Kids' Cereal: 41% Sugar?!

OK, I know Froot Loops aren't healthy, but I admit I didn't know that they are 41% sugar. Like many parents, I started my kids off on low-sugar, healthy cereals. At some point, however, that pretty much fell by the wayside, and I was just glad to get the accompanying milk into them.

Cereal is so expensive and so sugary, and so cleverly marketed to kids. Bright colors! Cartoon characters! Catchy jingles! Eye level in stores!

Now that I've read Divine Caroline's piece on 10 Sugary Cereals to Avoid, I'm determined to make some changes. And to think that I'd been fooled by the reduced-sugar Frosted Flakes - only 26% sugar compared to the regular version's 37%.

Can anyone recommend healthier cereals that will pass the kid-approval test? Any tricks to help make the switch less traumatic?

Collected from- http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2010/11/kids-cereal-41-sugar.html

In Your Face, Winter

There's an old, stupid joke whose punchline is "chili today, hot tamale." The joke itself isn't worth repeating, but on a recent prowl through the Epicurious recipe database I discovered a repeat-worthy Sunday stew recipe, Tamale Pie, that features a cheddary cornmeal topping over a really delicious chili (the cocoa powder, I think, is what makes it work so well).

The problem? When I made the recipe on Sunday, it was a balmy 55 degrees here. What a dish this savory, warm, and fragrant needs is a harsh, cold, blustery, snowy winter day. Get out here, winter! Prepare to meet your match! Give me an antagonist worth defeating!

Wait. What am I saying. Never mind, Winter. Forget I said anything. In fact, um, forget you ever knew me. I'll just be sitting here minding my own business, with this nice hot bowl of chili...sweating.

Anyone else have a favorite winter dish you secretly can't wait to bring back into the rotation?

Collected from- http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2010/11/in-your-face-winter.html