| Parkites lend a hand
Strolling together outside, Meskerem Tadesse, 15, and Tirhas Miteku, 17, hold hands. It's something their new American peers aren't used to, but something their friends used to do all the time in Ethiopia. Holding hands is one of the traditions from home they've decided to keep, along with cooking injera, a large sourdough pancake used like a utensil to scoop up meat and vegetable dishes. Miteku has been in the States for more than a year, staying in Park City with Jenny Schulman. Tadesse joined Miteku this August, arriving on a plane with the Mesgana Dancers, young girls touring the United States with the Children of Ethiopia Education Fund. Ethiopian Airlines sponsored the flight. Tadesse, who can speak five languages including English, was hand picked by the fund to come to the U.S.
Child commission wants junk food ban in its new guidelines on food in schools
For healthy children, stop sale of junk food, encourage students to take nutritious diet and promote physical activity. This is what precisely the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked all state governments to tell the schools. On eve of India's 60th Independence Day, the commission has issued guidelines on food and nutrition in schools considering rising children obesity figures, mainly in urban India. Commission says a quarter of children are eight overweight or obese. In Delhi, 24.2 per cent of school children were found obese in a survey conducted by Diabetes Foundation of India. A National Sample Survey Organisation survey released in May 2007 had pointed at huge increase in intake of fat food products among urban Indians, including school children.
Food Network Launches 'Gourmet Next Door'
The star of Food Network's new show “Gourmet Next Door" literally could have been next door a year ago. The program is hosted by Amy Finley, who was the season-three winner of “The Next Food Network Star." Other “Next Food Network Stars" are on the menu in other shows on the channel. “The Gourmet Next Door" is scheduled to premiere Sunday, Oct. 14, at noon as part of the network's “In the Kitchen" daytime lineup. In the show, Ms. Finley demonstrates how easy living a gourmet life can be with time-saving tips and tricks for turning everyday meals into feasts and mixing flavors from abroad with favorites at home. Ms. Finley is an avid traveler who attended culinary school and wrote a travel book about Italy. In addition to writing, she is a stay-at-home mom who lives with her husband and two children in San Diego.
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