Fit Fare

New Yorkers have come to expect their vices will be banned. Indoor smoking is no more. There’s no dancing allowed in bars. There’s been a police crackdown on noise pollution. Next on the chopping block? French fries and doughnuts.
On September 26th, the Health Department proposed an initiative to phase out the use of trans […]

Breastfeeding has been making a lot of headlines lately, from the hullabaloo caused by a recent pro-breastfeeding government ad campaign, to the cancelled Massachusetts ban on gifts of formula to new mothers in hospitals, to the “lactivist” protests in response to Barbara Walters’ negative comments about a nursing mother on an airplane.
Although the media […]

I’m a big believer in seasonal eating, in sustainablity, in eating fresh, locally grown, organic fruits and vegetables - you know, I’m a big believer in being perfect. I also have a 16-month-old daughter. Thus far, one of the most important parenting lessons I’ve learned is that perfection is impossible, and trying to be perfect […]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: healthy eating is all about variety. Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables helps to ensure that your body gets all the right vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients it needs to function optimally. “Eat your colors,” my stepfather’s mom Connie, used to tell him and his […]

I have two main goals, with regards to my toddler and food. The first is nutrition, to get her expanding palate accustomed to healthy options - wheat bread instead of white, oven roasted potatoes instead of tater tots - so that when she can choose for herself, she’ll be more likely to choose healthy foods. […]

Sarah LeMieux is a writer, artist and musician. An advocate of natural family living and seasonal eating, she lives in Queens, NY with her husband and daughter. Her twin missions in life? To make the world a more beautiful, nourishing and delicious place in every way that she can, and to get her daughter to […]