Got milk? Most refrigerators do, but most kids’ bodies do not once they get past the ripe old age of 2. It’s like an unspoken force in the universe that says to all toddlers at some point “thou shall not drink milk!”  With future bone health at stake, the path to breaking this force within our kids turns out to be one of the most counter intuitive, yet simple methods there is: flavoring the milk.

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My daughter made a simple request for her 10th birthday – to bring in Dunkin’ Hines triple chocolate brownies to share with her class. What more could a busy mom ask for? Easy to prepare, quick to cook and “homemade” all from one little box. But what about the kids in the class with food allergies? Her best friend in that class was deathly allergic to egg-whites. My daughter’s friend had grown accustomed to bringing in herown “safe” snack to have during birthday celebrations but my daughter was determined to find a snack the entire class could enjoy – as long as it involved chocolate brownies. The information on the box and company web site yielded little useful information but the child’s mother had discovered through trial and error that the same brownies could be made with egg yolks alone. I never imagined the solution would be so simple. Continue Reading