The Greenville News – Lillia Callum-Penso
When I saw the subject line of the e-mail, I was intrigued. “Watch local chefs sow seeds of food, nutrition knowledge with SC kids.” I read further. Bon Appetit Management Company, which handles the food service at Furman University was bringing its healthy kids in the kitchen program to Greenville to teach, cook and eat with local kids. Hmmm, could be an interesting story, I thought, but really, my motives in responding were a bit more self-serving. See, I’ve got 2½-year-old twins, and they are eating machines, until they aren’t. They eat pretty well for the most part, but I admit to falling into the mac and cheese and pizza cycle some. It’s better if it’s smoked Gouda mac and cheese, right? They’re practically little gourmands…Needless to say, I’m always looking for guidance when it comes to feeding my kiddos healthy meals and also introducing them to veggies (they are avid fruit lovers) and just new foods in general. (more)