Passover is NOT a Diet
While searching for Passover seder ideas online this year, I discovered this article from Shape magazine where the author recommends eating Passover foods, even if you’re not Jewish, as a diet. She...
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Yes, like millions of other Americans, I am determined to lose weight this year.
View ArticleThree Seders, Two Cities, One Diet
My family has always made an effort to make the Passover seder fun. Yes, we are retelling a very serious tale of fleeing bondage, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have four question finger puppets or 10...
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When You Are Already Gluten-Free, Experiencing Passover Is Not About Food
My friend Anne recently posed an excellent question related to keeping the dietary laws of Passover. “For those of us who are gluten-free,” she asked, “is cutting hametz really a hardship?” What Anne...
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After a Lifetime of Dieting, I Want My Daughters to Love Their Bodies
When I was the age my oldest daughter is now, some of the adults in my life decided my weight was a problem. The way I looked in my figure skating leotard at age 9 brought on discussions of diets …...
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What’s It Like at “No Body Talk” Camp?
“NO BODY TALK!” This is the refrain commonly heard at Eden Village, a Jewish organic farming camp, featured in the New York Times, where boys and girls can talk about anything under the sun except...
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My Daughter Came Home From Camp a Vegetarian
Every time my daughter goes away to overnight camp, there is something different about her when she returns home. The first year she went away, she came back practically self-sufficient. I was so...
View ArticleI Really Don’t Want My Son to Be a Vegetarian
“Is this, like, actually a dead fish?” My son wrinkled his nose at his half-eaten tuna salad sandwich. “Um,” I stuttered. It was a rare moment that I found myself at a loss for words. My general...
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What I Can’t Stand About the #ShareACoke Pregnancy Announcement
If you’ve been on the internet recently, you may have noticed a video going around about a couple announcing they are expecting by way of the new “Share a Coke” campaign. In case no one has posted it...
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Why I Won’t Let My Son’s Allergies Be Anyone’s Problem But Ours
At the age of 4, my oldest son was diagnosed with a peanut allergy. He was also determined to be allergic to dairy, chocolate, and eggs, i.e. The Four Kid Food Groups. The allergies weren’t...
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