Information about the Aspen Ideas Festival is here. I am scheduled for a session, The American Wellness Paradox, currently scheduled from 11:00-11:50 a.m., at the East Lawn Tent. This will be a discussion with senior HHS policy advisor, Calley Means. Here’s the blurb on it: “Americans are spending more than ever on healthcare, supplements, wellness trends, and “clean eating,” yet rates of chronic disease and metabolic illness continue to climb. As skepticism fuels the rise of movements like MAHA, debates over what Americans should eat have become deeply cultural, political, and economic. Two influential voices with sharply different perspectives on nutrition and food science explore how food systems, farming practices, consumer culture, and the wellness industry collided to create one of the defining public health debates of our time.”
Holiday gift idea—for kids: Chop Chop Eatable Alphabet
Chop Chop Family’s website teaches kids to cook. It publishes Chop Chop magazine. And it has just produced the Eatable Alphabet.
This is a box of stiff cards from A to Z, aimed at teaching kids ages 2-6 to cook up a storm.
For fun, I picked the letter M: Mushroom, or seta in Spanish.
Flip the card over, and you get a cooking lesson:
- Count out 4 mushrooms. Slice teh mushrooms and put them in a bowl.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon vinegar, 1 teaspoon oil, and pinch of salt.
- Mix well and enjoy!
The cards also suggest activities. E for Egg (huevo), for example, suggests:
Move.
Sit on the floor and hug your knees to your chest. Roll around on teh ground like an egg rolls around on a table.
Have a kid of age 2-6 in your family or pod? These will keep them busy for hours.
I can’t think of a better holiday gift. And for older kids, check out the magazine. It’s good too.
ADDITION: If you are looking for items for kids, Food Tank lists 26 books about food to Nourish Kids’ Minds.
