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~580498.aspx2/16/2009 7:41:11 AMNonna Joann Bruso You have hundreds of trillions of bacteria in your digestive tract. They are a major part of your immune system. A healthy lower intestine should have about 85 percent of "good or friendly bacteria" or flora to prevent the over colonization of disease causing micro-organisms like E. coli and salm...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~589328.aspx3/10/2009 10:16:14 AMNonna Joann Bruso You have hundreds of trillions of bacteria in your digestive tract. They are a major part of your immune system. A healthy lower intestine should have about 85 percent of "good or friendly bacteria" or flora to prevent the over colonization of disease causing micro-organisms like E. coli and sal...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~589330.aspx3/10/2009 10:21:18 AMNonna Joann Bruso My sister, Linda , has been after me for a year to do it and I finally did it. I know it's a waste of money. They (who are they, anyway?) say, "Seeing is believing." So I bought one. I bought it even though I won't eat it. I won't give it to anyone to eat, not even my dogs. I'm not kidding my...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~591682.aspx3/16/2009 11:47:15 AMNonna Joann Bruso Failsafe, No-think Hardboiled Eggs Have you every tried to peel an egg, only to end up with bits and pieces of the shell stuck to the egg? Do your hardboiled eggs end up dimpled? This was always a problem for me, especially when boiling eggs for deviled eggs. Dimpled eggs aren't pretty. I lea...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~596963.aspx3/27/2009 3:06:45 PMNonna Joann Bruso Failsafe, No-think Hardboiled Eggs Have you every tried to peel an egg, only to end up with bits and pieces of the shell stuck to the egg? Do your hardboiled eggs end up dimpled? This was always a problem for me, especially when boiling eggs for deviled eggs. Dimpled eggs aren't pretty. I lea...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~596968.aspx3/27/2009 3:11:39 PMNonna Joann Bruso Kid food looks and tastes like food; offering little or absolutely no nutrition whatsoever. Real food is a substance eaten for nourishment. You can be assured of a picky eater, by regularly purchasing kid foods, training little taste buds to prefer fake foods. If you want to know what kid food...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~607958.aspx4/25/2009 8:19:12 AMNonna Joann Bruso Eat Whole Foods A typical grocery store stocks 40,000 items. Ninety percent of food dollars is spent on processed food. We are used to opening a can or a box or a bag for most of our meals. When I mention the idea of eating only real food (food that has been minimally processed), many ca...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~615496.aspx5/14/2009 2:08:01 PMNonna Joann Bruso Swine Flu Pandemic or Not? Part 1 of 5 This is the first part of a five-part series on preparing for a potentially tough flu season. Health experts are warning that the swine flu or H1N1outbreak is likely to intensify this autumn. Indications last spring were that H1N1 could be...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~652960.aspx9/4/2009 10:24:14 AMNonna Joann Bruso Swine Flu Pandemic or Not? Part 1 of 5 This is the first part of a five-part series on preparing for a potentially tough flu season. Health experts are warning that the swine flu or H1N1outbreak is likely to intensify this autumn. Indications last spring were that H1N1 could be ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~652980.aspx9/4/2009 10:38:09 AMNonna Joann Bruso The Forest Feast: Baby Bites TM Mealtime Adventures, is Joann Bruso'snew children's storybook. The Forest Feast is designed to help develop healthy eating habits and it integrates fun with whole foods. Best friends, Betty Baby Bites TM, a tiny Italian mouse, and Try Rannosaurus ®, a gigant...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/News/General-News/Story~672464.aspx10/18/2009 4:04:00 PMNonna Joann Bruso