Mayonnaise and School Lunches

For years I believed that mayonnaise left out in the sun would spoil and cause illness. If potato salad had mayonnaise, it must be kept cold or thrown out as a spoiled food.

When I look up mayonnaise, I was surprised to find that it is made from vegetable oil and egg yolks. How icky to think that the condiment is just oil and egg yolk. Oh well, it is safe to put mayo on a sandwich and send it to school for lunch.

I'm not sure that I would want to eat the sandwich with mayonnaise after 10 hours or so but for school lunch OK.

Now I asked my mother Mrs. Know-it-All and she said not to use mayonnaise on the lunch bread. Well guess what? For once she's wrong!

I think that I will put those new ice packs in the lunch any way to keep the mayonnaise cool (it tastes better that way).

School lunches are a challenge since the children want fast food. The cost of school food adds up quickly if it is used 5 days a week. Lunches from home need to be fun, so a child looks forward to it.

Now when I went to school all those years ago, lunch was PB and J (peanut butter and jelly) or nothing. No choice was offered. Those good old days are gone. Kids are so much wiser and demanding.

I have found that it is not wise to send a child to school with lunch they hate. Keep it simple, send the same thing day after day and the child will eat it.

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Choose Peace for our Children

Sounds good "Choose Peace". This grass root group is not talking world peace (nice), but peace in the inner neighborhoods of our cities here in America and around the world.

In Indianapolis, Indiana, the horrible homicide rate has become unbearable. Children and families are suffering and injured while sitting in their homes or front porch. Drive by shoot outs and gun battles are hurting and killing way too many people. By spreading "Choose Peace", we can make a change.

The group is new and hopes to spread to help take back neighborhoods and cities. It is one person at a time, talking to another person and spreading the word. Choose Peace and hope will return.

Go To: http://www.decidetochoose.com for more information.

Summer heat & Children Left in Autos

There is a horrible rise on child deaths due to children left in cars during the heat of the day. The inside turns into an oven and children die.

I want all adults to sit in a car at noon with all of the windows up or even open. It gets hot fast and very hot faster.

What a sad way to lose a child.

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Cats and Kittens with Children

Cats are cute. Kittens are cuter. Pets teach children the responsibility of feeding the cat, changing the water and cleaning litter.

Teach a child how to interact with cats before bring one into the home. If the child and the cat do not bond, the loss of the cat could be traumatic.

Child Harness

When you walk your pet, you protect the dear pet with a collar and leash. It is for the protection of the pet.

When you walk your child, you hold hands. The child can slip out of you grip and get hurt. When you travel or shop, your attention is split between your child and the activity that needs to be accomplished.

A child harness is a safety restraint for walking with small children. What a wonderful safety net this is for your peace of mind!

There is debate about the pros and cons of the harness. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_harness for more information.

I for all its worth am in favor of the harness and safety!

Kid Safety at the Petting Zoo

It's time to take the children to the zoo. Are you thinking about the extra safety need at a petting zoo?

E. coli infections can be picked up at petting zoos. I have not always cleaned my hands after petting a horse, goat etc. Children must be protected more than adults.

Go to: http://pediatrics.about.com/od/safety/a/petting_zoos.htm for more information.