Ask the Internet: Family Recipes for Vegetarian, Meat-Eater, and Picky Kids?

Hi everybody, and welcome to this week’s edition of Ask the Internet! Today, Andrea of A Little Bit Rock and Roll asks…

Q: I was whining about not being able to find any good recipes for my family (which consists of one vegetarian and one meat-eater in love and two adorable picky children). … If you have any suggestions on making a vegetarian/meat-eater mixed marriage work, please post!

A:Andrea, thanks for writing! The good news is, your familial issue seems to be an increasingly common one. My circle of friends alone includes a vegetarian/omnivore couple, a vegan/vegetarian couple, and several couples in which one or both people are A) very picky or B) have food allergies. And mostly, they’re getting by without resorting to takeout.

Of those folks, I know many are reliant on basic starches (pasta, potatoes, polenta, etc.) that they can customize with sauces and add-ons. Others dig the finger food approach, in which several smaller plates are set out, and eaters can pick and choose. Ethnic meals are always a good option, as well, since many global cuisines (Indian, Mediterranean, etc.) aren’t as reliant on meat as us Americans. Falafel, gnocchi, and curries could go a long way. I might also read Picky, Picky: Frugal, Healthy Menu Ideas for a Fussy Crowd for a few ideas.

But enough from me. Sweet readers, can you relate to Andrea? How do you feed your family of diverse eaters? Do you have any suggestions for recipes? The comment section awaiting your Dear Abby-esque wisdom.

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World AIDS Day: activists and HIV-positive children and adults mark December 1

HIV/AIDS cure getting little publicity

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Efforts of the Obama administration to address HIV/AIDS are the focus of remarks in Washington by officials Monday, the eve of World AIDS Day, officials said.

The event by the officials was to be delivered live and online at WhiteHouse.gov/live, the White House said.


Participants include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Ambassador and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric P. Goosby, and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs and public engagement.


World AIDS Day, observed Dec. 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, the virus that causes AIDS.

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12/1/09: World AIDS Day: AIDS faces funding drop

With funding an issue it seems as if a new approach to these troublesome health issues would be welcome.  There are natural treatment approaches for HIV/AIDS, drug resistan TB and Malaria. 

Try thinking outside the box for a while, it might do so much more than keep research-that-goes-nowhere going.

CONGERS, N.Y., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- On World AIDS Day Tuesday, a day devoted to raising awareness, U.S. researchers point out the world could face a funding shortfall for treatment.

The policy journal Health Affairs devoted much of its November/December edition to the cost and demand challenges of HIV/AIDS. Over the next several years, the world could face a funding shortfall that would prevent millions more with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS from gaining access to antiretroviral drugs, the journal said.
However,over the long-term, the world could also take critical steps to slash the global burden of HIV-AIDS -- and the costs of battling the pandemic -- by half.
During the past six years, the world has poured $52 billion into fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic and more than 4 million people with the disease worldwide are being treated. But the rapid growth in AIDS treatment has not kept pace with the rate of new infections.

A total of 11 million people are sick enough that they should be on anti-AIDS treatment, but aren't, and with an estimated 33 million infected, the number needing treatment will only grow in the years ahead, academic journal Health Affairs said.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria needs $3 billion to help run the programs it currently funds. Over the next year, however, the organization will be another $2 billion short of its goal for funding new programs.

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