Yesterday I was on the phone with the White House.
Well, with Sam Kass. Who, as you may know, is personal chef to the Obama family and Executive Director of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, which is celebrating four years of programs aimed at decreasing childhood obesity.
True, true, it wasn’t just me on the line with the esteemed and accomplished Mr. Kass. It was a bevy of bloggers, invited by BlogHer (one of the many, many reasons I just love BlogHer.) Mr. Kass spoke about the programs Let’s Move! has launched in the past four years –
I mentioned in my last post, Losing Lox, that my folks were staying with us for a few weeks. What I didn’t mention was why. And heart surgery is the reason.
My step-father had an aorta valve replacement nine years ago. The ‘epic’ valve that was supposed to last 15+ years didn’t even make it 10. Epic Fail. (Sorry, could not resist).
So now, at 82, it was clear that he needed open heart surgery, again. Fortunately he is in great shape (other than the so-very-leaky aorta valve) and was thus a candidate for surgery —
My parents are staying with us for a few weeks, and my Mom recently asked about my daily bagel and lox habit.
Sigh.
I know it’s probably not what I should be eating every day. But I do love it so. And really, how bad could it be?
You might recall that I tried to answer this very question nearly two years ago in my Oatmeal vs. Lox post. That was when I discovered lox has a lot of sodium (yes, it’s ridiculous this was news to me. But it was. Truly.) But I also found solace in the fact that lox also delivers omega 3 fatty acids and lean protein –
