Tag Archives: food

Healthy Holiday Eating: Recipe for Kale and Sweet Potato Chips

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

I do *not* think about dieting during the holiday season. I count neither carbs nor calories, and I pack on the pounds as well as the next person. Some people are drawn to sweets, some to salt, but I crave … Continue reading →

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Counting Pennies for Poverty: Value of Money

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

For my next task the “Consumer Power” badge asks scouts to collect all the pennies they get in their change for a month and watch the value “really add up.” Now, I rarely have a quarrel with these tasks, but I … Continue reading →

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No Impact Week: Focus on Food & Energy

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

This week’s No Impact Experiment continues… as I wrap it into the goals for this Big Scout Project, I remain curious to find out how living more conscientiously can make a life wider and happier… NO IMPACT WEDNESDAY:  What’s your carbon “foodprint?” … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Good years, bad years — they come and go. But once every year we are called upon to take a breath and count our blessings. If we’re lucky, we gather with family or friends to eat a feast, watch a … Continue reading →

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Hand Washing Importance: Germs and Bacteria on Unwashed Apple

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

BADGE WORK UPDATE: LET’S GET COOKING! (EXPERIMENT IN HAND WASHING) The cleanliness “gene” skips generations in our family. My grandmother wasn’t known for her housekeeping skills, but you can comfortably lick the floor of my mother’s home–especially her kitchen. Before … Continue reading →

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